9-letter words containing s, w, e
- hoosegows — Plural form of hoosegow.
- horseweed — a North American composite weed, Erigeron canadensis, having narrow, hairy leaves and clusters of very small greenish-white flowers.
- horsewhip — a whip for controlling horses.
- horsewood — A West Indian tree, Calliandra latifolia, with showy crimson blossoms.
- hose down — spray sth clean
- houseware — Homeware.
- housewife — Sometimes Offensive. a married woman who manages her own household, especially as her principal occupation.
- housewive — (transitive) To manage with skill and economy.
- housework — the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
- howitzers — Plural form of howitzer.
- howsoever — to whatsoever extent or degree.
- hypernews — A Hypertext system from the Turing Institute Glasgow, based on NeWS.
- ice screw — a screwed tubular or solid steel rod with a ring at one end for inserting into ice as an anchor point
- in a stew — agitated, flustered
- in escrow — a contract, deed, bond, or other written agreement deposited with a third person, by whom it is to be delivered to the grantee or promisee on the fulfillment of some condition.
- inswinger — a bowled ball that veers from off side to leg side.
- interwebs — Plural form of interweb.
- irish yew — a variety of yew, Taxus baccata stricta, of Eurasia and northern Africa, having upright branches and dark green foliage with color variations.
- isherwood — Christopher (William Bradshaw) [brad-shaw] /ˈbræd ʃɔ/ (Show IPA), 1904–86, English poet, novelist, and playwright; in the U.S. since 1938.
- jackscrew — a jack for lifting, consisting of a screw steadied by a threaded support and carrying a plate or other part bearing the load.
- jamestown — a British island in the S Atlantic: Napoleon's place of exile 1815–21. 47 sq. mi. (122 sq. km).
- jawlensky — Alexej von [ah-le-ksey fuh n] /ˌɑ lɛˈkseɪ fən/ (Show IPA), 1864?–1941, German painter, born in Russia.
- jewelfish — a brightly colored cichlid fish, Hemichromis bimaculatus, native to Africa: popular in home aquariums.
- jewellers — Plural form of jeweller.
- jewelries — articles of gold, silver, precious stones, etc., for personal adornment.
- jewfishes — Plural form of jewfish.
- jonestown — a former settlement in N Guyana, NW of Georgetown: site of agricultural commune of an American religious cult called the People's Temple; mass suicide and murder 1978.
- jowliness — the feature of having large jowls or a prominent jaw
- kinswomen — Plural form of kinswoman.
- knapweeds — Plural form of knapweed.
- knotweeds — Plural form of knotweed.
- know best — to be the best guide, authority, etc.
- lacewings — Plural form of lacewing.
- lag screw — type of threaded bolt
- lag-screw — to fasten with a lag screw.
- lansdowne — Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice [pet-ee-fits-mawr-is,, -mor-] /ˈpɛt i fɪtsˈmɔr ɪs,, -ˈmɒr-/ (Show IPA), 5th Marquis of, 1845–1927, British statesman: viceroy of India 1888–94, foreign secretary 1900–05.
- laserwort — the name given to several umbelliferous woodland plants of the genus Laserpitium, such as Laserpitium latifolium, whose roots are used as a flavouring
- lawgivers — Plural form of lawgiver.
- lawlessly — In a lawless manner. Without constraint by law or moral code.
- lawmakers — Plural form of lawmaker.
- lay waste — to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leash law — a local ordinance requiring that dogs be leashed when not on their owners' property.
- leastways — at least; at any rate; leastwise.
- leastwise — at least; at any rate.
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- lewis gun — a light, air-cooled, gas-operated machine gun with a circular magazine, first used in World War I.
- livewires — Plural form of livewire.