9-letter words containing o, n, i, s, w
- pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
- rosé wine — alcoholic drink: pink wine
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- showiness — the property or characteristic of being showy.
- slim down — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- smithtown — a city on N Long Island, in SE New York.
- snow lily — glacier lily.
- snow line — the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow.
- snow ring — basket (def 8).
- snow tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snow-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snowblink — a white luminosity on the underside of clouds, caused by the reflection of light from a snow surface.
- snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- snowed in — If you are snowed in, you cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- sorrowing — experiencing or expressing sorrow
- sosnowiec — a city in S Poland.
- stinkwood — any of several trees yielding fetid wood.
- stownlins — secretly; stealthily.
- swinehood — the quality or condition of a swine
- swingboat — a piece of fairground equipment consisting of a boat-shaped carriage for swinging in
- swingover — a shift or transfer in attitude, opinion, or the like.
- switch on — the act or process of switching on an ignition, light, appliance, etc.
- switch-on — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- wainscots — Plural form of wainscot.
- waypoints — Plural form of waypoint.
- weisshorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4512 meters).
- werelions — Plural form of werelion.
- whinstone — Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.
- whodunits — Plural form of whodunit.
- whooshing — Present participle of whoosh.
- wilkinson — Geoffrey, 1921–96, British chemist: Nobel prize 1973.
- williston — a city in NW North Dakota, on the Missouri River.
- wilsonian — of, relating to, or characteristic of Woodrow Wilson.
- wilsonism — the theories, methods, or practices of Woodrow Wilson.
- wind rose — a map symbol showing, for a given locality or area, the frequency and strength of the wind from various directions.
- windows 1 — (operating system) The first incarnation of Microsoft Windows, released in 1985. It took a total of 55 programmer-years to develop, and only allowed tiled windows.
- windows 2 — (operating system) The second version of Microsoft Windows, released in 1987. Windows 2 had considerably more features than Windows 1, such as overlapping windows and icons. When Windows/386 was released, Windows 2 was renamed Windows/286.
- windsocks — Plural form of windsock.
- windstorm — a storm with heavy wind but little or no precipitation.
- winehouse — Amy (Jade). 1983–2011, English rock singer and songwriter; her albums include Frank (2003) and Back to Black (2006)
- wing shot — a shot at a bird in flight.
- wingovers — Plural form of wingover.