10-letter words containing p, o, w, a
- sappanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- scapa flow — an area of water off the N coast of Scotland, in the Orkney Islands: British naval base; German warships scuttled 1919.
- 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.
- shopwalker — a floorwalker.
- 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
- snow apple — Fameuse.
- snow plant — a leafless, parasitic plant, Sarcodes sanguinea, of the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada in California, having a stout spike of bright red flowers, a thickly scaled stem, and a corallike mass of roots.
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
- 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.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- swallow up — envelop completely
- swamp boat — Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- swamp rose — a shrub, Rosa palustris, of eastern North America, having pink flowers nearly 2 inches (5 cm) wide.
- swampscott — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- sweat-shop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- 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
- 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.
- 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
- waitpeople — Plural form of waitperson.
- waitperson — a waiter or waitress.
- wake up to — If you wake up to something, you become aware of it.
- wallopings — Plural form of walloping.
- 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
- weak point — an area of weakness
- weapon dog — a dog, esp. a bulldog or pit bull terrier, kept as a pet and trained to intimidate and attack others
- weaponeers — Plural form of weaponeer.
- weaponized — Made into, or to serve as, a weapon.
- weaponless — Lacking a weapon.
- wheat pool — (in Western Canada) a cereal farmers' cooperative
- windowpane — a plate of glass for filling a window sash within the frame.
- womanpower — potential or actual power from the endeavors of women: the utilization of womanpower during a great national emergency.
- work space — area used for work
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- workspaces — Plural form of workspace.
- wove paper — paper that exhibits a pattern of fine mesh when held up to the light.
- wraparound — (of a garment) made to fold around or across the body so that one side of the garment overlaps the other forming the closure.