10-letter words containing s, w, i, a
- shieldwall — a protective wall formed by interlocking the shields of foot soldiers
- shirtwaist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
- showcasing — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- silverware — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
- smile away — to drive away or get rid of by a smile or smiling
- snow train — a train that takes passengers to and from a winter resort area.
- snowmaking — the creation of artificial snow at ski areas.
- social war — Greek History. the war between Athens and its confederates, 357–355 b.c.
- solar wind — an emanation from the sun's corona consisting of a flow of charged particles, mainly electrons and protons, that interacts with the magnetic field of the earth and other planetary bodies.
- son-in-law — the husband of one's daughter.
- squarewise — in a square position or shape
- squauwmish — Squamish.
- stage wait — an unintentional pause during a performance, usually caused by a performer's or stagehand's missing a cue.
- state-wide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stillwater — a city in N Oklahoma.
- 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.
- strip away — remove entirely
- strip-wash — a thorough, all-over wash with a flannel, sponge, etc, and water but without getting into a bath or shower
- swaggering — pertaining to, characteristic of, or behaving in the manner of a person who swaggers.
- swamp pink — a bog plant, Helonias bullata, of the lily family, native to the eastern U.S., having a dense spike of small, fragrant pink flowers.
- sweat suit — a set of garments consisting of sweatpants and a sweatshirt.
- sweatshirt — a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- swing band — a band that plays swing jazz
- swing loan — a bridge loan.
- swing pass — a pass thrown to a receiver, usually a running back, who is running toward a sideline
- swinglebar — a whiffletree.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- swiss ball — a very large inflatable ball made of strong elastic rubber, used for physical exercise and in physiotherapy
- switchable — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
- switchback — a highway, as in a mountainous area, having many hairpin curves.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- switchyard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- tandemwise — in the manner of a tandem
- tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- twin falls — a city in S Idaho.
- twin peaks — a mountain in central Idaho: highest peak in the Salmon River Mountains. 10,340 feet (3154 meters).
- underwaist — a blouse worn under another.
- wabiserver — (operating system, tool) An addition to Wabi which allows the Microsoft Windows application to run on a server, e.g. a powerful Intel-based computer, with users accessing it from their desktop which can be a cheap computer such as an X terminal.
- wages bill — the total amount of money that a company or organization pays to its employees
- wages slip — a small piece of paper with a printed record of a person's wages
- wainscoted — Alternative spelling of wainscotted.
- waist pack — fanny pack.
- waist size — circumference of one's waist
- waist-deep — being at or rising to the level of the waist.
- waist-high — extending as high as the waist: a waist-high hedge.
- waistbands — Plural form of waistband.
- waistcloth — a loincloth.
- waistcoats — Plural form of waistcoat.