9-letter words containing s, a, w, e
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- new spain — the former Spanish possessions in the Western Hemisphere, at one time including South America (except Brazil), Central America, Mexico, the West Indies, Florida, and most of the land in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River.
- new start — an employee who has just joined a company or organization
- newcastle — 1st Duke of, Pelham-Holles, Thomas.
- newmanism — the views and theories of John Henry Newman before his conversion to the Roman Catholic Church, in which he held that the Thirty-nine Articles of the Church of England are compatible with Roman Catholicism.
- news case — one of a pair of wooden, metal, or plastic trays divided into compartments for the sorting of type. Compare case2 (def 8).
- news-beat — beat (def 40b).
- newsagent — newsdealer.
- newsboard — bulletin board.
- newsbreak — a newsworthy event or incident.
- newscasts — Plural form of newscast.
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- newsmaker — a person, thing, or event that is newsworthy: a weekly magazine devoted to stories on newsmakers.
- newspaper — a publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, especially daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, comment, features, and advertising.
- newsqueak — A concurrent applicative language with synchronous channels.
- newsstand — a stall or other place at which newspapers and often periodicals are sold, as on a street corner or in a building lobby.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- newswoman — a woman employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau.
- nonanswer — The lack of an answer.
- oakenshaw — an area of woodland containing oak trees
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- old sweat — an old soldier; veteran
- outswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswear.
- outwashes — Plural form of outwash.
- overdraws — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdraw.
- overswear — to swear again
- panel saw — a small ripsaw or crosscut saw.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- penis war — (jargon, abuse) (Or "Dick Size War", "DSW") Any argument which has degenerated into quantitative boasting of the sort "My [program|bot|etc.] is [faster|meaner|etc.] than yours!". Generally as unconstructive (and with as little emphasis on empirical proof) as men debating who has the biggest penis. The term is often used on IRC, news:alt.sysadmin.recovery, and sometimes applied to IRC botwars, because of their equally pointless nature.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- power-saw — to cut with a power saw.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- raw score — the original score, as of a test, before it is statistically adjusted.
- re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
- reswallow — to swallow again
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- rosewater — perfume, flavouring from rose petals
- saber saw — a portable electric jigsaw.
- sabre saw — a portable electric saw with a narrow, oscillating blade
- sabrewing — a large hummingbird of the genus Campylopterous, with long curved wings
- sacagawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- sacajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- saddlebow — the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- sakajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- sakakawea — Lake, a reservoir in W central North Dakota, on the Missouri River, formed by the Garrison Dam (completed 1956). 178 miles (286 km) long.
- salt well — a well from which brine is obtained.
- saltwater — of or relating to salt water.