9-letter words containing a, w, r
- mayflower — (italics) the ship in which the Pilgrims sailed from Southampton to the New World in 1620.
- meadowrue — A plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum.
- mealworms — Plural form of mealworm.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- meltwater — water from melted snow or ice.
- metalware — work of metal, especially utensils, flatware, etc.
- metalwork — objects made of metal.
- microwatt — a unit of power equal to one millionth of a watt. Symbol: μW, μ w.
- microwave — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- miter saw — a backsaw used for cutting miters.
- mold-warp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- moonwards — towards the moon
- motorways — Plural form of motorway.
- nanoworld — The sphere of influence of nanotechnology.
- narrowest — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- narrowing — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- narrowish — somewhat narrow
- navelwort — a European plant, Umbilicus rupestris, of the stonecrop family, having fleshy, round leaves and yellowish-green flowers.
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- new start — an employee who has just joined a company or organization
- newgrange — the largest of three mound-covered passage graves on the river Boyne in county Meath, Ireland, built c3000 b.c., having a corbeled roof and hammered geometric engravings and containing traces of cremation burials.
- newmarket — a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, NW of Toronto.
- newsboard — bulletin board.
- newsbreak — a newsworthy event or incident.
- newsmaker — a person, thing, or event that is newsworthy: a weekly magazine devoted to stories on newsmakers.
- newspaper — a publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, especially daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, comment, features, and advertising.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- nightward — heading towards night, heading westwards
- nightwear — night clothes.
- nonanswer — The lack of an answer.
- nonlawyer — a person who is not a lawyer
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- norwegian — of or relating to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language.
- oarswoman — A female rower, especially as a member of a racing team.
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- oceanward — Toward the ocean.
- opium war — a war between Great Britain and China that began in 1839 as a conflict over the opium trade and ended in 1842 with the Chinese cession of Hong Kong to the British, the opening of five Chinese ports to foreign merchants, and the grant of other commercial and diplomatic privileges in the Treaty of Nanking.
- orwellian — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of George Orwell or the totalitarian future described in his antiutopian novel 1984 (1949).
- outerwear — garments, as raincoats or overcoats, worn over other clothing for warmth or protection outdoors; overclothes.
- outswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswear.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- overawing — Present participle of overawe.
- overdrawn — Past participle of overdraw.
- overdraws — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdraw.
- overswear — to swear again
- overwatch — to watch over.
- overwater — to give too much water to
- overweary — excessively weary; tired out.
- own brand — Own brands are products which have the trademark or label of the shop which sells them, especially a supermarket chain. They are normally cheaper than other popular brands.
- paintwork — layer of paint on wall or vehicle