10-letter words containing p, h, w
- scapewheel — escape wheel.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- shipwright — a person who builds and launches wooden vessels or does carpentry work in connection with the building and launching of steel or iron vessels.
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- shopwindow — a window used for display of merchandise.
- show-place — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- sleep with — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- slow pitch — a variety of softball in which the ball is pitched with an underhand motion at moderate speed in an arc that rises at least six feet above the ground
- slow-pitch — a type of softball with ten players per side and in which each pitch must travel in an arc from three to ten feet high.
- snowplough — A snowplough is a vehicle which is used to push snow off roads or railway lines.
- splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- spur wheel — spur gear.
- stock whip — a whip with a long lash and a short handle, as used to herd cattle
- strip show — a form of entertainment in which one or more people take off their clothes in a titillating and erotic manner, often to music
- strip-wash — a thorough, all-over wash with a flannel, sponge, etc, and water but without getting into a bath or shower
- sweat-shop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
- sweet shop — a store that sells candy.
- sweet-shop — a store that sells candy.
- throw open — to open completely and suddenly
- uphillward — in an uphill direction
- viewership — an audience of viewers, especially of television, either generally or of a particular kind or program: Viewership is at its peak in the evening hours.
- wappenshaw — a periodic muster or review of troops or persons under arms, formerly held in certain districts of Scotland to satisfy military chiefs that their men were properly armed and faithful to the local lord or chieftain.
- wardenship — The state of being a warden.
- washing-up — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- watchstrap — fabric strip on a wearable timepiece
- 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
- welsh pony — one of a breed of small, sturdy ponies raised originally in Wales.
- westphalia — a former province in NW Germany, now a part of North Rhine-Westphalia: treaty ending the Thirty Years' War 1648.
- 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.
- what's up? — If you say to someone 'What's up?' or if you tell them what's up, you are asking them or telling them what is wrong or what is worrying them.
- wheat pool — (in Western Canada) a cereal farmers' cooperative
- whimpering — Present participle of whimper.
- whip graft — a graft prepared by cutting both the scion and the stock in a sloping direction and securing them by tying or taping.
- whip snake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
- whip-round — When a group of people have a whip-round, money is collected from each person so that it can be used to buy something for all of them or for someone they all know.
- whip-smart — extremely clever
- whip-stall — a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement.
- whiplashes — Plural form of whiplash.
- whipped up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whipper-in — Fox Hunting. a professional or honorary member of a hunt staff who assists the huntsman with the hounds.
- whippeting — the sport of racing whippets
- whippiness — flexibility
- whipsawing — Present participle of whipsaw.
- whipstalls — Plural form of whipstall.
- whipstitch — to sew with stitches passing over an edge, in joining, finishing, or gathering.
- whipstocks — Plural form of whipstock.
- whiptailed — having a long slender tail
- whirlpools — Plural form of whirlpool.