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10-letter words containing e, d, w

  • streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
  • streetward — towards or in the direction of the street
  • summerwood — the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick-walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season.
  • swammerdam — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1637–80, Dutch anatomist and entomologist.
  • swaybacked — having the back sagged to an unusual degree; having a sway-back.
  • swear word — A swear word is a word which is considered to be rude or offensive. Swear words are usually used when people are angry.
  • swedenborg — Emanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/ (Show IPA), (Emanuel Swedberg) 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
  • sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
  • sweetbread — Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
  • swimfeeder — a device containing bait, attached to the line to ensure the gradual baiting of the swim from under the surface
  • swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
  • sword bean — a twining vine, Canavalia gladiata, of the legume family, found in the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large, showy, pealike flowers and reddish-brown seeds.
  • sword belt — a military belt from which a sword may be hung.
  • sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
  • sword fern — any fern of the genus Nephrolepis, especially N. exaltata, characterized by sword-shaped, pinnate fronds, a common houseplant.
  • tandemwise — in the manner of a tandem
  • tanglewood — a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
  • tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
  • threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
  • tidal wave — (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
  • tidewaiter — a customs officer who checks goods upon a vessel's landing, to secure the payment of duties.
  • top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
  • trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • trade show — show (def 22).
  • trade wind — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • trowbridge — a market town in SW England, administrative centre of Wiltshire: woollen manufacturing. Pop: 34 401 (2001)
  • tumbledown — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
  • tumbleweed — any of various plants, as Amaranthus albus, A. graecizans, or the Russian thistle, Salsola kali, whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind.
  • tweedledee — to play an instrument or sing in a high pitch
  • tweedsmuir — Baron, Buchan, John.
  • tweetcited — excited about the Twitter website
  • twelvefold — having twelve sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
  • twentyfold — having twenty sections, aspects, divisions, kinds, etc.
  • twice-laid — made from strands of used rope.
  • twice-told — having been told before; related two times.
  • two-fisted — ready for or inclined to physical combat.
  • two-handed — having two hands.
  • two-hander — a play for two actors
  • two-legged — having two legs
  • two-tailed — (of a significance test) concerned with the hypothesis that an observed value of a sampling statistic differs significantly from a given value, where an error in either direction is relevant: for instance, in testing the fairness of scales, an inspector will seek to exclude both overweight and underweight goods
  • un-awarded — to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
  • unanswered — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
  • unavowedly — in an unavowed or concealed manner
  • unawakened — (esp of the emotions or passions) not awakened or aroused
  • unbestowed — to present as a gift; give; confer (usually followed by on or upon): The trophy was bestowed upon the winner.
  • unbewailed — not bewailed or grieved for; unlamented
  • unborrowed — not borrowed
  • under-work — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
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