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11-letter words containing s, a, w, e

  • 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.
  • sweepstakes — a sweepstakes.
  • sweet basil — any of several aromatic herbs belonging to the genus Ocimum, of the mint family, as O. basilicum (sweet basil) having purplish-green ovate leaves used in cooking.
  • sweet grass — any of several fragrant plants, as manna grass or the sweet flag.
  • sweetlambda — Sugared lambda-calculus(?).
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
  • swiss steak — a thick slice of steak dredged in flour and pounded, browned, and braised with tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
  • swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
  • 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.
  • swordbearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
  • talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
  • texas tower — an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.
  • the gallows — execution by hanging
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the wharves — the working area of a dock
  • the yahwist — the conjectured author or authors of the earliest of four main sources or strands of tradition of which the Pentateuch is composed and in which God is called Yahweh throughout
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • time waster — If you say that someone or something is a time waster, you mean that they cause you to spend a lot of time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit.
  • tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
  • torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
  • toxic waste — waste material that can be harmful or deadly to living creatures and the environment
  • trade winds — Also, trade winds. Also called trades. any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and from the southeast in the Southern Hemisphere.
  • tradeswoman — a woman engaged in trade.
  • tribeswoman — a female member of a tribe.
  • twaite shad — a European shad
  • unawareness — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
  • under wraps — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
  • unseaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • unswallowed — not swallowed
  • waffle slab — a reinforced-concrete floor and roof construction employing a square grid of deep ribs with coffers in the interstices.
  • wage spread — the difference in wages paid to workers in an industry or profession
  • wages clerk — a worker in an office who calculates staff wages
  • waggishness — Waggish behaviour.
  • wainscotted — Having a wainscot.
  • waistcoated — Wearing a waistcoat.
  • wait-listed — placed on a waiting list for a flight leaving an airport
  • waitressing — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
  • wake island — an island in the N Pacific, belonging to the U.S.: air base. 3 sq. mi. (8 sq. km).
  • wakefulness — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
  • waldmeister — An herb used for flavouring wines and liqueurs.
  • waldsterben — the symptoms of tree decline in central Europe from the 1970s, considered to be caused by atmospheric pollution
  • wall socket — socket (def 2b).
  • wall street — a street in New York City, in S Manhattan: the major financial center of the U.S.
  • wall system — a modular system of shelves, some of which may be enclosed by doors, either mounted on a wall or arranged in freestanding units, for holding books, bric-a-brac, etc., and sometimes including such features as a drop-leaf desk or specially designed storage space, as to accommodate records or electronic equipment.
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