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

  • rawlinson — George, 1812–1902, English historian.
  • re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
  • reswallow — to swallow again
  • road show — touring performance or display
  • road-show — of or relating to road shows.
  • roadworks — work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
  • rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
  • rosewater — perfume, flavouring from rose petals
  • rust away — When a metal object rusts away, it is gradually weakened and destroyed by rust.
  • saber saw — a portable electric jigsaw.
  • sabre saw — a portable electric saw with a narrow, oscillating blade
  • sabrewing — a large hummingbird of the genus Campylopterous, with long curved wings
  • safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
  • saltwater — of or relating to salt water.
  • saltworks — (often used with a plural verb) a building or plant where salt is made.
  • saw grass — any of various sedges of the genus Cladium, of tropical and temperate regions, having spiny, serrated leaves.
  • sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
  • scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
  • scarecrow — an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
  • scareware — Computers. software that is sold as computer security or as an antivirus or other utility program but is either useless or is itself malware: I was a victim of scareware—I got a warning that my computer was about to fail, so I panicked and purchased the advertised software, which wiped my hard drive instead of fixing it!
  • scarfwise — in the manner of a scarf
  • scrawling — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
  • screw cap — a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.
  • screwable — able to be screwed
  • screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
  • screwbean — a small tree or shrub of the south-western United States that has edible pods
  • screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
  • scrimshaw — a carved or engraved article, especially of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation.
  • sea power — naval strength.
  • sea water — Sea water is salt water from the sea.
  • sea wrack — seaweed or a growth of seaweed, especially of the larger kinds cast up on the shore.
  • seawardly — in a seaward direction
  • seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • selfwards — in the direction of oneself
  • semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
  • sewer gas — a mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases (mainly methane) produced and collected in sewers by the decomposition of waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
  • shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
  • shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
  • 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.
  • show card — an advertising placard or card.
  • 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.
  • sidewards — towards one side
  • sioux war — any of a series of skirmishes or wars between the Sioux Indians and settlers or the U.S. Army from 1854 to 1890.
  • skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
  • sleepwear — garments, as nightgowns or pajamas, worn for sleeping or at bedtime.
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