11-letter words containing s, w, t
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shanty town — ghetto, slum
- shirt-waist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- shittimwood — the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- shower unit — fitted shower
- showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- shunt-wound — noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.
- shuttlewise — in the manner of a shuttle (i.e. back and forth)
- sightworthy — worth seeing
- sign writer — someone whose job is to produce signs for businesses
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
- slow motion — cinema: slower than in reality
- slow-acting — working or acting slowly, not immediately
- slow-footed — proceeding at a slow pace.
- slow-motion — of, pertaining to or made in slow motion: a slow-motion replay.
- slow-twitch — of or relating to muscle fiber that contracts relatively slowly and is resistant to fatigue (distinguished from fast-twitch).
- slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
- small white — a small white butterfly, Artogeia rapae, with scanty black markings, the larvae of which feed on brassica leaves
- smooth away — to remove (difficulties, obstacles, etc.)
- smooth down — make flat and even
- snow report — a regular weather report that concentrates on details of amounts of snow and conditions at ski resorts
- snowy egret — a white egret, Egretta thula, of the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere: formerly hunted in great numbers for its plumes, the species is now protected and has recovered.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- software ag — (company) A German software engineering company that started with the ADABAS database. Natural is their 4GL development environment, EntireX is their DCOM for Unix and IBM. BOLERO, is an object-oriented development environment and application server specially made for Electronic Business applications. Mailing-list: <[email protected]>.
- somersworth — a town in SE New Hampshire.
- somewhither — to some unspecified place; somewhere.
- songwriting — composing melodies and lyrics
- sopping wet — soaked, dripping
- south downs — a range of low hills, from Hampshire to East Sussex, in S England.
- south wales — an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. Includes the capital city, Cardiff, as well as Swansea and Newport. Welsh name: De Cymru
- southwardly — toward the south
- southwester — a wind, gale, or storm from the southwest.
- sow thistle — any composite plant belonging to the genus Sonchus, especially S. oleraceus, a weed having thistlelike leaves, yellow flowers, and a milky juice.
- sparrowfart — the very early morning
- spatterwork — a method of decorating whereby ink or another fluid is spattered over a medium
- spirit away — the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- split wings — wings (of an artificial fly) that are dressed cocked up and separated into a V shape
- sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
- spotted owl — a dark-brown owl (Strix occidentalis, family Strigidae) with scattered white spots and dark eyes, sometimes seen in the forests of W North America: it is an endangered species
- springwater — water from a spring
- square with — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- stage screw — a large, tapered screw fitted with a handle, used to secure braces for scenery to the floor of a stage.
- stanislaw i — (Stanislaw Leszczynski) Stanislaus I.
- stanislawow — Polish name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned