9-letter words containing e, w, a
- slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
- slow lane — On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
- slow wave — delta wave.
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
- snakeweed — bistort (def 1).
- snakewise — in a snake-like manner
- snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
- snow pear — a small tree, Pyrus nivalis, of eastern Europe and Asia Minor, having showy flowers and nearly globe-shaped fruit.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
- snowmaker — a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.
- snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
- space law — the projected law that would govern the use of outer space by various nations based on certain treaties.
- spacewalk — a task or mission performed by an astronaut outside a spacecraft in space.
- spaceward — going into space
- spadework — preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
- spearwort — any of several buttercups having lance-shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
- spin wave — a magnetic wave propagated through a crystal lattice by a collective excitation of the spin angular momentum of electrons.
- stairwell — the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
- stairwise — by steps or in the manner of steps
- statewide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- steelware — products made from steel
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- stew meat — Stew meat is the same as stewing steak.
- stewarded — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stewardry — the office or position of a steward or overseer
- stiffware — a type of computer software that is difficult to modify
- stone saw — an untoothed iron saw used to cut stone
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stoneware — a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.
- stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- strawless — without a straw or without straw
- streamway — the bed of a stream.
- subwarden — an assistant to a warden, a deputy or subordinate warden
- suka wena — an expression of dismissal or rejection; go away
- superwaif — a very young and very thin supermodel
- superwave — an exceptionally large wave
- swaggered — to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- swaledale — a breed of small hardy sheep kept esp in northern England for its coarse wool which is used for making tweeds and carpets
- swan dive — into water
- swan lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
- swan neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swap meet — a fair or bazaar where objects, usually secondhand, are bartered or sold.
- swartzite — a hydrous carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and uranium, occurring in green crystals: an ore of uranium.
- swat team — A SWAT team is a group of policemen who have been specially trained to deal with very dangerous or violent situations. SWAT is an abbreviation for 'Special Weapons and Tactics'.
- swear for — to give assurance for; guarantee