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10-letter words containing r, e, w, o

  • overwarmed — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
  • overweight — weighing too much or more than is considered normal, proper, etc.: overweight luggage; an overweight patient; two letters that may be overweight.
  • overwinter — to pass, spend, or survive the winter: to overwinter on the Riviera.
  • overwisely — in a pretentiously wise manner
  • overworked — to cause to work too hard, too much, or too long; weary or exhaust with work (often used reflexively): Don't overwork yourself on that new job.
  • palmerworm — the larva of a tineid moth, Dichomeris ligulella, of the eastern U.S., that feeds on the leaves of apple and other fruit trees.
  • pared-down — If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unnecessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.
  • part owner — a person who shares in the ownership of something
  • pawnbroker — a person whose business is lending money at interest on personal, movable property deposited with the lender until redeemed.
  • peckerwood — Midland and Southern U.S. woodpecker.
  • pennyworth — as much as may be bought for a penny.
  • pepperwood — California laurel (def 1).
  • pepperwort — water clover.
  • pequot war — a war in 1637 between Connecticut colonists, aided by British soldiers and friendly Indian tribes, and the Pequot Indians under their chief, Sassacus, that resulted in the defeat and dispersion of the Pequot tribe.
  • phoney war — A phoney war is when two opposing groups are openly hostile towards each other, as if they were at war, but there is no real fighting.
  • piano wire — a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.
  • pickleworm — the larva of a pyralid moth, Diaphania nitidalis, that bores into the stem and fruit of squash, cucumber, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
  • pit worker — a person who works down a mine, esp a coal miner
  • plow under — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
  • poor white — a member of a class of white people, especially of the southern U.S., having low social status and little or no money, property, or education. See also white trash.
  • powder boy — powder monkey (def 1).
  • powder keg — a small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder.
  • powderless — lacking powder, not involving or containing powder
  • powderlike — resembling powder (usually in consistency or texture); powdery
  • powderpuff — a soft, feathery ball or pad, as of cotton or down, for applying powder to the skin.
  • power base — a source of authority or influence, especially in politics, founded on support by an organized body of voters, ethnic minority, economic class, etc.: His election as governor gives him a power base for seeking the presidency.
  • power dive — a steep dive by an aircraft with its engines at high power
  • power down — ability to do or act; capability of doing or accomplishing something.
  • power game — You can refer to a situation in which different people or groups are competing for power as a power game, especially if you disapprove of the methods they are using in order to try to win power.
  • power grid — A power grid is a network of power lines and associated equipment used to transmit and distribute electricity over a geographic area.
  • power line — a line for conducting electric power.
  • power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
  • power pack — a device for converting the voltage from a power line or battery to the various voltages required by the components of an electronic circuit.
  • power play — Football. an aggressive running play in which numerous offensive players converge and forge ahead to block and clear a path for the ball carrier.
  • power tool — a tool powered by an electric motor or a gasoline engine.
  • power trio — a format in rock music which emphasizes instrumental performance by limiting the sound to bass, drums, and guitar (with no rhythm guitar or keyboards and less emphasis on vocals if any)
  • power trip — an act or instance of exerting one's power, authority, or influence: a new supervisor on a power trip.
  • power yoga — a form of yoga involving aerobic exercises and constant strenuous movement
  • power-dive — a dive, especially a steep dive, by an aircraft in which the engine or engines are delivering thrust at or near full power.
  • power-loom — a loom operated by mechanical or electrical power.
  • powerfully — having or exerting great power or force.
  • powerhouse — Electricity. a generating station.
  • powerpc g3 — (processor)   A processor chip from Apple Computer, Inc.. Described by Apple as "the third generation in the development of advanced processor technology" the first PowerPC G3 products were launched in 1997. It is specifically optimised for the Macintosh Operating System and uses backside cache to improve performance. The PowerPC G3 has been used by Apple in notebook, desktop and server products.
  • powerplant — a plant, including engines, dynamos, etc., and the building or buildings necessary for the generation of power, as electric or nuclear power.
  • powerpoint — (graphics, tool)   A Microsoft application for creating presentations, speeches, slides, etc.
  • powertrain — (in a motorized vehicle) the whole mechanism by which power is generated and transmitted to the road, surrounding air, water, etc
  • presswoman — a female reporter
  • prizewoman — a female prize winner
  • profitwise — from the point of view of profit
  • pure vowel — a vowel that is pronounced with more or less unvarying quality without any glide; monophthong
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