10-letter words containing r, o, w, i
- crownpiece — the piece forming or fitting the top of something
- czernowitz — German name of Cernăuţi.
- dairywoman — a woman who owns, manages, or works in a dairy.
- dairywomen — Plural form of dairywoman.
- dirty word — a vulgar or taboo word; obscenity.
- dirty work — disagreeable, often tedious tasks.
- discrowned — Simple past tense and past participle of discrown.
- disempower — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
- disendower — One who disendows.
- disworship — to refuse to revere or worship
- dollarwise — as expressed in dollars; in dollars and cents: How much does a million francs amount to, dollarwise?
- down-river — Something that is moving down-river is moving towards the mouth of a river, from a point further up the river. Something that is down-river is towards the mouth of a river.
- downhiller — a skier who competes in downhill races, especially in the downhill.
- downrigger — a fishing line used in trolling that is attached to a weighted cable in order to put lures or bait at a specific depth under a boat, usually near the floor.
- downstairs — down the stairs.
- drill down — bore a hole
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- ecowarrior — Alternative spelling of eco-warrior.
- eiderdowns — Plural form of eiderdown.
- eisenhower — Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)
- embowering — Present participle of embower.
- empowering — Give (someone) the authority or power to do something.
- field work — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
- fieldworks — Plural form of fieldwork.
- figurework — work with figures or numbers
- fingerbowl — a small bowl filled with water for rinsing the fingers at the table after a meal
- fingerwork — Alternative spelling of finger work.
- fire power — the capability of a military force, unit, or weapons system as measured by the amount of gunfire, number of missiles, etc., deliverable to a target.
- fire tower — a tower, as on a mountain, from which a watch for fires is kept.
- first down — the first of four consecutive plays during which an offensive team must advance the ball at least ten yards to retain possession of it.
- flow mixer — A flow mixer is a mixer with a short contact time, used in a continuous process or stage.
- flowerlike — resembling or in the shape of a flower; delicate; graceful.
- fort irwin — a military reservation in SW California, NE of Barstow.
- fort lewis — a military reservation in W central Washington State, SW of Tacoma.
- forwarding — Sports. a player stationed in advance of others on a team. Football. a lineman. Basketball. either of two players stationed in the forecourt.
- frowningly — While or as if frowning.
- fruit bowl — dish for displaying fruit
- ghostwrite — (intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
- girl power — an assertiveness and self-confidence shown by girls and young women
- go haywire — to behave or perform erratically
- grillework — Alternative spelling of grillwork.
- grind down — make into powder
- grow light — a fluorescent light bulb designed to emit light of a wavelength conducive to plant growth.
- growliness — The state or quality of being growly.
- growlingly — In a growling manner; with growls.
- guide word — catchword (def 2).
- herskowitz — Melville (Jean) 1895–1963, American anthropologist.
- high-power — (of a rifle) of a sufficiently high muzzle velocity and using a heavy enough bullet to kill large game.
- highbrowed — (of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured.