9-letter words containing s, w, e
- townshend — Charles, 1725–67, English politician, chancellor of the exchequer for whom the Townshend Acts are named.
- twentyish — around or approximately twenty
- twin beds — matching single beds in a bedroom or hotel room
- twin-size — (of a bed) approximately 39 inches (99 cm) wide and between 75 and 76 inches (191 and 193 cm) long; single.
- twist tie — a short wire, usually enveloped in paper or plastic, used to tie closed a bag, wrapper, etc.
- twist-tie — a short, slender wire covered as with paper or plastic, twisted to tie closed a plastic bag or other wrapper
- two cents — something of insignificant value; a paltry amount: We wouldn't give two cents for their chances of success.
- two-horse — If you describe a contest as a two-horse race, you mean that only two of the people or things taking part have any chance of winning.
- two-phase — diphase.
- two-sided — having two sides; bilateral.
- two-speed — (of a transmission system) having two settings
- ullswater — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 12 km (7.5 miles)
- unawesome — not awesome
- unswollen — not swollen
- untwisted — not twisted.
- wackiness — odd or irrational; crazy: They had some wacky plan for selling more books.
- wadsetter — a person who takes out a mortgage
- waffen ss — the militarized formations of the SS, established by Nazi Germany between 1933 and 1945 and including some units of foreign nationals from occupied territories.
- waggeries — Plural form of waggery.
- wagoneers — Plural form of wagoneer.
- waistbelt — a belt encircling the waist
- waistline — the circumference of the body at the waist: exercises to reduce the waistline.
- wakeovers — Plural form of wakeover.
- waldenses — a Christian sect that arose after 1170 in southern France, under the leadership of Pierre Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, and joined the Reformation movement in the 16th century.
- walkovers — Plural form of walkover.
- wallabies — Plural form of wallaby.
- wallensis — Sir William, Wallace, Sir William.
- wallopers — Plural form of walloper.
- wanderers — Mechanics. the drift of a gyroscope or a similar device.
- wannabees — Plural form of wannabee.
- war chest — money set aside or scheduled for a particular purpose or activity, as for a political campaign or organizational drive.
- war horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- war-horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- wardmotes — Plural form of wardmote.
- wardrobes — Plural form of wardrobe.
- warehouse — a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
- warerooms — Plural form of wareroom.
- warhorses — Plural form of warhorse.
- warplanes — Plural form of warplane.
- warreners — Plural form of warrener.
- wash over — water: cover
- wash sale — a sale of a stock at a loss and repurchase of the same or substantially identical stock within 30 days, for which the capital loss is disallowed for tax purposes.
- wash-wipe — a windscreen wiper
- washables — Plural form of washable.
- washed up — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-up — done for; having failed completely.
- washerman — a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
- washermen — Plural form of washerman.
- washhouse — A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
- washiness — the state or quality of being washy.