10-letter words containing s, w, e, n
- sinewiness — having strong sinews: a sinewy back.
- skew lines — two or more lines that lie in different planes, are not parallel, and do not intersect
- skywritten — created by the process of skywriting
- sneezeweed — any of several coarse composite plants of the genus Helenium, the flowers of which resemble sunflowers and cause sneezing.
- sneezewood — a tree, Ptaeroxylon utile, native to southern Africa: family Ptaeroxylaceae
- sneezewort — a composite plant, Achillea ptarmica, of Europe, the powdered leaves of which cause sneezing.
- snow apple — Fameuse.
- snow cover — a layer of snow on the ground.
- snow devil — a whirling column of snow
- snow fence — a barrier erected on the windward side of a road, house, barn, etc., serving as a protection from drifting snow.
- snow gauge — an instrument for measuring the depth of snow.
- snow goose — a white North American wild goose, previously classified as the species Chen hyperborea but now considered the light color phase of the blue goose, C. caerulescens.
- snow under — Meteorology. a precipitation in the form of ice crystals, mainly of intricately branched, hexagonal form and often agglomerated into snowflakes, formed directly from the freezing of the water vapor in the air. Compare ice crystals, snow grains, snow pellets.
- snow-creep — a continuous, slow, downhill movement of snow.
- snow-goose — a white North American wild goose, previously classified as the species Chen hyperborea but now considered the light color phase of the blue goose, C. caerulescens.
- snow-white — white as snow.
- snowblades — a type of skis, about half the length of normal downhill skis and used without poles
- snowblower — a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- snowmobile — Also called skimobile, snowcat. a motor vehicle with a revolving tread in the rear and steerable skis in the front, for traveling over snow.
- solemn vow — a perpetual, irrevocable public vow taken by a religious, in which property may not be owned by the individual, and marriage is held invalid under canon law.
- somewhence — from somewhere
- songwriter — a person who writes the words or music, or both, for popular songs.
- sound wave — a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
- spacewoman — a woman astronaut.
- spleenwort — any of various temperate and tropical ferns of the genera Asplenium and Diplazium, certain species of which are grown as ornamentals.
- spongeware — earthenware decorated with color applied with a sponge.
- spongewood — an Indian plant with a pith used in making tropical hats
- stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- steepdowne — very steep or precipitous
- stemwinder — a stemwinding watch.
- sternwards — towards the stern; astern
- sternwheel — a paddle wheel at the stern of a vessel.
- sternworks — the rear of a vessel
- stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- still wine — any nonsparkling table wine.
- stockowner — stockholder (def 1).
- stolenwise — in a stealthy or secretive manner
- straw wine — a usually rich or sweet wine produced from grapes partially dried on the vine or picked and dried in the sun on a bed of straw or reeds.
- sunset law — a statute that includes provision for automatic termination of a government program, agency, etc., at the end of a specified time period unless it is reauthorized by the legislature.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- swaggering — pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
- sweatpants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- swedenborg — Emanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/ (Show IPA), (Emanuel Swedberg) 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
- sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- sweet fern — a North American shrub, Comptonia (or Myrica) asplenifolia, having scented fernlike leaves and heads of brownish flowers: family Myricaceae
- sweetening — something that sweetens food, beverages, etc., as sugar, saccharine, etc.
- sweltering — suffering oppressive heat.
- swinestone — a type of limestone that emits an unpleasant odour when rubbed or struck