9-letter words containing a, w
- screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- screwbean — a small tree or shrub of the south-western United States that has edible pods
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- scrimshaw — a carved or engraved article, especially of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation.
- sea power — naval strength.
- sea water — Sea water is salt water from the sea.
- sea wrack — seaweed or a growth of seaweed, especially of the larger kinds cast up on the shore.
- seawardly — in a seaward direction
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- sei whale — a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.
- self-want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- selfwards — in the direction of oneself
- semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
- send away — dismiss
- sewer gas — a mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases (mainly methane) produced and collected in sewers by the decomposition of waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
- shadowbox — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shapewear — undergarments designed to mold or hold a body to a certain shape, as girdles.
- shareware — software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use.
- shawlless — lacking, or not wearing, a shawl
- sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
- shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
- shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
- shockwave — (tool) A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
- shopwoman — a woman who works in a shop
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- shortwave — 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 card — an advertising placard or card.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
- 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.
- shut away — keep confined
- sidewalks — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- sidewards — towards one side
- sign away — a token; indication.
- sine wave — a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
- 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.
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
- slantways — aslant; obliquely.
- slantwise — aslant; obliquely.