9-letter words containing s, w, e
- pousowdie — any dish containing a number of different ingredients; in particular, a Scottish stew made from sheep's head
- power set — the collection of all subsets of a given set.
- power-saw — to cut with a power saw.
- powerless — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- presswork — the working or management of a printing press.
- prestwich — a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)
- prestwick — international airport in W Scotland.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- prowessed — brave or skilful
- prowesses — exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- raw score — the original score, as of a test, before it is statistically adjusted.
- re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
- reswallow — to swallow again
- rosé wine — alcoholic drink: pink wine
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- rosewater — perfume, flavouring from rose petals
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- row house — one of a row of houses having uniform, or nearly uniform, plans and fenestration and usually having a uniform architectural treatment, as in certain housing developments.
- row-house — one of a row of houses having uniform, or nearly uniform, plans and fenestration and usually having a uniform architectural treatment, as in certain housing developments.
- rowdiness — a rough, disorderly person.
- saber saw — a portable electric jigsaw.
- sabre saw — a portable electric saw with a narrow, oscillating blade
- sabrewing — a large hummingbird of the genus Campylopterous, with long curved wings
- sacagawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- sacajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- saddlebow — the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- sakajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- sakakawea — Lake, a reservoir in W central North Dakota, on the Missouri River, formed by the Garrison Dam (completed 1956). 178 miles (286 km) long.
- salt well — a well from which brine is obtained.
- saltwater — of or relating to salt water.
- sawed-off — sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick.
- sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
- scarecrow — an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
- scareware — Computers. software that is sold as computer security or as an antivirus or other utility program but is either useless or is itself malware: I was a victim of scareware—I got a warning that my computer was about to fail, so I panicked and purchased the advertised software, which wiped my hard drive instead of fixing it!
- scarfwise — in the manner of a scarf
- schleswig — a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
- schwinger — Julian Seymour, 1918–94, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1965.
- screw cap — a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.
- screw eye — a screw having a ring-shaped head.
- screw fly — screwworm fly.
- screw nut — a nut threaded to receive a screw.
- screw off — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- screw top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- screw you — expressing contempt
- screw-off — a loafer; idler.
- screw-top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.