9-letter words containing l, a, w, s, o
- low brass — an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent zinc, with traces of lead and iron.
- low-class — vulgar, coarse, or undignified
- lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
- mealworms — Plural form of mealworm.
- mold wash — a coating applied in liquid form to walls of a mold cavity.
- moonwalks — Plural form of moonwalk.
- ohm's law — the law that for any circuit the electric current is directly proportional to the voltage and is inversely proportional to the resistance.
- old squaw — a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of arctic and subarctic regions.
- old sweat — an old soldier; veteran
- oldsquaws — Plural form of oldsquaw.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- poor laws — laws that provide for public relief and assistance for the poor
- rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
- reswallow — to swallow again
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- saddlebow — the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- saltworks — (often used with a plural verb) a building or plant where salt is made.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scots law — the body of law in force in Scotland
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
- slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- slow lane — On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
- slow wave — delta wave.
- slowcoach — a slowpoke.
- snow-clad — covered with snow.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
- sod's law — (humour) Murphy's Law.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- ultraslow — extremely slow
- walkovers — Plural form of walkover.
- wallaroos — Plural form of wallaroo.
- wallopers — Plural form of walloper.