8-letter words containing s, w, t
- the skaw — a cape at the N tip of Denmark
- the swan — the constellation Cygnus
- the wash — a shallow inlet of the North Sea on the E coast of England, between Lincolnshire and Norfolk
- the west — any area lying in or towards the west
- thewless — cowardly; timid.
- thisaway — this way; in this direction.
- thowless — lacking vigour or spirit
- 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.
- town gas — coal gas manufactured for domestic and industrial use
- townsend — Francis Everett, 1867–1960, U.S. physician and proposer of the Townsend plan.
- 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
- townsman — a native or inhabitant of a town.
- trewsman — a Highlander
- tryworks — the furnace and other apparatus, as on whaling ships in the past, used for rendering blubber into oil
- tweezers — tweezers.
- twenties — a cardinal number, 10 times 2.
- twenty's — 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.
- two bits — twenty-five cents.
- two-shot — a camera shot, as a close-up, of two persons.
- two-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die that bears two pips, or a domino one half of which bears two pips.
- two-star — of or being a major general, as indicated by two stars on an insignia.
- two-step — a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps.
- unstowed — to remove (tools, utensils, equipment, etc.) from stowage, especially in preparation for use.
- unswathe — to free from something that swathes: to unswath the child of her bandages.
- unwasted — waste (defs 26–28).
- w-r star — a very hot (35,000–100,000 K) and luminous star in the early stages of evolution, with broad emission lines in its spectrum.
- wackiest — Superlative form of wacky.
- wagtails — Plural form of wagtail.
- wainscot — wood, especially oak and usually in the form of paneling, for lining interior walls.
- waisting — That which goes at the waist (of a person, as on a garment, or of an object).
- waitlist — to place on a waiting list: All they could do was to waitlist us for the afternoon flight.
- waitress — a woman who waits on tables, as in a restaurant.
- waitrons — Plural form of waitron.
- waitsian — of Tom Waits (born 1949), US singer and songwriter, or his works
- walkouts — Plural form of walkout.
- waltzers — Plural form of waltzer.
- wantless — (archaic) Having no want; abundant; fruitful.
- waratahs — Plural form of waratah.
- warrants — Plural form of warrant.
- warthogs — Plural form of warthog.
- wartless — Without warts.
- wash out — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.