10-letter words containing p, o, r, w
- qwertyuiop — Filler text.
- ropewalker — a ropedancer.
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- snow-creep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- soft power — the ability to achieve one's goals without force, esp by diplomacy, persuasion, etc
- spiderwork — a thing which has the appearance of a spider's web
- spiderwort — any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
- spleenwort — any of various temperate and tropical ferns of the genera Asplenium and Diplazium, certain species of which are grown as ornamentals.
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
- springwood — the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by large, thin-walled cells, formed during the first part of the growing season.
- springwort — a plant with magical powers, mentioned in fables and folklore but not identified
- strap work — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
- straw poll — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
- strip down — remove paint or wallpaper from
- 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
- super bowl — the annual championship football game between the best team of the National Football Conference and that of the American Football Conference.
- superpower — an extremely powerful nation, especially one capable of influencing international events and the acts and policies of less powerful nations.
- 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.
- swi-prolog — (programming) A Prolog by Jan Wielemaker <[email protected]> like a superset of Edinburgh Prolog. Version 1.7.2. Docking Station is distributed under General Public License. It runs on Sun-4, Sun-3, Linux, DEC MIPS (incomplete), RS/6000, PS2/AIX, Atari ST, Gould PN, NeXT, VAX, HP-UX (problems), MS-DOS, and OS/2. Mailing list: [email protected]
- swordproof — able to resist the stroke of a sword
- tawny port — a type of port that is aged in wood for at least 7 years, giving it a 'nutty' flavour; its colour is tawny, as opposed to the red of a ruby port
- throw open — to open completely and suddenly
- 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.
- two-spirit — (in some American Indian tribes) a person, especially a biological male, who adopts the gender identity, dress, and social roles traditionally assigned to the opposite sex.
- unpowdered — not covered or sprinkled with powder
- unpowerful — having or exerting great power or force.
- upgrowings — instances of growing upwards
- upperworks — the parts of a vessel above the waterline when fully laden
- upwards of — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
- vapourware — new computer software that has not yet been produced and which is likely never to be released or not to work as promised
- veto-power — the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- waitperson — a waiter or waitress.
- 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.
- 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.
- waterpower — Alternative form of water power.
- waterproof — impervious to 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.
- 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.
- whirlpools — Plural form of whirlpool.
- whisperous — whispery.
- wind power — power derived from wind: used to generate electricity or mechanical power.
- womanpower — potential or actual power from the endeavors of women: the utilization of womanpower during a great national emergency.
- woodpecker — any of numerous climbing birds of the family Picidae, having a hard, chisellike bill that it hammers repeatedly into wood in search of insects, stiff tail feathers to assist in climbing, and usually more or less boldly patterned plumage.