11-letter words containing r, a, w
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- solar power — energy generated by the sun
- southwardly — toward the south
- spacewalker — a person who manoeuvres in space while outside but attached to a spacecraft
- spare wheel — A spare wheel is a wheel with a tyre on it that you keep in your car in case you get a flat tyre and need to replace one of your wheels.
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- sparrowhawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- sperm whale — a large, square-snouted whale, Physeter catodon, valued for its oil and spermaceti: now reduced in number and rare in some areas.
- spider wasp — any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.
- spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- springwater — water from a spring
- square away — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- square wave — a graph, function, vibration, etc., that is periodic and equal to one constant on one half of the period and a different constant, which may be zero, on the other half.
- square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.
- steerageway — sufficient speed to permit a vessel to be maneuvered.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- still water — a part of a stream that is level or where the level of inclination is so slight that no current is visible.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- storm watch — watch (def 20).
- storm water — standing water produced after a heavy rainfall or snowfall
- straightway — straightaway.
- strand wolf — brown hyena.
- straw color — a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.
- strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
- strawweight — a boxer of the lightest competitive class, especially a boxer weighing up to 104 pounds (47.2 kg).
- streetwards — towards or facing the street
- superlawyer — an extremely successful lawyer
- superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
- swallowwort — celandine (def 1).
- swamp barge — A swamp barge is a vessel used for offshore drilling in very shallow water, which is towed out and then rests on the bottom.
- swamp fever — leptospirosis.
- swarm spore — zoospore
- swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
- swear blind — to assert emphatically
- swearing in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
- swearing-in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
- sweat shirt — a heavy, loose, usually long-sleeved pullover made of cotton jersey, worn as by athletes to absorb sweat during or after exercise, sometimes with loose trousers (sweat pants) of the same material, forming an ensemble (sweat suit)
- sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
- sweet grass — any of several fragrant plants, as manna grass or the sweet flag.
- swiss chard — chard.
- swiss guard — a member of a corps of bodyguards protecting the pope, with membership restricted to natives of Switzerland.
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- switchgrass — a North American prairie grass
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.