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8-letter words containing i, n, w, a

  • kwan-yin — one of the Chinese female Boddhisattvas, noted for her kindness: often considered an aspect of Avalokitesvara.
  • kweiyang — Guiyang.
  • lacewing — any of several insects of the family Chrysopidae, having delicate, lacelike wings and golden or copper-colored eyes, the larvae of which are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
  • lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
  • lawnlike — Resembling or characteristic of a lawn.
  • lindwall — Ray(mond Russell). 1921–96, Australian cricketer. A fast bowler, he played for Australia 61 times between 1946 and 1958
  • mackinaw — a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.
  • malawian — Formerly Nyasaland. a republic in SE Africa, on the W and S shores of Lake Malawi: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence July 6, 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 49,177 sq. mi. (127,368 sq. km). Capital: Lilongwe.
  • may wine — a punch consisting typically of Alsatian, Moselle, or Rhine wine, flavored with woodruff.
  • mindware — The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
  • misdrawn — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
  • nanowire — A nanoscale rod made of semiconducting material, used in miniature transistors and some laser applications.
  • parawing — paraglider.
  • pit-sawn — (of timber, esp formerly) sawn into planks by hand in a saw-pit
  • rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
  • rainwash — material eroded or swept away by rain.
  • rainwear — waterproof or water-repellent clothing.
  • randwick — a city in E New South Wales, SE Australia, on Botany Bay and the Pacific Ocean: a suburb of Sydney.
  • rawlings — Marjorie Kinnan [ki-nan] /kɪˈnæn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1953, U.S. novelist and journalist.
  • ring taw — ringer1 (def 4).
  • sandwich — a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
  • sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
  • spawning — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
  • steinway — Henry Engelhard [eng-guh l-hahrd,, -hahrt] /ˈɛŋ gəlˌhɑrd,, -ˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg) 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.
  • swagging — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
  • swaining — courtship
  • swamping — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
  • swanndri — an all-weather heavy woollen shirt
  • swanskin — the skin of a swan, with the feathers on.
  • swapping — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
  • swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
  • swashing — Printing. noting or pertaining to a character having a swash: a swash letter.
  • swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
  • swatting — to hit; slap; smack.
  • swear in — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
  • sweating — the act or process of sweating
  • swiftian — of or relating to Jonathan Swift
  • swingarm — the main part of the rear suspension on a motorcycle
  • swingman — a player who can play either of two positions, usually guard and forward.
  • tailwind — a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
  • tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
  • the wain — Charles's Wain
  • thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
  • trainway — a railway track; the channel in a built-up area through which a train passes
  • trawling — fishing using a trawl net or trawl line
  • twanging — to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
  • tweaking — to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
  • twinleaf — a North American herb, Jeffersonia diphylla, having a single white blossom and leaves divided in two.
  • unixware — (operating system)   Novell's implementation of Unix System 5 heavily based on Release 4.2 but with enhancements and new bundled products. In 1993 Novell acquired Unix Systems Laboratories from AT&T along with the Unix trademark. UnixWare was the result of Novell's efforts to make Unix interoperable with Novell NetWare. In 1995 Novell sold UnixWare and the rights to the Unix operating system to SCO at a time when UnixWare was gainnig popularity. It was later the first 64-bit operating system on the Intel platform, and, in 1999, is the world's fastest-growing commercial operating system.
  • unwaived — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
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