9-letter words containing s, a, w, e
- sawed-off — sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick.
- sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scarecrow — an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
- scareware — Computers. software that is sold as computer security or as an antivirus or other utility program but is either useless or is itself malware: I was a victim of scareware—I got a warning that my computer was about to fail, so I panicked and purchased the advertised software, which wiped my hard drive instead of fixing it!
- scarfwise — in the manner of a scarf
- screw cap — a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.
- screwable — able to be screwed
- screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
- screwbean — a small tree or shrub of the south-western United States that has edible pods
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- sea power — naval strength.
- sea water — Sea water is salt water from the sea.
- sea wrack — seaweed or a growth of seaweed, especially of the larger kinds cast up on the shore.
- seawardly — in a seaward direction
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- sei whale — a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.
- self-want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- selfwards — in the direction of oneself
- semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
- send away — dismiss
- sewer gas — a mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases (mainly methane) produced and collected in sewers by the decomposition of waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shapewear — undergarments designed to mold or hold a body to a certain shape, as girdles.
- shareware — software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use.
- shawlless — lacking, or not wearing, a shawl
- sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
- shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
- shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
- shockwave — (tool) A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- sidewalks — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- sidewards — towards one side
- sine wave — a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
- sleepwalk — to engage in sleepwalking.
- sleepwear — garments, as nightgowns or pajamas, worn for sleeping or at bedtime.
- slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
- slow lane — On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
- slow wave — delta wave.
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.