10-letter words containing h, o, n, e, w
- narrowhead — Applied to various kinds of animals with a narrow head.
- newshounds — Plural form of newshound.
- newsworthy — of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.
- non-jewish — not practising Judaism
- north-west — The north-west is the direction which is halfway between north and west.
- nose wheel — the landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft.
- noteworthy — worthy of notice or attention; notable; remarkable: a noteworthy addition to our collection of rare books.
- on the way — en route
- pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
- 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.
- rawsthorne — Alan. 1905–71, English composer, whose works include three symphonies, several concertos, and a set of Symphonic Studies (1939)
- rhone wine — any of numerous varieties of wine produced in the Rhone River valley, between Lyons and the Mediterranean.
- rough-hewn — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- sheet down — (of rain) to fall heavily in sheets
- snow-white — white as snow.
- somewhence — from somewhere
- throw open — to open completely and suddenly
- town house — a house in the city, especially as distinguished from a house in the country owned by the same person.
- two-handed — having two hands.
- two-hander — a play for two actors
- underthrow — to throw a ball or other object short of (the intended receiver or target)
- unhallowed — not hallowed or consecrated; not regarded as holy or sacred: unhallowed ground.
- unshadowed — not shadowed; not darkened or obscured by shadow; free from gloom.
- unshowered — not having been showered
- watchwomen — Plural form of watchwoman.
- weigh down — to determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device: to weigh oneself; to weigh potatoes; to weigh gases.
- well-shown — a past participle of show.
- welsh pony — one of a breed of small, sturdy ponies raised originally in Wales.
- welshwoman — a woman who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.
- wetterhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 12,149 feet (3715 meters).
- whalebones — Plural form of whalebone.
- wheatstone — Sir Charles, 1802–75, English physicist and inventor.
- whensoever — Whenever; at any time at all.
- whetstones — Plural form of whetstone.
- whitethorn — a hawthorn, Crataegus laevigata, having white flowers.
- whole note — a note equivalent in duration to four quarter notes.
- whole tone — an interval of two semitones, as A-B or B-C♯; a major second.
- wholegrain — A cereal grain that contains cereal germ, endosperm, and bran, in contrast to refined grains, which retain only the endosperm.
- whorehound — (US, vulgar, slang) Someone who often has sex with prostitutes.
- windhovers — Plural form of windhover.
- withholden — withheld
- wolfensohn — James D., known as Jim. born 1933, US businessman and international official, born in Australia; president of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (the World Bank) (1995–2005); honorary knighthood (1995)
- woodenhead — a stupid person; blockhead.
- worthiness — having adequate or great merit, character, or value: a worthy successor.
- wristphone — A mobile phone that is built into a wristwatch.