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10-letter words containing s, w, a, r

  • saran wrap — Saran wrap is a thin, clear, stretchy plastic which you use to cover food to keep it fresh.
  • savile row — a street in Mayfair, London, famous for expensive and fashionable clothes shops
  • saw doctor — a sawmill specialist who sharpens and services saw blades
  • scare away — frighten off sb, sth
  • scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
  • schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
  • schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
  • 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 jack — jackscrew.
  • screw nail — drive screw.
  • screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
  • scroll saw — a narrow saw mounted vertically in a frame and operated with an up-and-down motion, used for cutting curved ornamental designs.
  • scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
  • sea lawyer — a sailor inclined to question or complain about the orders given.
  • seal brown — a rich, dark brown suggestive of dressed and dyed sealskin.
  • self-aware — having knowledge; conscious; cognizant: aware of danger.
  • sharawadgi — a form of Chinese landscape architecture known for its irregular and asymmetrical plantings
  • shearwater — any of several long-winged petrels of the genus Puffinus that appear to shear the water with their wing tips when flying low.
  • shirtwaist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
  • shopwalker — a floorwalker.
  • short wave — 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.
  • short-wave — 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.
  • show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
  • showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
  • shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
  • shower tea — kitchen tea.
  • showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
  • silverware — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
  • slow march — a march in slow time
  • smallsword — a light, tapering sword for thrusting, formerly used in fencing or dueling.
  • smallworld — (legal)   A trademark of Smallworldwide Plc..
  • smart well — A smart well is a well which has equipment that can be controlled either automatically or by an operator at a remote location.
  • smart wool — a textile produced by blending wool with a conductive fibre, which can be heated by means of a small battery
  • smartwatch — a computing device that resembles a wristwatch and is attached to a band worn around the wrist: Get email and text message notifications on your smartwatch.
  • smear word — a slanderous, vilifying epithet.
  • snow board — a board serving as a snow guard.
  • snow grass — any of various grey-green grasses of the genus Poa, of SE Australian mountain regions
  • snow train — a train that takes passengers to and from a winter resort area.
  • social war — Greek History. the war between Athens and its confederates, 357–355 b.c.
  • soda water — an effervescent beverage consisting of water charged with carbon dioxide.
  • solar wind — an emanation from the sun's corona consisting of a flow of charged particles, mainly electrons and protons, that interacts with the magnetic field of the earth and other planetary bodies.
  • southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
  • spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
  • sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
  • square-law — of or relating to an electronic circuit or device that produces an output voltage proportional to the square of its input voltage over the range of input voltages for which it is designed to function: square-law detector.
  • squarewise — in a square position or shape
  • stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • starflower — any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star-of-Bethlehem or a plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family.
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