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9-letter words containing a, w, s, o

  • showmanly — characteristic of a showman
  • showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
  • sioux war — any of a series of skirmishes or wars between the Sioux Indians and settlers or the U.S. Army from 1854 to 1890.
  • slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
  • slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
  • slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
  • slow lane — On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
  • slow wave — delta wave.
  • slowcoach — a slowpoke.
  • smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
  • snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
  • snow bank — a long raised mass of fallen snow
  • snow crab — an edible spider crab of the North Pacific, Chionoecetes opilio, commercially important as a frozen seafood product.
  • snow pear — a small tree, Pyrus nivalis, of eastern Europe and Asia Minor, having showy flowers and nearly globe-shaped fruit.
  • snow-clad — covered with snow.
  • snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
  • snowboard — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
  • snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
  • snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
  • snowmaker — a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.
  • snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
  • sock away — to strike or hit hard.
  • sod's law — (humour)   Murphy's Law.
  • sound law — phonetic law.
  • southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
  • southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
  • spadework — preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
  • spearwort — any of several buttercups having lance-shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud.
  • spoonways — like spoons, esp by fitting together in the way that spoons do
  • squawroot — a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to eastern North America, having a stout, yellowish, conelike stalk of lipped flowers, and growing in clusters, especially under oaks.
  • stairwork — unseen plotting
  • stalworth — stalwart.
  • standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
  • stone saw — an untoothed iron saw used to cut stone
  • stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
  • stoneware — a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.
  • stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
  • stornoway — a city in NW Scotland, in the Hebrides.
  • stow away — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
  • strapwork — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
  • strapwort — a seaside plant with leaves resembling straps
  • strawworm — caddisworm.
  • swan song — the last act or manifestation of someone or something; farewell appearance: This building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture.
  • swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
  • swap shop — a store or shop where items, especially secondhand ones, are traded or sold.
  • swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
  • swashwork — a type of work done on a lathe, which is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation of the work
  • swear for — to give assurance for; guarantee
  • swear off — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
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