10-letter words containing s, w, i
- power list — a list (esp one published in a newspaper, magazine, etc) of the most influential or successful people in a particular field or a particular country
- press view — a showing of a film exclusively for the benefit of the press, before it goes on general release
- printworks — (used with a singular or plural verb) a factory that prints textiles or other materials.
- profitwise — from the point of view of profit
- pull wires — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- pussy-whip — (of a woman) to dominate or control (a romantic partner); henpeck.
- radial saw — a cantilevered circular saw adjustable at various angles to the length of the work and to the perpendicular.
- rain-swept — A rain-swept place is a place where it is raining heavily.
- randomwise — in a random manner
- raw sienna — a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- rawinsonde — a method of upper-atmosphere meteorological observation conducted by means of a radiosonde tracked by radar.
- reichswehr — the 100,000-man army Germany was permitted to maintain under the Versailles Treaty after World War I: the limit was secretly exceeded.
- rift-sawed — (of lumber) sawed radially so that the broader sides of the boards or timbers are approximately perpendicular to the annual rings.
- rightwards — Also, rightwards. toward or on the right.
- riverwards — towards a river
- sandwiched — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- savile row — a street in Mayfair, London, famous for expensive and fashionable clothes shops
- schweitzer — Albert, 1875–1965, Alsatian writer, missionary, doctor, and musician in Africa: Nobel Peace Prize 1952.
- schwitters — Kurt [koo rt] /kʊərt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1948, German artist.
- scowlingly — in a scowling manner
- screw axis — a symmetry element of a space group such that a rotation of the lattice about the axis and a translation of the lattice some fraction of the lattice's unit distance brings the lattice back to its original position.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- screw pile — a pile that is used for the foundations of bridges, lighthouses, etc., and has a screwlike lower end for drilling through and taking firm hold in compacted material.
- screw pine — any tropical Asian tree or shrub of the genus Pandanus, having a palmlike or branched stem, long, narrow, rigid, spirally arranged leaves and aerial roots, and bearing an edible fruit.
- screwiness — the state or quality of being screwy
- scrollwise — like a scroll, in a way similar to a scroll
- semiweekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- semmelweis — Ignaz Philipp [ig-nahts fee-lip] /ˈɪg nɑts ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1818–65, Hungarian obstetrician.
- sewability — the ability to be sewn or stitched
- sewer pill — a ribbed wooden ball for scraping the walls of a sewer through which it floats.
- sewing bee — a small informal social gathering (usually of women) based around the activity of making or mending clothes or other things with a needle and thread
- sewing kit — A sewing kit is a small package containing items, such as needles and thread, that you need to sew something.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- shadowlike — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- sharawadgi — a form of Chinese landscape architecture known for its irregular and asymmetrical plantings
- shawinigan — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- shield law — a law protecting journalists from forced disclosure of confidential sources of information.
- shieldwall — a protective wall formed by interlocking the shields of foot soldiers
- shift down — When you shift down, you move the gear lever in the vehicle you are driving in order to use a lower gear.
- shipwright — a person who builds and launches wooden vessels or does carpentry work in connection with the building and launching of steel or iron vessels.
- shirtwaist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- shopwindow — a window used for display of merchandise.
- 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.
- side-swipe — to strike with a sweeping stroke or blow along the side; strike a glancing blow obliquely.
- side-wheel — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- sidewinder — a severe swinging blow from the side.
- siegeworks — constructions built by a besieging force
- silkgrower — a person who breeds silkworms for their silk