9-letter words containing t, o, w
- pearlwort — any caryophyllaceous plant of the genus Sagina, having small white flowers that are spherical in bud
- pennywort — any of several plants having round or roundish leaves, as the navelwort.
- pet owner — a person who owns a pet
- pilotweed — the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum.
- plow into — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- pointwise — occurring at each point of a given set: pointwise convergence.
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
- post town — a town having a main Post Office branch
- postwoman — female postal worker
- pottstown — a borough in SE Pennsylvania.
- powellite — a rare mineral with formula CaMoO4, forming tetragonal crystals
- power cut — break in electricity supply
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- power set — the collection of all subsets of a given set.
- powerboat — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- pregrowth — the period before something begins to grow
- quillwort — any fernlike, aquatic marsh plant of the genus Isoëtes, characterized by clustered, quill-like leaves bearing sporangia in their bases.
- right now — at this precise moment
- road town — a town on SE Tortola, in the NE West Indies: capital of the British Virgin Islands.
- rockwater — water that comes out of rock
- root word — basic word form without prefix or suffix
- rosewater — perfume, flavouring from rose petals
- saltworks — (often used with a plural verb) a building or plant where salt is made.
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- scots law — the body of law in force in Scotland
- screw top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- screw-top — (of a container) having a top that screws on.
- scut work — work that is regarded as tedious and routine or menial
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- shiftwork — a system of employment where an individual's normal hours of work are, in part, outside the period of normal day working and may follow a different pattern in consecutive periods of weeks
- shootdown — the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight.
- shortgown — a short-skirted dress worn by women doing housework
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- shut down — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- sixty-two — a cardinal number, 60 plus 2.
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- slow spot — an area where only a relatively slow broadband internet connection service is available
- slow time — standard time.
- smithtown — a city on N Long Island, in SE New York.
- snow tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snow tyre — a motor vehicle tyre with deep treads and ridges to give improved grip on snow and ice
- snow-boot — a boot specially designed for walking in snow
- snow-tire — an automobile tire with a deep tread or protruding studs to give increased traction on snow or ice.
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- snowstorm — a storm accompanied by a heavy fall of snow.
- southdown — one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.