8-letter words containing s, w
- mixdowns — Plural form of mixdown.
- moonwise — (nonstandard) Anticlockwise.
- morwongs — Plural form of morwong.
- mostwhat — most
- mud wasp — any of several wasps, as the mud dauber, that construct a nest of mud.
- mugwumps — Plural form of mugwump.
- narwhals — Plural form of narwhal.
- nasarawa — a state of Nigeria, in the centre east of Abuja. Capital: Lafia. Pop: 1 863 275(2006). Area: 27 117 sq km (10 470 sq miles)
- networks — Plural form of network.
- newborns — A recently born child or animal.
- newhouse — Samuel I(rving) 1895–1979, U.S. publisher.
- newlands — John Alexander. 1838–98, British chemist: classified the elements in order of their atomic weight, noticing similarities in every eighth and thus discovering his law of octaves
- newlines — Plural form of newline.
- news peg — a news story that forms the basis of or justification for a feature story, editorial, political cartoon, or the like.
- newsbeat — beat (def 40b).
- newsboys — Plural form of newsboy.
- newscast — a broadcast of news on radio or television.
- newsclip — A very high level language designed for writing netnews filters. It translates into C. It includes support for various newsreaders. Version 1.01 includes a translator from NewsClip to C, examples and documentation. NewsClip was written by Looking Glass Software Ltd. and is distributed and used by ClariNet Communications Corporation It is only supported for ClariNet customers. Output of the filters may not be sold and donation for use of this program is hinted at. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- newsdesk — the department of a newspaper, television, etc., that writes, edits, or releases news, especially late-breaking news or important bulletins.
- newsfeed — (Internet) A feed, especially one providing news content.
- newsgirl — a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.
- newshawk — a newspaper reporter, especially one who is energetic and aggressive.
- newshole — Alternative form of news hole.
- newslady — A newswoman.
- newsless — Without news.
- newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.
- newsreel — a short motion picture presenting current or recent events.
- newsroom — a room in the offices of a newspaper, news service, or broadcasting organization in which the news is processed.
- newswire — a service transmitted especially by teletypewriter and providing late-breaking news stories, stock-market results, or other up-to-the-minute information: We took the story off the newswires.
- no sweat — Informal. (of clothes) made to be worn for exercise, sports, or other physical activity. made of the absorbent fabric used for such clothes: sweat dresses. of, for, or associated with such clothes: the sweat look in sportswear.
- no-sweat — requiring little effort; easy: a no-sweat job.
- nohowish — lacking distinctiveness
- nonsweet — Not having a sweet taste.
- nosewing — the flared portion of each side of the nose; a nasal ala.
- nowadays — at the present day; in these times: Few people do their laundry by hand nowadays.
- nowheres — in or at no place; not anywhere: The missing pen was nowhere to be found.
- old west — the western region of the U.S., especially in the frontier period of the 19th century.
- oldsquaw — A marine diving duck that breeds in Arctic Eurasia and North America, the male having very long tail feathers and mainly white plumage in winter.
- on wings — flying or as if flying
- oswiecim — Polish name of Auschwitz.
- out-swim — to move in water by movements of the limbs, fins, tail, etc.
- outflows — Plural form of outflow.
- outgrows — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outgrow.
- outswear — to outdo in swearing.
- outsweep — an outward movement of arms in swimming breaststroke
- outswell — to exceed in swelling
- outswept — curving outwards
- outswims — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswim.
- outswing — (cricket) The swing of the ball through the air, in a direction away from the batsman.
- outswung — made to curve outwards