10-letter words containing n, o, r, e, w
- sneezewort — a composite plant, Achillea ptarmica, of Europe, the powdered leaves of which cause sneezing.
- snow cover — a layer of snow on the ground.
- snow under — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- snow-creep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- snowblower — a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.
- songwriter — a person who writes the words or music, or both, for popular songs.
- spleenwort — any of various temperate and tropical ferns of the genera Asplenium and Diplazium, certain species of which are grown as ornamentals.
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- sternworks — the rear of a vessel
- stockowner — stockholder (def 1).
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- swedenborg — Emanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/ (Show IPA), (Emanuel Swedberg) 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- swinnerton — Frank (Arthur) 1884–1982, English novelist and critic.
- sword bean — a twining vine, Canavalia gladiata, of the legume family, found in the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large, showy, pealike flowers and reddish-brown seeds.
- sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
- sword fern — any fern of the genus Nephrolepis, especially N. exaltata, characterized by sword-shaped, pinnate fronds, a common houseplant.
- throw open — to open completely and suddenly
- towel ring — a circular hoop in a bathroom, etc, for hanging towels on
- town clerk — a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.
- town crier — (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements or proclamations, usually by shouting in the streets.
- trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- twice-born — Hinduism. of or relating to members of the Indian castes of Brahmins, Kshatriyas, and Vaisyas, who undergo a spiritual rebirth and initiation in adolescence.
- twinflower — either of two slender, creeping, evergreen, caprifoliaceous plants, Linnaea borealis, of Europe, or L. americana, of North America, having pink or purplish nodding flowers borne in pairs on threadlike stalks.
- two-hander — a play for two actors
- unborrowed — not borrowed
- under-work — to do less work on than is necessary or required: to underwork an idea.
- undergrown — not grown to normal size or height: sickly and undergrown cattle.
- underthrow — to throw a ball or other object short of (the intended receiver or target)
- underworld — the criminal element of human society.
- underwrote — simple past tense of underwrite.
- unfurrowed — (of a person's face) without the deep folds which appear in the skin when someone is annoyed, unhappy, or confused
- unpowdered — not covered or sprinkled with powder
- unpowerful — having or exerting great power or force.
- unshowered — not having been showered
- unworkable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- waitperson — a waiter or waitress.
- wake-robin — the cuckoopint.
- war bonnet — an American Indian headdress consisting of a headband with a tail of ornamental feathers.
- warmongers — Plural form of warmonger.
- water down — a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight.
- waterborne — floating or moving on water; supported by water: The ship was waterborne ten months after the keel was laid.
- waterfront — land on the edge of a body of water.
- watermelon — the large, roundish or elongated fruit of a trailing vine, Citrullus lanata, of the gourd family, having a hard, green rind and a sweet, juicy, usually pink or red pulp.
- wave front — a surface, real or imaginary, that is the locus of all adjacent points at which the phase of oscillation is the same.
- wavefronts — Plural form of wavefront.
- waynesboro — a city in N Virginia.
- weaponeers — Plural form of weaponeer.
- wetterhorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Bernese Alps. 12,149 feet (3715 meters).