9-letter words containing o, s, w, e
- snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
- snow cone — a paper cup with shaved or crushed ice over which flavored syrup has been poured.
- snow hole — a shelter dug in deep usually drifted snow
- snow line — the line, as on mountains, above which there is perpetual snow.
- snow pear — a small tree, Pyrus nivalis, of eastern Europe and Asia Minor, having showy flowers and nearly globe-shaped fruit.
- snow tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snow tyre — a motor vehicle tyre with deep treads and ridges to give improved grip on snow and ice
- snow-shoe — a contrivance that may be attached to the foot to enable the wearer to walk on deep snow without sinking, especially a light, racket-shaped frame across which is stretched a network of rawhide.
- snow-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snowberry — a North American shrub, Symphoricarpos albus, of the honeysuckle family, cultivated for its ornamental white berries.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowclone — a verbal formula that is adapted for reuse by changing only a few words so that the allusion to the original phrase remains clear
- snowcreep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- snowed in — If you are snowed in, you cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowflake — one of the small, feathery masses or flakes in which snow falls.
- snowglobe — a transparent sphere filled with water and white particles which, when shaken, resemble snow falling
- snowmaker — a machine that makes artificial snow for ski slopes.
- snowscape — landscape covered with snow.
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- somewhere — in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
- somewhile — at some former time.
- sosnowiec — a city in S Poland.
- southwell — Saint Robert. ?1561–95, English poet and Roman Catholic martyr, who was imprisoned, tortured, and executed for his Jesuit activities. His best-known poem is 'The Burning Babe'
- southwest — the point or direction midway between south and west. Abbreviation: SW.
- sow-belly — fat salt pork taken from the belly of a hog.
- spadework — preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
- spearwort — any of several buttercups having lance-shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- spicewood — spicebush (def 1).
- spokewise — in relation to, away from, or toward a center, as the spokes on a wheel: The projections were arranged spokewise around the core.
- spoolview — (tool) A printing system for Unix. SpoolView can control several printers connected to a TCP/IP network. Different printers can be loaded with different paper and forms. After submitting a print request, the user can change the printer, form, number of copies or priority. Administrators can register new printers, change paper forms on printers, cancel requests, suspend printers.
- spot news — the latest news, reported immediately.
- spot-weld — to weld (two pieces of metal) together in a small area or spot by the application of heat and pressure.
- steelwork — steel parts or articles.
- step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- step-down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- stew pond — a fishpond or fishtank
- stone saw — an untoothed iron saw used to cut stone
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stoneware — a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.
- stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- stonework — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
- stonewort — any of a plantlike group of green algae constituting the class Charophyceae, having a jointed body frequently encrusted with lime and usually attached to the bottom in fresh water.
- storewide — applying to all the merchandise or all the departments within a store: the annual storewide clearance sale.
- subwoofer — a loudspeaker component designed to reproduce only extremely low bass frequencies, generally below 125 Hz.
- sundowner — Chiefly British. an alcoholic drink taken after completing the day's work, usually at sundown.
- sunflower — any of various composite plants of the genus Helianthus, as H. annuus, having showy, yellow-rayed flower heads often 12 inches (30 cm) wide, and edible seeds that yield an oil with a wide variety of uses: the state flower of Kansas.
- supershow — an exceptional show
- swear for — to give assurance for; guarantee