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10-letter words containing a, w, s

  • screw jack — jackscrew.
  • screw nail — drive screw.
  • screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
  • scroll saw — a narrow saw mounted vertically in a frame and operated with an up-and-down motion, used for cutting curved ornamental designs.
  • scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
  • sea lawyer — a sailor inclined to question or complain about the orders given.
  • sea walnut — a comb jelly, as of the genus Mnemiopsis, shaped like a walnut.
  • seal brown — a rich, dark brown suggestive of dressed and dyed sealskin.
  • self-aware — having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
  • sewability — the ability to be sewn or stitched
  • sewage gas — gas given off in the digestion of sewage consisting of approximately 66 per cent methane and 34 per cent carbon dioxide
  • shadow box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
  • shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
  • shadow-box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
  • shadowcast — to enhance (a microscope image) by exposing it to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal in order to create a shadow
  • shadowland — a land or region of shadows, phantoms, unrealities, or uncertainties: the shadowland of imagination.
  • shadowless — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
  • shadowlike — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
  • shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
  • shake-down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
  • shallowest — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shantytown — a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
  • sharawadgi — a form of Chinese landscape architecture known for its irregular and asymmetrical plantings
  • shawinigan — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
  • shearwater — any of several long-winged petrels of the genus Puffinus that appear to shear the water with their wing tips when flying low.
  • shield law — a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information.
  • shieldwall — a protective wall formed by interlocking the shields of foot soldiers
  • shirtwaist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
  • shock wave — a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound, caused by an intense explosion or supersonic flow over a body.
  • shopwalker — a floorwalker.
  • short wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • short-wave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • show a leg — to get up in the morning
  • show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
  • show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
  • showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
  • showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
  • shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
  • shower tea — kitchen tea.
  • showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
  • silverware — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
  • sleep away — to spend in sleeping; sleep during
  • sleep-away — of or relating to a place at which one sleeps away from home: sleep-away camp.
  • slow coach — a slowpoke.
  • slow march — a march in slow time
  • slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
  • smack down — to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
  • small town — Small town is used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there. Small town is also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.
  • small-town — of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village: a typical, small-town general store.
  • smallsword — a light, tapering sword for thrusting, formerly used in fencing or dueling.
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