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9-letter words containing h, a, w, e

  • nightwear — night clothes.
  • oakenshaw — an area of woodland containing oak trees
  • outwashes — Plural form of outwash.
  • overwatch — to watch over.
  • peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
  • phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
  • plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
  • prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
  • screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
  • seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • sei whale — a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.
  • shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shapewear — undergarments designed to mold or hold a body to a certain shape, as girdles.
  • shareware — software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use.
  • shawlless — lacking, or not wearing, a shawl
  • sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
  • shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
  • shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
  • shockwave — (tool)   A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
  • shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
  • shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
  • showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
  • showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
  • showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
  • skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
  • speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
  • stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • sweatshop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
  • swellhead — a vain or arrogant person.
  • tailwheel — a wheel fitted to the rear of a vehicle, esp the landing wheel under the tail of an aircraft
  • the swanz — the women's international soccer team of New Zealand
  • the wagon — Charles's Wain
  • the waves — the sea
  • the weald — a region of SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and East and West Sussex between the North Downs and the South Downs: formerly forested
  • the woman — feminine nature or feelings
  • the-wasps — a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
  • the-weald — The, a region in SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and Essex counties: once a forest area; now an agricultural region.
  • thereaway — in that direction; thereabouts
  • three-way — providing connections to three routes from a central point
  • towelhead — an offensive term for someone who wears a turban
  • towheaded — a head of very light blond, almost white hair.
  • two-phase — diphase.
  • unwatched — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
  • unwealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
  • unwreathe — to bring out of a wreathed condition; untwist; untwine.
  • waghalter — a person likely to be hanged
  • wahpekute — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
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