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11-letter words containing s, t, o, w

  • sparrowfart — the very early morning
  • spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
  • sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
  • spotted owl — a dark-brown owl (Strix occidentalis, family Strigidae) with scattered white spots and dark eyes, sometimes seen in the forests of W North America: it is an endangered species
  • stanislawow — Polish name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
  • state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
  • stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
  • steelworker — a person employed in the process of manufacturing steel and steel products.
  • steppenwolf — a novel (1927) by Hermann Hesse.
  • stock power — a power of attorney permitting a person other than the owner of stock in a corporation to transfer the title of ownership to a third party.
  • stokes' law — the law that the force that retards a sphere moving through a viscous fluid is directly proportional to the velocity of the sphere, the radius of the sphere, and the viscosity of the fluid.
  • stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
  • stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • stoneworker — any construction, as walls or the like, of stone; stone masonry.
  • storm sewer — a sewer for carrying off rainfall drained from paved surfaces, roofs, etc.
  • storm watch — watch (def 20).
  • storm water — standing water produced after a heavy rainfall or snowfall
  • storywriter — a person who writes stories, tales, fables, etc.
  • 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.
  • strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
  • sulphurwort — an umbelliferous perennial plant, Peucedanum officinale, of which the roots produce a smell like that of sulphur
  • supergrowth — exceptional growth; very rapid growth
  • swallowtail — the tail of a swallow or a deeply forked tail like that of a swallow.
  • swallowwort — celandine (def 1).
  • sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
  • sweat lodge — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
  • sweatercoat — a coat knitted like a bulky sweater.
  • sweet tooth — a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.
  • sweet-tooth — a liking or craving for candy and other sweets.
  • swell front — a horizontally convex front, as of a chest of drawers.
  • swing voter — to cause to move to and fro, sway, or oscillate, as something suspended from above: to swing one's arms in walking.
  • swingometer — a device used in television broadcasting during a general election to indicate the swing of votes from one political party to another
  • switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
  • sword-point — the point of a sword
  • talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
  • 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 gallows — execution by hanging
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
  • thumbs-down — an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
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