11-letter words containing s, o, a, r, w
- radio waves — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
- rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
- rain shower — a brief rainfall, usually of variable intensity.
- rawoop-snap — (language) An early system on the IBM 1130.
- reason with — If you try to reason with someone, you try to persuade them to do or accept something by using sensible arguments.
- rose mallow — any of several plants of the genus Hibiscus, of the mallow family, having rose-colored flowers.
- safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- schoolwards — in the direction of school
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
- shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- ship of war — warship.
- show around — guide round a new place
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snow banner — snow being blown off a mountaintop.
- snow grains — precipitation consisting of white, opaque ice particles usually less than one millimeter in diameter.
- soap powder — soap produced and packaged in powdered form.
- social work — organized work directed toward the betterment of social conditions in the community, as by seeking to improve the condition of the poor, to promote the welfare of children, etc.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- solar power — energy generated by the sun
- southwardly — toward the south
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- sparrowhawk — a small, short-winged European hawk, Accipiter nisus, that preys on smaller birds.
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
- storm watch — watch (def 20).
- storm water — standing water produced after a heavy rainfall or snowfall
- strand wolf — brown hyena.
- straw color — a pale yellow similar to the color of straw.
- strawflower — any of several everlasting flowers, especially an Australian composite plant, Helichrysum bracteatum, having heads of chaffy yellow, orange, red, or white flowers.
- superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
- swallowwort — celandine (def 1).
- swarm spore — zoospore
- sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
- sword grass — any of various grasses or plants having swordlike or sharp leaves, as the sword lily.
- swordbearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- swordswoman — a female who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
- texas tower — an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.