8-letter words containing p, w
- -powered — denoting a specified source or form of energy that a machine needs in order to work
- airpower — the strength of a nation's air force
- backwrap — anything that can be wrapped around the back to provide back support or relieve back pain
- bear paw — a type of small round snowshoe
- bepowder — to cover with powder
- blowlamp — A blowlamp is a device which produces a hot flame, and is used to heat metal or remove old paint.
- blown-up — (of a picture, photograph, image, etc.) enlarged.
- blowpipe — a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowing
- bowsprit — a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
- brew pub — a bar serving beer brewed at a small microbrewery on the premises.
- bullwhip — A bullwhip is a very long, heavy whip.
- capeweed — a low-growing, creeping plant, Arctotheca calendulacea, used as a ground cover in warm climates.
- capework — the use of the cape by the matador
- cawnpore — former name of Kanpur.
- chepstow — a town in S Wales, in Monmouthshire on the River Wye: tourism, light industry. Pop: 10 821 (2001)
- chippewa — Ojibwa
- cow flop — cow dung.
- cow pony — a horse used by cowboys when herding
- cowpokes — Plural form of cowpoke.
- cowslips — Plural form of cowslip.
- cpu wars — /C-P-U worz/ A 1979 large-format comic by Chas Andres chronicling the attempts of the brainwashed androids of IPM (Impossible to Program Machines) to conquer and destroy the peaceful denizens of HEC (Human Engineered Computers). This rather transparent allegory featured many references to ADVENT and the immortal line "Eat flaming death, minicomputer mongrels!" (uttered, of course, by an IPM stormtrooper). It is alleged that the author subsequently received a letter of appreciation on IBM company stationery from the head of IBM's Thomas J. Watson Research Laboratories (then, as now, one of the few islands of true hackerdom in the IBM archipelago). The lower loop of the B in the IBM logo, it is said, had been carefully whited out. See eat flaming death.
- crow-hop — a short hop.
- crowstep — corbiestep.
- deep web — the part of the World Wide Web not accessible through conventional search engines
- dew pond — a shallow pond, usually man-made, that is kept supplied with water by dew and condensation
- dewdrops — a drop of dew.
- dewpoint — temperature at which water vapour in the air becomes saturated and water droplets begin to form
- downpipe — downspout.
- downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
- downpour — a heavy, drenching rain.
- downspin — spin (def 19).
- downstep — An downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language.
- draw top — a tabletop that can be extended by drawing out and raising leaves suspended from either end.
- dropdown — (computing, GUI, of a widget) Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated.
- dropwise — in the form of a drop
- dropwort — a European plant, Filipendula vulgaris, of the rose family, bearing small, scentless, white or reddish flowers.
- empowers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empower.
- fig wasp — a chalcid wasp, Blastophaga psenes, introduced into the U.S. from Europe, that pollinates figs, usually of the Smyrna variety.
- followup — the act of following.
- forepaws — Plural form of forepaw.
- gapeworm — a nematode worm, Syngamus trachea, that causes gapes.
- giftwrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- gladwrap — a thin polythene material that clings closely to any surface around which it is placed: used for wrapping food
- glowlamp — An aphlogistic lamp.
- grown-up — having reached the age of maturity.
- grownups — a mature, fully grown person; adult.
- hempweed — a climbing herb with flowers that smell of vanilla
- hepworth — Dame Barbara, 1903–75, English sculptor.
- hopewell — a city in E Virginia, on the James River.
- in power — in authority
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