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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.
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