10-letter words containing d, h, o, w
- highbrowed — (of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured.
- hold water — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- hollywired — Siliwood
- hoodiecrow — A hooded crow, Corvus cornix.
- hoodwinked — to deceive or trick.
- hoodwinker — One who hoodwinks.
- horned owl — any large owl of the genus Bubo, having prominent ear tufts: family Strigidae
- horsedrawn — Alternative spelling of horse-drawn.
- hydropower — hydroelectric power.
- laugh down — to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic facial and bodily movements.
- low-heeled — (of shoes) having relatively low heels
- lower hold — the lowermost hold space in a hull having 'tween decks or a shelter deck.
- narrowhead — Applied to various kinds of animals with a narrow head.
- newshounds — Plural form of newshound.
- north down — a district of E Northern Ireland, in Co Down. Pop: 77 110 (2003 est). Area: 82 sq km (32 sq miles)
- northwards — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- old growth — forest growth consisting of mature or overmature trees.
- old-growth — designating or of a forest characterized by very large, very old trees and great biodiversity
- old-siwash — a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old): students from old Siwash.
- otherworld — A world beyond death; an afterlife.
- outweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of outweigh.
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- red kowhai — parrot's-bill.
- roadworthy — in suitable operating condition or meeting accepted standards for safe driving on the road: a roadworthy automobile.
- schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
- 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.
- sheet down — (of rain) to fall heavily in sheets
- shift down — When you shift down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
- shoot down — the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- shopwindow — a window used for display of merchandise.
- shortsword — a short-bladed sword
- shout down — silence by speaking more loudly than
- showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- showground — outdoor events venue
- slide show — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- smash down — If you smash down a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.
- southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
- throw down — toss downward
- to do with — concerning; related to
- touch down — to put the hand, finger, etc., on or into contact with (something) to feel it: He touched the iron cautiously.