8-letter words containing n, o, t, w
- stowdown — the packing of or stowing in a ship's hold
- stowlins — stealthily
- strawson — Sir Peter (Frederick). 1919–2006, British philosopher. His early work deals with the relationship between language and logic, his later work with metaphysics. His books include The Bounds of Sense (1966) and Freedom and Resentment (1974)
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- sweet on — fond of or infatuated with
- swotting — to study or work hard.
- takedown — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- tea gown — a semiformal gown of fine material, especially one styled with soft, flowing lines, worn for afternoon social occasions.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- thindown — a reduction in the number of particles, esp protons, of very high energy reaching and penetrating the earth's atmosphere from outer space
- throw in — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw on — clothing: put on hastily
- throwing — the act of projecting or casting (something) through the air, esp with a rapid motion of the arm and wrist
- tie down — that with which anything is tied.
- tie-down — a device for tying something down.
- timeworn — worn or impaired by time.
- tinworks — an establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.
- toilworn — worn by toil: toilworn hands.
- tone row — a series of tones in which no tone is duplicated, and in which the tones generally recur in fixed sequence, with variations in rhythm and pitch, throughout a composition.
- top-down — See under structured programming.
- toweling — an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
- towering — very high or tall; lofty: a towering oak.
- towerman — Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
- town car — an automobile having an enclosed rear seat separated by a glass partition from the open driver's seat.
- town gas — coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
- townhall — a hall or building belonging to a town, used for the transaction of the town's business and often also as a place of public assembly.
- townhome — town house (def 3).
- townland — a division of land of various sizes
- townling — a person who lives in a town
- townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
- township — a unit of local government, usually a subdivision of a county, found in most midwestern and northeastern states of the U.S. and in most Canadian provinces.
- townskip — a mischievous and roguish child who frequents city streets
- townsman — a native or inhabitant of a town.
- townwear — tailored, usually conservative clothing appropriate for business or other activities in a town or city.
- towplane — an aeroplane that tows gliders
- toywoman — a woman who sells toys
- tungchow — Tongzhou.
- turndown — that is or may be turned down; folded or doubled down: a turndown collar.
- twentymo — a book size of about 3 × 5 inches (8 × 12 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 20 leaves or 40 pages.
- twinborn — born at the same birth.
- two-line — (formerly) denoting double the normal size of printer's type
- two-name — (of commercial paper) having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
- two-tone — having two colors or two shades of the same color: a two-tone automobile.
- twoccing — the act of breaking into a motor vehicle and driving it away
- twopence — (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of two pennies.
- twopenny — of the amount or value of twopence.
- undertow — the seaward, subsurface flow or draft of water from waves breaking on a beach.
- unstowed — to remove (tools, utensils, equipment, etc.) from stowage, especially in preparation for use.
- untoward — unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- unwanton — done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.