10-letter words containing h, a, w, o
- nameworthy — worthy of or deserving a name
- narrowhead — Applied to various kinds of animals with a narrow head.
- northwards — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- not a whit — You say not a whit or not one whit to emphasize that something is not the case at all.
- old-siwash — a conventional designation for any small, provincial college or for such colleges collectively (often preceded by old): students from old Siwash.
- on the way — en route
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- overthwart — to lie across
- peach-blow — a delicate purplish pink.
- phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
- phossy jaw — gangrenous condition of the lower jawbone
- pitchwoman — a female pitchman
- pohutukawa — a myrtaceous New Zealand tree, Metrosideros excelsa, with red flowers and hard red wood
- poison haw — a shrub, Viburnum molle, of the central U.S., having white flowers and bluish-black fruit.
- possum haw — a shrub, Ilex decidua, of the southeastern U.S., having leaves that are hairy on the upper surface and glossy, red fruit.
- raree show — peep show.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- red kowhai — parrot's-bill.
- restharrow — a low, pink-flowered European shrub, Ononis spinosa, of the legume family, having tough roots that hinder the plow or harrow.
- roadworthy — in suitable operating condition or meeting accepted standards for safe driving on the road: a roadworthy automobile.
- rough-sawn — (of wood) used as originally cut, without smoothing or sanding: shingles of rough-sawn cedar.
- schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
- schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- shadow box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- shadow-box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- shadowcast — to enhance (a microscope image) by exposing it to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal in order to create a shadow
- shadowland — a land or region of shadows, phantoms, unrealities, or uncertainties: the shadowland of imagination.
- shadowless — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shadowlike — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shallowest — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shantytown — a section, as of a city or town, characterized by shanties and crudely built houses.
- shock wave — a region of abrupt change of pressure and density moving as a wave front at or above the velocity of sound, caused by an intense explosion or supersonic flow over a body.
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- short wave — 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.
- short-wave — 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.
- show a leg — to get up in the morning
- show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- shower tea — kitchen tea.
- showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- slow coach — a slowpoke.
- slow march — a march in slow time
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- smash down — If you smash down a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.