10-letter words containing s, c, r, e, w
- scare away — frighten off sb, sth
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- schweitzer — Albert, 1875–1965, Alsatian writer, missionary, doctor, and musician in Africa: Nobel Peace Prize 1952.
- schwitters — Kurt [koo rt] /kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1948, German artist.
- score draw — A score draw is the result of a football match in which both teams score at least one goal, and they score the same number of goals.
- screw axis — a symmetry element of a space group such that a rotation of the lattice about the axis and a translation of the lattice some fraction of the lattice's unit distance brings the lattice back to its original position.
- screw bean — a tree, Prosopis pubescens, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., bearing twisted pods used as fodder.
- screw hook — a hook having a shank in the form of a screw.
- screw jack — jackscrew.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- screw pile — a pile that is used for the foundations of bridges, lighthouses, etc., and has a screwlike lower end for drilling through and taking firm hold in compacted material.
- screw pine — any tropical Asian tree or shrub of the genus Pandanus, having a palmlike or branched stem, long, narrow, rigid, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots, and bearing an edible fruit.
- screwed up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- screwiness — the state or quality of being screwy
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scrollwise — like a scroll, in a way similar to a scroll
- second row — the forwards in the second row of a scrum
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- snow cover — a layer of snow on the ground.
- snow-creep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- stockowner — stockholder (def 1).
- swarm cell — the amebalike germinated spore cell of myxomycetes.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- switcheroo — an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- switchover — the act or process of changing from one power source, system, etc., to another.
- sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
- thumbscrew — a screw, the head of which is so constructed that it may be turned easily with the thumb and a finger.
- twin-screw — (of a vessel) having two screw propellers, which usually revolve in opposite directions.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- war crimes — Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.
- wart cress — either of two prostrate annuals, Coronopus squamatus and C. didymus, having small white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- water-sick — (of soil) unproductive due to excessive watering or salt residues from irrigation.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- watercress — a cress, Nasturtium officinale, of the mustard family, usually growing in clear, running streams and having pungent leaves.
- waterscape — a picture or view of the sea or other body of water.
- weizsacker — Carl Friedrich von [kahrl free-drikh fuh n] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1912–2007, German physicist and cosmologist.
- widescreen — of, noting, or pertaining to motion pictures projected on a screen having greater width than height, usually in a ratio of 1 to 2.5.
- winchester — (in the Middle Ages) a kingdom, later an earldom, in S England. Capital: Winchester.
- windscreen — windshield.
- windsucker — a horse afflicted with cribbing.
- wisecracks — Make a wisecrack.
- wood screw — any of various screws that have a slotted head and a gimlet point that permit them to be driven into wood with a screwdriver.
- woodscrews — Plural form of woodscrew.
- wordsearch — a puzzle made up of letters arranged in a grid which contains a number of hidden words running in various directions
- work space — area used for work
- workpieces — Plural form of workpiece.
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- workspaces — Plural form of workspace.