9-letter words containing s, w, a, r
- lag screw — type of threaded bolt
- lag-screw — to fasten with a lag screw.
- landwards — Also, landwards. toward the land or interior.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- last word — the closing remark or comment, as in an argument: By the rules of debate she would have the last word.
- law lords — (in Britain) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal, although in theory the full House of Lords has this role
- lawgivers — Plural form of lawgiver.
- lawmakers — Plural form of lawmaker.
- leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- loanwords — Plural form of loanword.
- low brass — an alloy of about 80 percent copper and 20 percent zinc, with traces of lead and iron.
- lowercase — (of an alphabetical letter) of a particular form often different from and smaller than its corresponding capital letter, and occurring after the initial letter of a proper name, of the first word in a sentence, etc. Examples: a, b, q, r.
- malware's — software intended to damage a computer, mobile device, computer system, or computer network, or to take partial control over its operation: tips on finding and removing viruses, spyware, and other malware.
- markdowns — Plural form of markdown.
- marrowish — Similar to a marrow.
- marrowsky — spoonerism
- marshwort — A small, white-flowered plant, of the genus Apium, that grows in marshy habitats.
- mathworks — The MathWorks, Inc.
- mealworms — Plural form of mealworm.
- meatworks — (Australia, New Zealand) A slaughterhouse or meat processing plant.
- miter saw — a backsaw used for cutting miters.
- moonwards — towards the moon
- motorways — Plural form of motorway.
- narrowest — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- narrowish — somewhat narrow
- new sarum — a city in S England, in SE Wiltshire: nearby Old Sarum was the site of an Early Iron Age hill fort; its cathedral (1220–58) has the highest spire in England. Pop: 43 355 (2001)
- new start — an employee who has just joined a company or organization
- newsboard — bulletin board.
- newsbreak — a newsworthy event or incident.
- newsmaker — a person, thing, or event that is newsworthy: a weekly magazine devoted to stories on newsmakers.
- newspaper — a publication issued at regular and usually close intervals, especially daily or weekly, and commonly containing news, comment, features, and advertising.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- nonanswer — The lack of an answer.
- oarswoman — A female rower, especially as a member of a racing team.
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- outswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswear.
- overdraws — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdraw.
- overswear — to swear again
- penis war — (jargon, abuse) (Or "Dick Size War", "DSW") Any argument which has degenerated into quantitative boasting of the sort "My [program|bot|etc.] is [faster|meaner|etc.] than yours!". Generally as unconstructive (and with as little emphasis on empirical proof) as men debating who has the biggest penis. The term is often used on IRC, news:alt.sysadmin.recovery, and sometimes applied to IRC botwars, because of their equally pointless nature.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- poor laws — laws that provide for public relief and assistance for the poor
- power-saw — to cut with a power saw.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- prop wash — propeller wash.
- quadwords — Plural form of quadword.
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- raw score — the original score, as of a test, before it is statistically adjusted.