9-letter words containing t, w, a, s
- straw-hat — designating, of, or having to do with a summer theater or summer theaters
- strawless — without a straw or without straw
- strawworm — caddisworm.
- streamway — the bed of a stream.
- swap meet — a fair or bazaar where objects, usually secondhand, are bartered or sold.
- swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
- swartzite — a hydrous carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and uranium, occurring in green crystals: an ore of uranium.
- swat team — A SWAT team is a group of policemen who have been specially trained to deal with very dangerous or violent situations. SWAT is an abbreviation for 'Special Weapons and Tactics'.
- swear out — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- sweat bee — any of several bees of the family Halictidae that are attracted by perspiration.
- sweat off — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweat out — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweatband — a band lining the inside of a hat or cap to protect it against sweat from the head.
- sweatshop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- sweatsuit — A sweatsuit is a loose, warm, stretchy suit consisting of long trousers and a top which people wear to relax and do exercise.
- sweatweed — marsh mallow.
- sweet bay — laurel (def 1).
- sweet pea — a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.
- sweetleaf — a shrub or small tree, Symplocos tinctoria, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having lance-shaped leaves, yellowish, fragrant flowers, and orange or brown fruit.
- sweetmeal — (of biscuits) sweet and wholemeal
- sweetmeat — a sweet delicacy, prepared with sugar, honey, or the like, as preserves, candy, or, formerly, cakes or pastry.
- sweptback — (of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.
- swingbeat — a type of modern dance music that combines soul, rhythm and blues, and hip-hop
- swingboat — a piece of fairground equipment consisting of a boat-shaped carriage for swinging in
- swingtail — denoting an aircraft with a rear portion that can be opened to assist in loading cargo
- switchman — a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- table saw — a circular saw mounted on the underside of a table through which its blade projects: work to be sawed is placed on the table
- tablewise — in the form of a table or list
- taiwanese — of or relating to Taiwan or its people.
- take vows — to enter a religious order and commit oneself to its rule of life by the vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, which may be taken for a limited period as simple vows or as a perpetual and still more solemn commitment as solemn vows
- talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
- tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
- tap swirl — a device used to direct the flow of water from a tap in a sink
- taperwise — in the manner of a taper
- task-work — work assigned or imposed as a task.
- tenon saw — a small fine-toothed saw with a strong back, used esp for cutting tenons
- the swanz — the women's international soccer team of New Zealand
- the waves — the sea
- the-wasps — a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
- toothwash — a tooth-cleaning liquid
- tow-start — the act of making the engine of a vehicle begin to work by towing that vehicle with another vehicle
- townscape — a scene or view, either pictorial or natural, of a town or city.
- two-phase — diphase.
- ullswater — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 12 km (7.5 miles)
- ultraslow — extremely slow
- unwasting — not wasting; not diminishing or decaying
- wadsetter — a person who takes out a mortgage
- wadsworth — a city in N Ohio.
- wainscots — Plural form of wainscot.