10-letter words containing s, w, e
- warrioress — a woman who is a warrior
- wart cress — either of two prostrate annuals, Coronopus squamatus and C. didymus, having small white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- wart snake — either of two stout, nonvenomous snakes of the family Acrochordindae, ranging from southeastern Asia to northern Australia, and having the skin covered with wartlike, three-pointed scales.
- washateria — a launderette.
- washbasket — Alternative form of wash basket.
- washed out — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-out — faded, especially from washing.
- washeteria — washateria.
- wassermann — August von [ou-goo st fuh n] /ˈaʊ gʊst fən/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, German physician and bacteriologist.
- wast water — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 5 km (3 miles)
- waste away — become thin and weak
- waste gate — a valve in a turbocharger unit that automatically opens when a predetermined engine speed is reached, so that some of the exhaust gas to the turbine is diverted and the engine speed does not become excessive.
- waste land — a poem (1922) by T. S. Eliot.
- waste pipe — a pipe for draining liquid waste or excess liquids.
- waste well — absorbing well.
- wastefully — In a wasteful manner.
- wastelands — Plural form of wasteland.
- wastepaper — paper thrown away as useless.
- wastewater — water that has been used in washing, flushing, manufacturing, etc.; sewage.
- watch stem — a winder
- water loss — evapotranspiration (def 2).
- water mass — a large body of oceanic water usually identified by a well-defined relationship between temperature and salinity or chemical content: usually a mixture of two or more such bodies, each having a specified temperature and salinity
- water oats — wild rice.
- water seal — a small amount of water contained in the trap of a drain to prevent the passage of foul smells
- water sign — any of the three astrological signs, Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces, that are grouped together because of the shared attributes of sensitivity and emotionalism.
- water-fast — (of a color or dye) resistant to the effects caused by water; not changed or faded by the action of water.
- water-sick — (of soil) unproductive due to excessive watering or salt residues from irrigation.
- water-soak — to soak or saturate with water.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- waterbuses — Plural form of waterbus.
- watercress — a cress, Nasturtium officinale, of the mustard family, usually growing in clear, running streams and having pungent leaves.
- waterfalls — Plural form of waterfall.
- waterhouse — Alfred. 1830–1905, British architect; a leader of the Gothic Revival. His buildings include Manchester Town Hall (1868) and the Natural History Museum, London (1881)
- wateriness — the state or condition of being watery or diluted.
- watermarks — Plural form of watermark.
- watersaver — a person, device, or practice that reduces water consumption, as during a drought.
- waterscape — a picture or view of the sea or other body of water.
- watersheds — Plural form of watershed.
- watersider — a wharf labourer
- waterskied — Simple past tense and past participle of waterski.
- waterslide — Alternative form of water slide.
- watersmeet — the point where two streams meet
- watersport — a sport played or practiced on or in water, as swimming, water polo, or surfing.
- waterspout — Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof.
- waterweeds — Plural form of waterweed.
- waterworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a complete system of reservoirs, pipelines, conduits, etc., by which water is collected, purified, stored, and pumped to urban users.
- wave aside — If you wave aside something such as a suggestion, explanation, or idea, you decide that it is not important enough to consider seriously.
- wavefronts — Plural form of wavefront.
- waveguides — Plural form of waveguide.
- wavelessly — (of water) Without being disturbed by waves; tranquilly.