9-letter words containing t, w, a
- downbeats — Plural form of downbeat.
- downdraft — a downward current, as of air: a downdraft in a mine shaft.
- downstage — at or toward the front of the stage.
- downstair — down the stairs.
- downstate — the southern part of a U.S. state.
- draw into — involve sb in sth
- draw lots — to decide an issue by using lots
- draw shot — a stroke that imparts a backward spin to the cue ball, causing it to roll back after striking the object ball. Compare follow shot (def 2).
- draw-gate — the valve that controls a sluice
- drawn-out — long-drawn-out.
- drawplate — A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced and elongated.
- drawsheet — a narrow sheet, often used on hospital beds, placed under a patient's buttocks and often over a rubber sheet, that can easily be removed if soiled.
- drawtubes — Plural form of drawtube.
- duckwheat — India wheat.
- earthward — Also, earthwards. toward the earth.
- earthwork — excavation and piling of earth in connection with an engineering operation.
- earthworm — any one of numerous annelid worms that burrow in soil and feed on soil nutrients and decaying organic matter.
- east-west — occurring between the East and the West, especially, formerly, occurring between the Soviet Union and the U.S.: East-West trade; East-West relations.
- eastwards — Also, eastwards. toward the east.
- eatontown — a borough in E central New Jersey.
- enswathed — Simple past tense and past participle of enswathe.
- entryways — Plural form of entryway.
- enwreathe — Surround or envelop (something).
- feedwater — water to be supplied to a boiler from a tank or condenser for conversion into steam.
- firewater — alcoholic drink; liquor.
- fizzwater — effervescent water; soda water.
- flatwares — utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.
- flatwoods — a woodland in a low-lying region having little drainage.
- flatworms — Plural form of flatworm.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- fob watch — a pocket watch that is attached to a waistcoat by a chain or ribbon
- footwalls — Plural form of footwall.
- footwears — Plural form of footwear.
- frontward — in a direction toward the front.
- gift-wrap — to wrap (something), as a package, with decorative paper, ribbon, etc., for presentation as a gift.
- gigawatts — Plural form of gigawatt.
- glasswort — any of several plants of the genus Salicornia, of the amaranth family, having succulent stems with rudimentary leaves, formerly used, when burned to ashes, as a source of soda for glassmaking.
- go to law — If you go to law, you go to court in order to get a legal judgment on a dispute.
- go to war — engage in warfare
- goldwater — Barry Morris, 1909–1998, U.S. politician: U.S senator 1953–64 and 1968–87.
- graywater — dirty water from sinks, showers, bathtubs, washing machines, and the like, that can be recycled, as for use in flushing toilets.
- great war — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbreviation: WWI.
- greywater — Alternative spelling of gray water.
- guiltware — /gilt'weir/ 1. A piece of freeware decorated with a message telling one how long and hard the author worked on it and intimating that one is a no-good freeloader if one does not immediately send the poor suffering martyr gobs of money. 2. Shareware that works.
- han wu ti — (Liu Ch'e; Liu Che) 156–87 b.c, emperor of China 140–87.
- handtowel — a small piece of thick soft cloth used to dry the hands
- handwrite — to write (something) by hand.
- handwrote — to write (something) by hand.
- hang with — to frequent the company of (someone)
- hansetown — Hansa (def 3).