9-letter words containing k, o, w, a
- stairwork — unseen plotting
- strapwork — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
- swashwork — a type of work done on a lathe, which is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation of the work
- taekwondo — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
- take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- talk down — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- tank town — a town where trains stop to take on a supply of water.
- task-work — work assigned or imposed as a task.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- top whack — the maximum price
- town talk — the usual talk, gossip, or rumors, as in a village or town.
- two-track — an oblique movement of a horse in which the forehand and hindquarters move on two distinct parallel tracks and the body is maintained uniformly in the direction of the movement.
- wakeboard — The board one stands on for wakeboarding.
- wakeovers — Plural form of wakeover.
- walk into — If you walk into an unpleasant situation, you become involved in it without expecting to, especially because you have been careless.
- walk over — If someone walks over you, they treat you very badly.
- walk-down — a store, living quarters, etc., located below the street level and approached by a flight of steps: It was a dimly lit walk-down optimistically called a garden apartment.
- walkabout — Chiefly British. a walking tour. an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
- walkathon — a long-distance walking race for testing endurance.
- walker-on — someone who has a small part in a play or theatrical entertainment, esp one without any lines
- walkovers — Plural form of walkover.
- wall knot — a knot forming a knob at the end of a rope, made by unwinding the strands and weaving them together
- wall rock — the rock forming the walls of a vein.
- warlockry — witchcraft
- water oak — an oak, Quercus nigra, of the southern U.S., growing chiefly along streams and swamps.
- waterwork — (arts) painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas or walls.
- waxworker — A worker in the wax industry.
- weak spot — some aspect of a character or situation that is susceptible to criticism
- whack off — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- whack out — to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
- white oak — a town in central Maryland, near Washington, D.C.
- wloclawek — a city in N central Poland, on the Vistula River.
- wokingham — a unitary authority in SE England, in Berkshire. Pop: 151 200 (2003 est). Area: 179 sq km (69 sq miles)
- wolf pack — a group of submarines operating together in hunting down and attacking enemy convoys.
- womankind — women, as distinguished from men; the female sex.
- womanlike — like a woman; womanly.
- woodlarks — Plural form of woodlark.
- woolpacks — Plural form of woolpack.
- woolsacks — Plural form of woolsack.
- wordbreak — the point at which a word is divided when it runs over from one line of print to the next
- work area — environment in which a job is done
- work back — to work overtime
- work camp — a camp for prisoners sentenced to labor, especially to outdoor labor such as roadbuilding or farming.
- work farm — a farm to which juvenile offenders are sent for a period to work, for disciplinary purposes or rehabilitation.
- workalike — (computing) A computer capable of running software designed for another.
- workboats — Plural form of workboat.
- workloads — Plural form of workload.
- workmanly — Befitting a workman; skilful; workmanlike.