10-letter words containing p, a, w, e, r
- prizewoman — a female prize winner
- pump-water — water that has been sourced from under soil level by means of a pump
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- rapidwrite — (language, tool) A method for translating set of abbreviations into the much more verbose COBOL code.
- rapier wit — ability to deliver witty and cutting remarks
- ropewalker — a ropedancer.
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- swamp rose — a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- tepe gawra — an archaeological site in N Iraq, near Mosul: excavations have revealed that numerous settlements have occupied this site since c5000 b.c.
- top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- tupperware — Tupperware is a range of plastic containers with tight-fitting lids that are used for storing food.
- vapourware — new computer software that has not yet been produced and which is likely never to be released or not to work as promised
- w particle — either of two types of charged intermediate vector bosons, one having a positive charge and the other a negative charge. Symbols: W + , W −.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- waitperson — a waiter or waitress.
- wallpapers — Plural form of wallpaper.
- wallpepper — a small Eurasian crassulaceous plant, Sedum acre, having creeping stems, yellow flowers, and acrid-tasting leaves
- wallposter — (in China) a usually lengthy notice, complaint, personal opinion, etc., handwritten in large characters and hung on walls in cities, as a means of communication and for criticizing or attacking government policy or politicians.
- wardenship — The state of being a warden.
- warp speed — an extremely rapid rate of speed: rumors traveling at warp speed.
- warpedness — The state, quality or condition of being warped.
- wastepaper — paper thrown away as useless.
- water jump — any small body of water that a horse must jump over, as in a steeplechase.
- water park — an amusement park featuring swimming pools, water slides, wave pools, fountains, or other attractions involving water.
- water pill — a diuretic pill.
- water pipe — a pipe for conveying water.
- water plug — a fireplug; hydrant.
- water polo — an aquatic game played by two teams of seven swimmers each, the object being to score goals by pushing, carrying, or passing an inflated ball and tossing it into the opponent's goal, defended by a goalkeeper.
- water trap — a pond, stream, or the like serving as a trap in a golf course.
- water-pipe — a pipe for conveying water.
- waterpower — Alternative form of water power.
- waterproof — impervious to water.
- waterscape — a picture or view of the sea or other body of water.
- watersport — a sport played or practiced on or in water, as swimming, water polo, or surfing.
- waterspout — Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof.
- wave power — power extracted from the motion of sea waves at the coast
- weaponeers — Plural form of weaponeer.
- welsh harp — a type of harp in which the strings are arranged in three rows, used esp for the accompaniment of singing, improvisation on folk tunes, etc
- wentletrap — any of several marine gastropods of the family Epitonii (Scalariidae), having a whitish, spiraled shell.
- what price — You use what price in front of a word or expression that refers to something happening when you want to ask how likely it is to happen. You usually do this to emphasize either that it is very likely or very unlikely.
- whitepaper — Alternative spelling of white paper.
- widespread — spread over or open, or occupying a wide space.
- wingspread — the distance between the most outward tips of the wings when they are as extended as possible.