9-letter words containing s, h, r, e, w
- 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.
- shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
- shellwork — decorative work composed of seashells: an elaborate picture frame decorated with shellwork.
- 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.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.
- shipwreck — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shoreview — a town in E Minnesota.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shoreweed — a tufty aquatic perennial, Littorella uniflora, of the plantain family, that forms underwater mats but usually flowers only on muddy margins
- shorewood — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- 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.
- showerful — abundant
- shrewdest — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- shrewlike — a woman of violent temper and speech; termagant.
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- somewhere — in or at some place not specified, determined, or known: They live somewhere in Michigan.
- supershow — an exceptional show
- swineherd — a person who tends swine.
- the sword — violence, warfare
- the works — exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- the worst — the least good or most inferior person, thing, or part in a group, narrative, etc
- throwster — a person who throws silk or synthetic filaments.
- two-horse — If you describe a contest as a two-horse race, you mean that only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning.
- war chest — money set aside or scheduled for a particular purpose or activity, as for a political campaign or organizational drive.
- war horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- war-horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- warehouse — a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
- warhorses — Plural form of warhorse.
- wash over — water: cover
- washerman — a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
- washermen — Plural form of washerman.
- water ash — hoptree.
- watershed — Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide.
- wear ship — to change the tack of a sailing vessel, esp a square-rigger, by coming about so that the wind passes astern
- wee hours — the first few hours after midnight
- weisshorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4512 meters).
- whereness — the state of having a place; position
- whiskered — having, wearing, or covered with whiskers.
- whispered — rumored; reported: He is whispered to be planning to run for governor.
- whisperer — a person or thing that whispers.
- whistlers — Plural form of whistler.
- whiteners — Plural form of whitener.
- who cares — I don't care
- whosoever — Whichever person; whoever.
- whysoever — Form of whyever.
- wiltshire — Also, Wilts [wilts] /wɪlts/ (Show IPA). a county in S England. 1345 sq. mi. (3485 sq. km). County seat: Salisbury.
- winterish — Characteristic of winter.
- wire mesh — metal netting material