9-letter words containing n, s, w
- newsfeeds — Plural form of newsfeed.
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- newsfroup — (messaging, humour) A silly synonym for Usenet newsgroup, originally a typo but now in regular use on Usenet's news:talk.bizarre and other lunatic-fringe groups. Compare hing, grilf, and filk.
- newsgirls — Plural form of newsgirl.
- newsgroup — a place on a computer network, especially within Usenet, that maintains an online discussion group on a specific topic: newsgroups for movies.
- newshound — A newspaper reporter.
- newsiness — The quality or state of being newsy.
- newsmaker — a person, thing, or event that is newsworthy: a weekly magazine devoted to stories on newsmakers.
- newspaper — a publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, especially daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, comment, features, and advertising.
- newsprint — a low-grade, machine-finished paper made from wood pulp and a small percentage of sulfite pulp, used chiefly for newspapers.
- newsqueak — A concurrent applicative language with synchronous channels.
- newsreels — Plural form of newsreel.
- newsrooms — Plural form of newsroom.
- newsstand — a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- newswires — Plural form of newswire.
- newswoman — a woman employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau.
- newswomen — Plural form of newswoman.
- no wukkas — an expression used to express agreement or to convey that something is proceeding or has proceeded satisfactorily; no problem
- nonanswer — The lack of an answer.
- nonwhites — Plural form of nonwhite.
- northwest — a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW.
- nosewheel — the landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft.
- oakenshaw — an area of woodland containing oak trees
- oarswoman — A female rower, especially as a member of a racing team.
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- on wheels — Something on wheels has wheels attached to the bottom, so that it can be moved easily.
- outswings — Plural form of outswing.
- overswing — to swing too hard, hoping to apply more power.
- owensboro — a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- ownerless — having no owner
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- panel saw — a small ripsaw or crosscut saw.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- pawn shop — shop that makes loans on personal property
- penis war — (jargon, abuse) (Or "Dick Size War", "DSW") Any argument which has degenerated into quantitative boasting of the sort "My [program|bot|etc.] is [faster|meaner|etc.] than yours!". Generally as unconstructive (and with as little emphasis on empirical proof) as men debating who has the biggest penis. The term is often used on IRC, news:alt.sysadmin.recovery, and sometimes applied to IRC botwars, because of their equally pointless nature.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- plain-saw — to reduce (a squared log) to boards with evenly spaced parallel cuts; bastard-saw.
- pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- post town — a town having a main Post Office branch
- postwoman — female postal worker
- pottstown — a borough in SE Pennsylvania.
- push-down — a sudden, downward shift by an aircraft in the direction of the flight path.
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
- re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
- rosé wine — alcoholic drink: pink wine
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.