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9-letter words containing n, o, s, e, w

  • snow-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
  • snowberry — a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries.
  • snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
  • snowclone — a verbal formula that is adapted for reuse by changing only a few words so that the allusion to the original phrase remains clear
  • snowcreep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
  • snowed in — If you are snowed in, you cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow.
  • snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
  • snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
  • snowglobe — a transparent sphere filled with water and white particles which, when shaken, resemble snow falling
  • snowmaker — a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.
  • snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
  • snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
  • sosnowiec — a city in S Poland.
  • spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
  • spot news — the latest news, reported immediately.
  • step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
  • step-down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
  • stew pond — a fishpond or fishtank
  • stone saw — an untoothed iron saw used to cut stone
  • stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
  • stoneware — a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.
  • stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • stonework — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
  • stonewort — any of a plantlike group of green algae constituting the class Charophyceae, having a jointed body frequently encrusted with lime and usually attached to the bottom in fresh water.
  • sundowner — Chiefly British. an alcoholic drink taken after completing the day's work, usually at sundown.
  • sunflower — any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
  • sweetcorn — Sweetcorn is a long rounded vegetable covered in small yellow seeds. It is part of the maize plant. The seeds themselves can also be referred to as sweetcorn.
  • swinehood — the quality or condition of a swine
  • swingover — a shift or transfer in attitude, opinion, or the like.
  • tenon saw — a small fine-toothed saw with a strong back, used esp for cutting tenons
  • tent show — an exhibition or performance, especially a circus, presented in a tent.
  • the-downs — a range of low ridges in S and SW England.
  • townhouse — a house in the city, especially as distinguished from a house in the country owned by the same person.
  • townscape — a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
  • townshendCharles, 1725–67, English politician, chancellor of the exchequer for whom the Townshend Acts are named.
  • two cents — something of insignificant value; a paltry amount: We wouldn't give two cents for their chances of success.
  • unawesome — not awesome
  • unswollen — not swollen
  • wagoneers — Plural form of wagoneer.
  • wattersonHenry ("Marse Henry") 1840–1921, U.S. journalist and political leader.
  • webphones — Plural form of webphone.
  • weisshorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4512 meters).
  • werelions — Plural form of werelion.
  • westbound — proceeding or headed west.
  • westmount — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada: suburb of Montreal.
  • whetstone — a stone for sharpening cutlery or tools by friction.
  • whinstone — Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.
  • wholeness — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
  • wind rose — a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions.
  • winehouse — Amy (Jade). 1983–2011, English rock singer and songwriter; her albums include Frank (2003) and Back to Black (2006)
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