9-letter words containing e, n, d, w
- overwound — to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- pre-owned — previously owned; used; secondhand: a sale of preowned furs.
- prewarned — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- renewedly — in a renewed fashion
- rewarding — affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.
- rewilding — to introduce (animals or plants) to their original habitat or to a habitat similar to their natural one: proposals to rewild elephants to the American plains.
- rewinding — an act or instance of rewinding.
- ride down — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- seldshown — seldom shown
- send away — dismiss
- send down — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- skunkweed — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor, as the skunk cabbage.
- slinkweed — a plant believed to make a cow give birth prematurely
- snakeweed — bistort (def 1).
- snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowed in — If you are snowed in, you cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- step-down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- stew pond — a fishpond or fishtank
- stinkweed — any of various rank-smelling plants, as the jimson weed.
- subwarden — an assistant to a warden, a deputy or subordinate warden
- sundowner — Chiefly British. an alcoholic drink taken after completing the day's work, usually at sundown.
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- sweatband — a band lining the inside of a hat or cap to protect it against sweat from the head.
- sweetened — to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
- swineherd — a person who tends swine.
- swinehood — the quality or condition of a swine
- taekwondo — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
- the-downs — a range of low ridges in S and SW England.
- tone down — any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.: shrill tones.