9-letter words containing h, a, w, o
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- prop wash — propeller wash.
- road show — touring performance or display
- road-show — of or relating to road shows.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- shadowbox — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- 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.
- shopwoman — a woman who works in a shop
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- 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.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- 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
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- slowcoach — a slowpoke.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
- swap shop — a store or shop where items, especially secondhand ones, are traded or sold.
- swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
- swashwork — a type of work done on a lathe, which is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation of the work
- sweatshop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- the wagon — Charles's Wain
- the woman — feminine nature or feelings
- throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- toothwash — a tooth-cleaning liquid
- top whack — the maximum price
- towelhead — an offensive term for someone who wears a turban
- towheaded — a head of very light blond, almost white hair.
- town hall — a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.
- two-phase — diphase.
- wadsworth — a city in N Ohio.