10-letter words containing s, w, i
- followings — a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.
- followship — the practice of doing what other people suggest, rather than taking the lead
- fort lewis — a military reservation in W central Washington State, SW of Tacoma.
- full swing — full operation; greatest activity: For the first time in years the factory was in full swing. The meeting was in full swing when we arrived.
- full twist — a front or back dive made by a complete rotation of the body on its vertical axis. Compare half twist (def 1).
- ghostwrite — (intransitive) To write under the name of another (especially literary works).
- glaswegian — of or characteristic of Glasgow or its inhabitants.
- glowsticks — Plural form of glowstick.
- go walkies — to be lost or stolen
- goldwynism — a phrase or statement involving a humorous and supposedly unintentional misuse of idiom, as “Keep a stiff upper chin,” especially such a statement attributed to Samuel Goldwyn, as “Include me out.”.
- growliness — The state or quality of being growly.
- half twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- hawfinches — Plural form of hawfinch.
- hawksbills — Plural form of hawksbill.
- hawsepipes — Plural form of hawsepipe.
- healthwise — With regard to health.
- herskowitz — Melville (Jean) 1895–1963, American anthropologist.
- horse-whip — a whip for controlling horses.
- horsewhips — Plural form of horsewhip.
- hot switch — a rapid transfer from one point of origin to another during a broadcast.
- house wine — a wine sold unnamed by a restaurant, at a lower price than wines specified on the wine list
- housewifey — (informal) Resembling or characteristic of a housewife.
- housewives — Plural form of housewife.
- ill-wisher — a person who wishes misfortune to another.
- in a sweat — perspiring
- insect wax — Chinese wax.
- intertwist — the act of intertwisting or the condition of being intertwisted.
- interviews — Hold an interview with (someone).
- interwinds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of interwind.
- inwardness — the state of being inward or internal: the inwardness of the body's organs.
- irish stew — a stew usually made of mutton, lamb, or beef, with potatoes, onions, etc.
- irishwoman — a woman born in Ireland or of Irish ancestry.
- jewishness — the state or quality of being Jewish.
- jimsonweed — (botany, US) A poisonous plant Datura stramonium, in the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.
- jointworms — Plural form of jointworm.
- ki-swahili — Swahili (def 2).
- kieślowski — Krzysztof (ˈkrɪʃtɔf). 1941–96, Polish film director, whose later films were made in France; his work includes the television series Decalogue (1988–89) and the film trilogy Three Colours (1993–94)
- killswitch — Alternative spelling of kill switch.
- kiwisports — a fitness programme developed for schools, involving a selection of sports such as rounders, cricket, and netball
- ladieswear — clothes designed for women
- lengthwise — In a direction parallel with a thing's length.
- lewis acid — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with a base by accepting a pair of electrons from it.
- lewis base — any substance capable of forming a covalent bond with an acid by transferring a pair of electrons to it.
- lewis bolt — an anchor bolt having a conical base around which concrete or lead is poured to hold it.
- lewisville — a town in N Texas.
- light show — a form of entertainment consisting chiefly of constantly changing patterns of light and color, usually accompanied by music and sound effects.
- lightwaves — Plural form of lightwave.
- limp wrist — a contemptuous term used to refer to a homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- lineswoman — a female official, as in tennis, soccer, ice hockey, and football, who assists the referee.
- lineswomen — Plural form of lineswoman.