7-letter words containing s, e, a, w
- mathews — ˈMitford M(cLeod) (ˈmɪtfərd ) ; mitˈfərd) 1891-1985; U.S. lexicographer & educator
- mawseed — the seed of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, which is used as feed for caged birds
- meadows — Plural form of meadow.
- newcast — (transitive) To recast; form or mould anew.
- newsman — a person employed to gather news, as for a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television news bureau; reporter.
- oversaw — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
- peishwa — a leader of the Maratha people
- prewash — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- rawness — uncooked, as articles of food: a raw carrot.
- respawn — (of a character or item in a video game) to reenter an existing game environment at a fixed point after having been defeated or otherwise removed from play: If another player character has already opened the treasure chest, you will have to wait a few minutes for the chest to respawn.
- rewards — the benefits of doing something
- salween — a river in SE Asia, flowing S from SW China through E Burma (Myanmar) to the Bay of Bengal. 1750 miles (2815 km) long.
- saw set — an instrument used to bend out slightly the point of each alternate tooth of a saw so that the kerf made by the saw will be wider than its blade.
- sea cow — any sirenian, as the manatee or dugong.
- sea mew — sea gull
- seafowl — seabird.
- seahawk — a twin-engine, four-seat U.S. Navy helicopter used for surveillance, targeting, and antisubmarine warfare.
- sealwax — a sealing wax made from a preparation of shellac and turpentine that is soft and fluid when heated, but which hardens upon cooling
- seawall — groyne: wave barrier
- seawant — the Native American name for silver coins and, formerly, the shell beads used as currency
- seaward — Also, seawards. toward the sea: a storm moving seaward.
- seaware — seaweed, especially coarse, large seaweed, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- seaweed — any plant or plants growing in the ocean.
- seawife — a variety of sea fish which is tropical, brightly coloured and has spiny fins
- seaworm — a marine worm
- see-saw — a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
- semiraw — (of food) not fully cooked; (of materials) not fully processed; raw to some degree
- sewable — capable of being fastened or enclosed by stitches
- sexwale — Tokyo. full name Mosima Gabriel Sexwale. born 1953; South African political activist and businessman
- shawlie — a working-class woman, esp one who wears a shawl
- shawnee — a member of an Algonquian-speaking tribe formerly in the east-central U.S., now in Oklahoma.
- sideway — a byway.
- skiwear — activewear designed to be worn for skiing, as jackets, sweaters, and pants.
- someway — in some way; somehow.
- spyware — Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an Internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party: a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities.
- steward — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stewart — Also, Stuart. Darnley, Lord Henry.
- stewpan — a pan for stewing; saucepan.
- stowage — an act or operation of stowing.
- strawen — of straw or strawlike
- strawer — a single stalk or stem, especially of certain species of grain, chiefly wheat, rye, oats, and barley.
- swabber — a person who uses a swab.
- swacked — in a state of intoxication, stupor, or euphoria induced by drugs or alcohol
- swaddle — to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- swagers — a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
- swagger — to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- swallet — an underground stream.
- swamies — an honorific title given to a Hindu religious teacher.
- swamped — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swamper — Informal. a person who inhabits, works in, or is exceptionally familiar with swamps.