8-letter words containing s, w, i
- swelchie — the tidal race in the Pentland Firth
- swelinck — Jan Pieters [yahn pee-tuh rs] /yɑn ˈpi tərs/ (Show IPA), or Jan Pieterszoon [yahn pee-tuh r-sohn] /yɑn ˈpi tərˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA), 1562–1621, Dutch organist and composer.
- swelling — the act of swelling or the condition of being swollen.
- swellish — stylish; resembling a 'swell'
- swiftest — moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- swiftian — of or relating to Jonathan Swift
- swiftlet — any of several swifts of the genus Collocalia, of southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia, certain species of which use saliva to construct nests, which are used in making bird's-nest soup.
- swigging — an amount of liquid, especially liquor, taken in one swallow; draught: He took a swig from the flask.
- swilling — liquid or partly liquid food for animals, especially kitchen refuse given to swine; hogwash.
- swim fin — one of a pair of flippers.
- swimmers — to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- swimmily — tearfully
- swimming — an act, instance, or period of swimming.
- swimsuit — bathing suit.
- swimwear — clothing designed to be worn for swimming or at a beach.
- swindled — (of a gem) cut so as to retain the maximum weight of the original stone or to give a false impression of size, especially by having the table too large.
- swindler — to cheat (a person, business, etc.) out of money or other assets.
- swinepox — a variety of chicken pox.
- swing by — Aerospace. a trajectory that uses the gravitational field of one celestial body to alter the course of a spacecraft destined for another body.
- swingarm — the main part of the rear suspension on a motorcycle
- swingers — a person or thing that swings.
- swinging — Also called Big Band music, swing music. a style of jazz, popular especially in the 1930s and often arranged for a large dance band, marked by a smoother beat and more flowing phrasing than Dixieland and having less complex harmonies and rhythms than modern jazz.
- swingism — former resistance to the use of agricultural machines
- swingman — a player who can play either of two positions, usually guard and forward.
- swishing — to move with or make a sibilant sound, as a slender rod cutting sharply through the air or as small waves washing on the shore.
- swissing — a method of treating cloth
- switched — a hairpiece consisting of a bunch or tress of long hair or some substitute, fastened together at one end and worn by women to supplement their own hair.
- switchel — a drink of molasses and water, plus ginger or rum; treacle beer
- swiveled — a fastening device that allows the thing fastened to turn around freely upon it, especially to turn in a full circle.
- swizzled — a tall drink, originating in Barbados, composed of full-flavored West Indian rum, lime juice, crushed ice, and sugar: typically served with a swizzle stick.
- swizzler — a drunkard; a cheat
- swoffing — the sport of saltwater fly-fishing
- swooning — to faint; lose consciousness.
- swooping — to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- swotting — to study or work hard.
- teamwise — in respect of a team, in the manner of a team
- tentwise — in the manner of a tent
- termwise — term by term: The series can be integrated termwise. Two series are added termwise.
- thisaway — this way; in this direction.
- thuswise — in this way; thus
- time was — there was a time
- tinworks — an establishment for the mining or processing of tin or for the making of tinware.
- township — a unit of local government, usually a subdivision of a county, found in most midwestern and northeastern states of the U.S. and in most Canadian provinces.
- townskip — a mischievous and roguish child who frequents city streets
- twenties — a cardinal number, 10 times 2.
- twigless — having no twigs
- twigsome — covered with twigs
- twin set — a matching pair of women's sweaters, a pullover and a cardigan, intended to be worn together
- twinship — the condition of being a twin or twins
- twisting — a deviation in direction; curve; bend; turn.