10-letter words containing a, w, s
- marsh wren — Also called long-billed marsh wren. a North American wren, Cistothorus palustris, that inhabits tall reed beds.
- mason wasp — any of several solitary wasps, as Rygchium dorsale, that construct nests of mud or clay.
- masterwork — masterpiece.
- masterwort — a European plant, Astrantia major, of the parsley family, having pinkish-rose or white flower clusters with purplish bracts beneath.
- men's wear — apparel and accessories for men.
- metalworks — Plural form of metalwork.
- microwatts — Plural form of microwatt.
- microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
- miles away — If you say that someone is miles away, you mean that they are unaware of what is happening around them because they are thinking about something else.
- milliwatts — Plural form of milliwatt.
- miswandred — having strayed or become lost or gone off course
- mollymawks — Plural form of mollymawk.
- mosaic law — the ancient law of the Hebrews, ascribed to Moses.
- narrowcast — to aim a program or programming at a specific, limited audience or sales market.
- narrowness — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- navelworts — Plural form of navelwort.
- new castle — a city in W Pennsylvania.
- new year's — the year approaching or newly begun.
- news agent — newsdealer
- news flash — flash (def 6).
- news media — media1 (def 2).
- news value — newsworthiness; value in terms of its interest to consumers of published or broadcast news
- newsagency — a business organization that gathers news for transmittal to its subscribers. Compare press association.
- newsagents — Plural form of newsagent.
- newsbreaks — Plural form of newsbreak.
- newscaster — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- newsdealer — a person who sells newspapers and periodicals.
- newsmakers — Plural form of newsmaker.
- newspapers — Plural form of newspaper.
- newsreader — a person who presents the news on a radio or television news broadcast; newscaster.
- newsstands — Plural form of newsstand.
- nighthawks — Plural form of nighthawk.
- norsewoman — a female member of the peoples of ancient Norway or Scandinavia
- northwards — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- nowcasting — the preparation or production of nowcasts
- nutrasweet — a brand of artificial sweetener
- oceanwards — Oceanward.
- old-siwash — a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old): students from old Siwash.
- opium wars — 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.
- oswego tea — a North American plant, Monarda didyma, of the mint family, having a cluster of showy, bright-red tubular flowers.
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- paderewski — Ignace [French ee-nyas] /French iˈnyas/ (Show IPA), or Ignacy Jan [Polish ig-nah-tsi yahn] /Polish ɪgˈnɑ tsɪ yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1860–1941, Polish pianist, composer, patriot, and statesman.
- pantywaist — Informal. a weak, effeminate man; sissy.
- paper wasp — any of several social wasps, as the yellow jacket or hornet, that construct a nest of a paperlike substance consisting of chewed plant material.
- parcelwise — bit by bit
- pass water — to urinate
- passageway — a way for passing into, through, or out of something, as within a building or between buildings; a corridor, hall, alley, catwalk, or the like.
- phossy jaw — gangrenous condition of the lower jawbone
- pillowcase — a removable sacklike covering, usually of cotton, drawn over a pillow.
- pine straw — fallen pine needles.