11-letter words containing e, w
- single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
- six-wheeler — a truck or other vehicle having six wheels.
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- sleepwalker — the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
- slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
- slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
- slow-footed — proceeding at a slow pace.
- slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
- slumdweller — a person who lives in a slum.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snell's law — the law that, for a ray incident on the interface of two media, the sine of the angle of incidence times the index of refraction of the first medium is equal to the sine of the angle of refraction times the index of refraction of the second medium.
- snow banner — snow being blown off a mountaintop.
- snow blower — a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snow report — a regular weather report that concentrates on details of amounts of snow and conditions at ski resorts
- snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
- snowmobiler — a person who drives a snowmobile
- snowshoeing — the activity of taking part in cross-country walks over snow
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- snowy river — a river in SE Australia, rising in SE New South Wales: waters diverted through a system of dams and tunnels across the watershed into the Murray and Murrumbidgee Rivers for hydroelectric power and to provide water for irrigation. Length: 426 km (265 miles)
- soap powder — soap produced and packaged in powdered form.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- solar power — energy generated by the sun
- solemn vows — the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience when taken as a perpetual and more solemn commitment
- somersworth — a town in SE New Hampshire.
- somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
- sopping wet — soaked, dripping
- south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
- southwester — a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
- sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
- spare wheel — A spare wheel is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
- spider wasp — any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.
- spin bowler — a bowler who specializes in bowling balls with a spinning motion
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
- sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
- spotted owl — a dark-brown owl (Strix occidentalis, family Strigidae) with scattered white spots and dark eyes, sometimes seen in the forests of W North America: it is an endangered species
- springwater — water from a spring
- square away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- square wave — a graph, function, vibration, etc., that is periodic and equal to one constant on one half of the period and a different constant, which may be zero, on the other half.
- square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.