9-letter words containing n, o, w
- howlround — the condition, resulting in a howling noise, when sound from a loudspeaker is fed back into the microphone of a public-address or recording system
- hull down — the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- hunt down — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
- in a word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- in escrow — a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
- in flower — When a plant is in flower or when it has come into flower, its flowers have appeared and opened.
- in no way — You use in no way or not in any way to emphasize that a statement is not at all true.
- inchworms — Plural form of inchworm.
- inflowing — Flowing inward.
- inglewood — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- ingrowing — growing into the flesh: an ingrowing nail.
- ingrowths — Plural form of ingrowth.
- interflow — to flow into each other; intermingle.
- intergrow — to grow among each other
- intertown — Between towns.
- interwork — to work or weave together; interweave.
- interwove — to weave together, as threads, strands, branches, or roots.
- inworking — an internal operation
- inwrought — worked in or closely combined with something.
- iron will — stubbornness, determination
- ironwoman — a female worker or athlete of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- ironwoods — Plural form of ironwood.
- ironworks — an establishment where iron is smelted or where it is cast or wrought.
- jackwagon — (US, slang, derogatory) An objectionable person; a jerk; a jackass.
- jamestown — a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).
- jane cowl — Jane, 1884–1950, U.S. actress and playwright.
- jawboning — a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
- jazzwoman — a female jazz musician.
- jazzwomen — Plural form of jazzwoman.
- jobernowl — a stupid person; blockhead
- johnstown — a city in SW Pennsylvania: disastrous flood 1889.
- jointweed — a plant of the buckwheat family, with jointed stems and clustered white or pink flowers
- jointworm — the larva of any of several chalcid flies of the family Eurytomidae, especially of the genus Harmolita, that feeds within the stems of grasses, often causing a gall near the first joint.
- jonestown — a former settlement in N Guyana, NW of Georgetown: site of agricultural commune of an American religious cult called the People's Temple; mass suicide and murder 1978.
- jowliness — the feature of having large jowls or a prominent jaw
- jurywoman — a female juror.
- jurywomen — Plural form of jurywoman.
- keep down — to hold or retain in one's possession; hold as one's own: If you like it, keep it. Keep the change.
- kick down — vehicle: lower gear
- kingstown — an island state in the S Windward Islands, in the SE West Indies comprising St. Vincent island and the N Grenadines: gained independence 1979. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km). Capital: Kingstown.
- kingswood — a city in South Gloucestershire, SW England.
- kinswoman — a female relative.
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- kiungchow — Qiongzhou.
- knockdown — capable of knocking something down; overwhelming; irresistible: a knockdown blow.
- knotweeds — Plural form of knotweed.
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- know-hows — knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- knowingly — affecting, implying, or deliberately revealing shrewd knowledge of secret or private information: a knowing glance.
- knowledge — acquaintance with facts, truths, or principles, as from study or investigation; general erudition: knowledge of many things.