9-letter words containing a, w, s, o
- deadwoods — Plural form of deadwood.
- disallows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disallow.
- disavowal — a disowning; repudiation; denial.
- disavowed — Deny any responsibility or support for.
- dishallow — to profane; desecrate.
- down east — New England.
- downbeats — Plural form of downbeat.
- downfalls — Plural form of downfall.
- downloads — to transfer (software, data, character sets, etc.) from a distant to a nearby computer, from a larger to a smaller computer, or from a computer to a peripheral device.
- downplays — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downplay.
- downscale — located at, moving toward, or of or for the middle or lower end of a social or economic scale: The discount store caters mainly to downscale customers.
- downstage — at or toward the front of the stage.
- downstair — down the stairs.
- downstate — the southern part of a U.S. state.
- downwards — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- drag show — a performance by drag artists
- draw lots — to decide an issue by using lots
- draw shot — a stroke that imparts a backward spin to the cue ball, causing it to roll back after striking the object ball. Compare follow shot (def 2).
- drawworks — A drawworks is a drum for reeling the drill string in and out.
- eyeshadow — A colored cosmetic, typically in powder form, applied to the eyelids or to the skin around the eyes to accentuate them.
- fallowers — Plural form of fallower.
- falsework — framework for supporting a structure under construction that is not yet capable of supporting itself.
- fishwoman — (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- flatwoods — a woodland in a low-lying region having little drainage.
- flatworms — Plural form of flatworm.
- footwalls — Plural form of footwall.
- footwears — Plural form of footwear.
- foreswear — Alternative spelling of forswear.
- forewarns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn.
- forswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forswear.
- fosse way — a Roman road in Britain between Lincoln and Exeter, with a fosse on each side
- freakshow — Alternative spelling of freak show.
- frogspawn — The eggs of a frog, which are surrounded by transparent jelly.
- gallowses — Plural form of gallows.
- game show — a television or radio program in which contestants answer questions or play games of skill or chance in order to win money or other prizes.
- gang show — an amateur theatrical performance with a cast made up of youth members of Scouts and Guides
- glasswork — the manufacture of glass and glassware.
- glassworm — arrowworm.
- glasswort — any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the amaranth family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking.
- goalwards — toward or in the direction of the opposing team's goal
- hairworms — Plural form of hairworm.
- halesowen — a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 273 (2001)
- hallowmas — the feast of Allhallows or All Saints' Day, on November 1.
- hansetown — Hansa (def 3).
- hardwoods — Plural form of hardwood.
- hashbrown — Alternative spelling of hash brown.
- hawksmoor — Nicholas, 1661–1736, English architect.
- hawsehole — a hole in the stem or bow of a vessel for an anchor cable.
- hawthorns — Plural form of hawthorn.
- headwords — Plural form of headword.