11-letter words containing s, w, i
- rose weevil — Fuller rose beetle.
- rose window — a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.
- rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
- sacred writ — Scripture.
- saginaw bay — an arm of Lake Huron, off the E coast of Michigan. 60 miles (97 km) long.
- saltirewise — in the direction or manner of a saltire.
- samian ware — a red-glazed terracotta pottery produced in Gaul and the Moselle Valley a.d. 100–300 and copied from Arretine ware.
- sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sash weight — a counterweight to a vertically sliding window sash.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- satin weave — one of the basic weave structures in which the filling threads are interlaced with the warp at widely separated intervals, producing the effect of an unbroken surface.
- satinflower — a Californian plant, Clarkia amoena, of the evening primrose family, having cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers blotched with red.
- schwarmerei — excessive enthusiasm or sentimentality.
- schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
- scissorwise — in a movement or position which imitates scissors
- scratch wig — a short wig, especially one that covers only part of the head.
- scrawlingly — in a scrawling manner
- screenwrite — (language) A columnar format third generation programming language similar in layout to assembler and used for transaction processing, solely on the Honeywell Bull TPS6 database/transaction management system on their Level 6 DPS6 minicomputers running under the GCOS6 operating system. In the UK it was mainly used by local authorities and the Ministry of Defense. Being proprietary technology, its popularity waned with the introduction of open systems standards, relational databases and fourth generation languages but it is believed that some systems made it through Y2K.
- screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
- screwdriver — a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.
- sealing wax — a resinous preparation, soft when heated, used for sealing letters, documents, etc.
- second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
- sei (whale) — a rorqual (Balaenoptera borealis) with a light-gray or bluish back, found in all seas
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- self-willed — stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
- semi-weekly — occurring, done, appearing, or published twice a week: semiweekly visits.
- settle with — to pay a debt or bill to
- sewage pipe — a pipe used to carry waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
- sewing silk — finely twisted silk thread used for sewing, embroidery, etc.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- ship of war — warship.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shirt-waist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- shittimwood — the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia
- shop window — storefront display
- shop-window — a window used for display of merchandise.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- show window — a display window in a store.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- showeriness — the state or quality of being showery
- showing-off — behaviour designed to impress people
- showjumping — horseriding event
- showmanship — the skill or ability of a showman.
- showrooming — the practice of looking at an item of merchandise in a shop, often using a smartphone app to compare its price elsewhere, before buying it from an online distributor
- shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
- shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
- shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sidewheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- sienkiewicz — Henryk [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, Polish novelist: Nobel prize 1905.