10-letter words containing k, a, w, s
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- screw jack — jackscrew.
- 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.
- 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.
- smack down — to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
- snowmaking — the creation of artificial snow at ski areas.
- space walk — When an astronaut goes on a space walk, he or she leaves the spacecraft and works outside it while floating in space.
- speedwalks — power walking.
- squawk box — the speaker of a public-address system or an intercom system; loudspeaker.
- strap work — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
- swamp pink — a bog plant, Helonias bullata, of the lily family, native to the eastern U.S., having a dense spike of small, fragrant pink flowers.
- swatchbook — a booklet containing samples (of paper, cloth, etc)
- swaybacked — having the back sagged to an unusual degree; having a sway-back.
- sweat sock — one of a pair of socks made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc.
- sweepstake — a sweepstakes.
- sweet talk — cajolery, persuasion by flattery
- sweet-talk — to use cajoling words.
- switchback — a highway, as in a mountainous area, having many hairpin curves.
- twin peaks — a mountain in central Idaho: highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains. 10,340 feet (3154 meters).
- two shakes — to move or sway with short, quick, irregular vibratory movements.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- waist pack — fanny pack.
- walk socks — men's knee-length stockings
- walkabouts — Plural form of walkabout.
- walkshorts — medium to long shorts, often cut fuller than Bermuda shorts and used for walking or leisure activity.
- wart snake — either of two stout, nonvenomous snakes of the family Acrochordindae, ranging from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, and having the skin covered with wartlike, three-pointed scales.
- washbasket — Alternative form of wash basket.
- water-sick — (of soil) unproductive due to excessive watering or salt residues from irrigation.
- water-soak — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- watermarks — Plural form of watermark.
- waterskied — Simple past tense and past participle of waterski.
- waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
- weaker sex — the female sex; women (usually used facetiously): my life as a member of the weaker sex.
- weaknesses — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.
- weizsacker — Carl Friedrich von [kahrl free-drikh fuh n] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1912–2007, German physicist and cosmologist.
- whalebacks — Plural form of whaleback.
- whip snake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- whisky mac — a drink consisting of whisky and ginger wine
- whiskyjack — (Canada) Alternative form of whisky jack (gray jay, Canada jay).
- wieniawski — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1835–80, Polish violinist and composer.
- willywacks — willowwacks.
- wind shake — Also called anemosis. a flaw in wood supposed to be caused by the action of strong winds upon the trunk of the tree.
- windbreaks — Plural form of windbreak.
- wisecracks — Make a wisecrack.
- work space — area used for work
- workbasket — a basket used to hold needlework paraphernalia.