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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.
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