11-letter words containing s, w
- swingletree — a whiffletree.
- swingometer — a device used in television broadcasting during a general election to indicate the swing of votes from one political party to another
- swipe right — to move a finger from left to right across a touchscreen in order to approve an image
- swiss chard — chard.
- swiss guard — a member of a corps of bodyguards protecting the pope, with membership restricted to natives of Switzerland.
- swiss lapis — cracked quartz, stained blue in imitation of lapis lazuli.
- swiss steak — a thick slice of steak dredged in flour and pounded, browned, and braised with tomatoes, onions, and other vegetables.
- switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- switch over — If you switch over when you are watching television, you change to another channel.
- switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
- switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
- switched on — turned-on (def 1).
- switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
- switchgrass — a North American prairie grass
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
- swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
- swivel-eyed — having or displaying extreme or fanatical views
- swivelblock — a block that supports a swivel
- swollenness — a past participle of swell.
- sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
- sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
- sword grass — any of various grasses or plants having swordlike or sharp leaves, as the sword lily.
- sword-point — the point of a sword
- swordbearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
- swordswoman — a female who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
- szymanowski — Karol [kah-rawl] /ˈkɑ rɔl/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1937, Polish composer.
- talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
- texas tower — an offshore radar-equipped platform supported by foundations sunk into the floor of the ocean, formerly used as part of a system for warning against air attacks.
- the gallows — execution by hanging
- the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
- the swedish — the people of Sweden collectively
- the wharves — the working area of a dock
- the willies — nervousness, jitters, or fright (esp in the phrase give (or get) the willies)
- the windies — the international cricket team of the West Indies
- the yahwist — the conjectured author or authors of the earliest of four main sources or strands of tradition of which the Pentateuch is composed and in which God is called Yahweh throughout
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
- throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
- thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbs-down — an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
- tiddlywinks — a game played on a flat surface, in which players attempt to snap small plastic disks into a cup by pressing the edges of the disks with larger ones.
- time switch — Electronics
- time waster — If you say that someone or something is a time waster, you mean that they cause you to spend a lot of time doing something that is unnecessary or does not produce any benefit.
- tin whistle — A tin whistle is a simple musical instrument in the shape of a metal pipe with holes. You play the tin whistle by blowing into it. Tin whistles make a high sound and are often used in folk music, for example Irish music.
- tongues wag — If tongues are wagging, people are talking a lot about someone and their behaviour.
- torrens law — any of various statutes that provide for the registration of the title to land with the government, which issues a warranted title deed (Torrens certificate) to said land
- townscaping — the act of designing a town
- townspeople — residents of a town