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10-letter words containing a, w, o

  • pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
  • pitchwoman — a female pitchman
  • playfellow — a playmate.
  • pohutukawa — a myrtaceous New Zealand tree, Metrosideros excelsa, with red flowers and hard red wood
  • poison haw — a shrub, Viburnum molle, of the central U.S., having white flowers and bluish-black fruit.
  • possum haw — a shrub, Ilex decidua, of the southeastern U.S., having leaves that are hairy on the upper surface and glossy, red fruit.
  • potawatomi — a member of an Algonquian Indian people originally of Michigan and Wisconsin.
  • power base — a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.: His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.
  • power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
  • power pack — a device for converting the voltage from a power line or battery to the various voltages required by the components of an electronic circuit.
  • power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
  • power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
  • powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
  • powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
  • presswoman — a female reporter
  • prizewoman — a female prize winner
  • rabinowitz — Solomon, Aleichem, Sholom.
  • radio wave — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
  • randomwise — in a random manner
  • range wool — the wool of sheep raised west of the Mississippi River, especially in Washington and the Rocky Mountain States.
  • ransomware — malware planted illegally in a computer or mobile device that disables its operation or access to its data until the owner or operator pays to regain control or access.
  • raree show — peep show.
  • rawinsonde — a method of upper-atmosphere meteorological observation conducted by means of a radiosonde tracked by radar.
  • rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
  • ray flower — one of the marginal florets surrounding the disk of tubular florets in the flower heads of certain composite plants, as the daisy.
  • razor wire — concertina wire.
  • real world — the realm of practical or actual experience, as opposed to the abstract, theoretical, or idealized sphere of the classroom, laboratory, etc.: recent college graduates looking for jobs in the real world of rising unemployment.
  • red kowhai — parrot's-bill.
  • restharrow — a low, pink-flowered European shrub, Ononis spinosa, of the legume family, having tough roots that hinder the plow or harrow.
  • roadworthy — in suitable operating condition or meeting accepted standards for safe driving on the road: a roadworthy automobile.
  • rogue wave — a random, enormous ocean wave that sometimes travels at an angle to prevailing seas.
  • ropewalker — a ropedancer.
  • rose-water — having the aroma or fragrance of rose water.
  • rough-sawn — (of wood) used as originally cut, without smoothing or sanding: shingles of rough-sawn cedar.
  • rowanberry — a mountain ash tree
  • rowlandson — Thomas, 1756–1827, English caricaturist.
  • sacred cow — an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning.
  • salad bowl — a large bowl in which a salad, especially a tossed salad, is served.
  • saleswoman — a woman who sells goods, services, etc.
  • sallowness — of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color: sallow cheeks; a sallow complexion.
  • sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
  • sappanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
  • savile row — a street in Mayfair, London, famous for expensive and fashionable clothes shops
  • saw doctor — a sawmill specialist who sharpens and services saw blades
  • scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
  • scapa flow — an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.
  • schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
  • schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • score draw — A score draw is the result of a football match in which both teams score at least one goal, and they score the same number of goals.
  • scotswoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Scotland; Scot.
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