7-letter words containing s, w, a
- cumshaw — (used, esp formerly, by beggars in Chinese ports) a present or tip
- dawdles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dawdle.
- dawkins — Richard. born 1941, British zoologist, noted for such works as The Selfish Gene (1976), The Blind Watchmaker (1986), The God Delusion (2006), and The Greatest Show on Earth (2009)
- despawn — (video games) To dematerialize; to disappear from the game world.
- dewlaps — Plural form of dewlap.
- disavow — to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
- diswarn — (obsolete) To dissuade from by previous warning.
- dogwash — /dog'wosh/ (A quip in the "urgency" field of a very optional software change request, ca. 1982. It was something like "Urgency: Wash your dog first") A project of minimal priority, undertaken as an escape from more serious work. Many games and much freeware get written this way, including this dictionary.
- dragsaw — a large power saw having a reciprocating blade, as a power hacksaw for metals or a lumbermill saw.
- drawees — Plural form of drawee.
- drawers — a sliding, lidless, horizontal compartment, as in a piece of furniture, that may be drawn out in order to gain access to it.
- dwarves — a plural of dwarf.
- earwigs — Plural form of earwig.
- edwards — Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall ("The Black Prince") 1330–76, English military leader (son of Edward III).
- eggwash — beaten egg, usually mixed with milk or water, for brushing on pastry
- endways — With its end facing upward, forward, or toward the viewer.
- enwraps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enwrap.
- eyewash — Cleansing solution for a person’s eye.
- fallows — Plural form of fallow (uncultivated land).
- fanwise — spread out like an open fan: to hold cards fanwise.
- farrows — Plural form of farrow.
- fawnish — Of a colour somewhat resembling fawn.
- fishway — A structure built on or around dams or locks to faciliate the migration of fish.
- flyways — Plural form of flyway.
- foresaw — to have prescience of; to know in advance; foreknow.
- fretsaw — A saw with a narrow blade stretched vertically on a frame, for cutting thin wood in patterns.
- gallows — a wooden frame, consisting of a crossbeam on two uprights, on which condemned persons are executed by hanging.
- gas law — ideal gas law.
- gawkers — Plural form of gawker.
- gawkish — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- geegaws — gewgaw.
- gewgaws — Plural form of gewgaw.
- glasgow — Ellen (Anderson Gholson) [gohl-suh n] /ˈgoʊl sən/ (Show IPA), 1874–1945, U.S. novelist.
- glashow — Sheldon Lee1932- ; U.S. physicist
- goshawk — any of several powerful, short-winged hawks, as Accipiter gentilis, of Europe and America, formerly much used in falconry.
- guffaws — Plural form of guffaw.
- hacksaw — a saw for cutting metal, consisting typically of a narrow, fine-toothed blade fixed in a frame.
- hallows — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- handsaw — any common saw with a handle at one end for manual operation with one hand.
- handsew — to sew by hand.
- harrows — Plural form of harrow.
- hawkers — Plural form of hawker.
- hawkins — Sir Anthony Hope ("Anthony Hope") 1863–1933, English novelist and playwright.
- hawkish — resembling a hawk, as in appearance or behavior.
- hawkyns — Sir John, Hawkins, Sir John.
- hawsers — Plural form of hawser.
- headsaw — a saw that cuts and trims logs as they enter a mill.
- heehaws — Plural form of heehaw.
- hogwash — refuse given to hogs; swill.
- hotwash — Discussions and evaluations of an agency's (or multiple agencies') performance following an exercise, training session, or major event.