10-letter words containing i, w
- drawing-in — the act or process of threading warp ends through the heddle eyes of the harness and the dents of the reed according to a given plan for weaving a fabric.
- drawknives — Plural form of drawknife.
- drawlingly — Speaking with a drawl.
- drawstring — a string or cord that tightens or closes an opening, as of a bag, clothing, or the like, when one or both ends are pulled.
- dreamwhile — the duration of a dream
- drill down — bore a hole
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- drive away — depart in a vehicle
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- dumbwaiter — a small elevator, manually or electrically operated, consisting typically of a box with shelves, used in apartment houses, restaurants, and large private dwellings for moving dishes, food, garbage, etc., between floors.
- duniwassal — (in Scotland) a minor nobleman
- dust whirl — dust devil.
- dutch wife — (in tropical countries) an open framework used in bed as a rest for the limbs.
- dvd writer — A DVD writer is the same as a DVD burner.
- dwarfishly — In a dwarfish manner.
- dwell time — the amount of time a customer spends waiting in a queue
- earth wire — a wire connecting an appliance to earth
- earwigging — any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- earwitness — a person who testifies or can testify to what he or she has heard.
- ecowarrior — Alternative spelling of eco-warrior.
- edward iii — 1312–77, king of England 1327–77 (son of Edward II).
- edward vii — (Albert Edward"the Peacemaker") 1841–1910, king of Great Britain and Ireland 1901–10 (son of Queen Victoria).
- eiderdowns — Plural form of eiderdown.
- eisenhower — Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)
- either way — whichever is true
- embowering — Present participle of embower.
- empowering — Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
- enwrapping — Present participle of enwrap.
- exit wound — a wound caused by a missile, esp a bullet, leaving a person's body
- eyewitness — A person who has personally seen something happen and so can give a first-hand description of it.
- family way — family (def 18).
- fan window — a window having a fanlike form with radiating sash bars, used especially as a fanlight.
- fat-witted — stupid; dull-witted.
- felixstowe — a port and resort in E England, in Suffolk: ferry connections to Rotterdam and Zeebrugge. Pop: 29 349 (2001)
- fellowship — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- fever twig — the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens.
- fiddle bow — a bow with which the strings of the violin or a similar instrument are set in vibration.
- fiddlewood — the heavy, hard, durable wood of various West Indian and other trees.
- field work — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- fieldworks — Plural form of fieldwork.
- fight down — If you fight down an emotion or a desire, you try very hard not to feel it, show it, or act on it.
- figurework — work with figures or numbers
- fine-drawn — drawn out to extreme fineness or thinness.
- fingerbowl — a small bowl filled with water for rinsing the fingers at the table after a meal
- fingerwork — Alternative spelling of finger work.
- fire power — the capability of a military force, unit, or weapons system as measured by the amount of gunfire, number of missiles, etc., deliverable to a target.
- fire tower — a tower, as on a mountain, from which a watch for fires is kept.
- firewalled — Simple past tense and past participle of firewall.
- firewarden — a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps.