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8-letter words containing o, n, w, a

  • oak lawn — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
  • obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
  • on watch — If someone is on watch, they have the job of carefully looking and listening, often while other people are asleep and often as a military duty, so that they can warn them of danger or an attack.
  • onwardly — moving forward; advancing
  • open-jaw — relating to a ticket that allows a traveller to arrive in one place and depart from another
  • ovenware — heat-resistant dishes of glass, pottery, etc., for baking and serving food; bakeware.
  • owatonna — a city in S Minnesota.
  • own goal — In sport, if someone scores an own goal, they accidentally score a goal for the team they are playing against.
  • pandowdy — apple pandowdy.
  • pat-down — an act or instance of passing the hands over the body of a clothed person to detect concealed weapons, drugs, etc.; frisking.
  • pawn off — If you pawn off something or someone that you do not want on another person, you persuade the person to accept them.
  • pawnshop — the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.
  • pay down — to settle (a debt, obligation, etc.), as by transferring money or goods, or by doing something: Please pay your bill.
  • penwoman — a female writer
  • playdown — a play-off.
  • powhatan — a member of any of the Indian tribes belonging to the Powhatan Confederacy.
  • rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
  • rawboned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
  • sandworm — any of several marine worms that live in sand.
  • sandwort — any plant belonging to the genus Arenaria, of the pink family, having narrow leaves and clusters of usually white flowers, many of which grow in sandy soil.
  • sawbones — a surgeon or physician.
  • sawn-off — (of a shotgun) having the barrel cut short, mainly to facilitate concealment of the weapon
  • seawoman — a woman sailor or a woman who works on a ship or in the navy
  • snow day — a day on which public schools or other institutions are closed due to heavy snow.
  • snow pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon, having thin, flat, edible pods that are used in cookery.
  • snowball — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
  • snowbank — a mound of snow, as a snowdrift or snow shoveled from a road or sidewalk.
  • snowfall — a fall of snow.
  • snowland — an area that is covered by snow
  • snowpack — the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
  • spa town — a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health
  • spanworm — measuringworm.
  • 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.
  • swordman — swordsman.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • townland — a division of land of various sizes
  • 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
  • two-name — (of commercial paper) having more than one obligor, usually a maker and endorser, both of whom are fully liable.
  • unavowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
  • unhallow — to desecrate; profane.
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