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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
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