8-letter words containing s, w, u
- pushdown — a list in which the last item added is at the top
- put wise — having the power of discerning and judging properly as to what is true or right; possessing discernment, judgment, or discretion.
- rushwork — the handicraft of making objects woven of rushes.
- russwurm — John Brown, 1799–1851, Jamaican-born journalist in the U.S. and (after 1829) journalist and statesman in Liberia.
- sawdusty — filled with or suggesting sawdust.
- screw up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- screw-up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- scutwork — menial, routine work, as that done by an underling: the scutwork of scrubbing pots and pans.
- show out — to conduct a person out of a room or building by opening the door for him
- showjump — to take part in a showjumping competition
- shutdown — a shutting down, as of a factory, school, or machine; a termination or suspension of operations, services, or business activity: a partial government shutdown; an emergency shutdown of a nuclear reactor.
- snow gum — any of various eucalyptus trees that grow at high altitude, esp Eucalyptus pauciflora
- snowbush — any of several ornamental shrubs having a profusion of white flowers, as Ceanothus cordulatus, of the buckthorn family, native to western North America.
- snowsuit — a child's one- or two-piece outer garment for cold weather, often consisting of heavily lined pants and jacket.
- sourwood — sorrel tree.
- southpaw — a person who is left-handed.
- spunware — objects formed by spinning.
- squawked — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squawker — to utter a loud, harsh cry, as a duck or other fowl when frightened.
- squawman — a White or other non-American-Indian man married to a North American Indian woman
- studwork — the act or process of building with studding.
- subdwarf — a star which is smaller than a dwarf star
- subtweet — (on the Twitter website) a hostile or otherwise negative post that is addressed to or about a particular person but does not mention the person’s username or does not name the person at all.
- subworld — in literary theory, a world 'created' by a character within a text world or fiction, for example through a flashback or reminiscence on the part of the character; the subworld is subordinate to but not part of the text world
- suchwise — in such a way or manner
- sulawesi — an island in central Indonesia. 72,986 sq. mi. (189,034 sq. km).
- sumpweed — a herbaceous, oily, annual plant, Iva annua, native to North America and once cultivated for its edible seeds
- sunwards — Also, sunwards. toward the sun.
- supercow — a dairy cow that produces a very high milk yield as a result of selective breeding or genetic modification
- sus laws — laws authorizing the arrest and punishment of suspected persons frequenting, or loitering in, public places with criminal intent. In England, the sus law formed part of the Vagrancy Act of 1824, repealed in 1981
- suwannee — a river in SE Georgia and N Florida, flowing SW to the Gulf of Mexico. 240 miles (386 km) long.
- sweep up — clean with a broom, brush
- swell up — become enlarged
- swimsuit — bathing suit.
- swounded — swoon.
- thuswise — in this way; thus
- unawares — while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently.
- unshadow — to remove a shadow from
- 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.
- unswayed — swaybacked.
- unwashed — not cleaned or purified by or as if by washing: unwashed dishes; the unwashed soul of a sinner.
- unwasted — waste (defs 26–28).
- unwisdom — lack of wisdom; folly; rashness; recklessness: an act of unwisdom.
- unwisely — not wise; foolish; imprudent; lacking in good sense or judgment: an unwise choice; an unwise man.
- unwished — unwished-for.
- waesucks — alas
- walkouts — Plural form of walkout.
- walruses — Plural form of walrus.
- 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.