0%

9-letter words containing t, w, a

  • tail away — When a person's voice tails away or tails off, it gradually becomes quieter and then silent.
  • tail wind — a wind blowing in the same direction as the course of a ship or aircraft
  • tailwater — the water in a tailrace.
  • tailwheel — a wheel fitted to the rear of a vehicle, esp the landing wheel under the tail of an aircraft
  • taiwanese — of or relating to Taiwan or its people.
  • take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
  • take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
  • 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
  • take wing — either of the two forelimbs of most birds and of bats, corresponding to the human arms, that are specialized for flight.
  • take-away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
  • talk away — to pass (a period of time) by talking
  • talk down — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
  • talk show — a radio or television show in which a host interviews or chats with guests, especially celebrity guests.
  • tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
  • tank town — a town where trains stop to take on a supply of water.
  • tap swirl — a device used to direct the flow of water from a tap in a sink
  • tap water — water, obtained directly from a faucet or tap, that has not been purified, distilled, or otherwise treated.
  • taperwise — in the manner of a taper
  • tarrytown — a village in SE New York, on the Hudson River: restored home of Washington Irving.
  • task-work — work assigned or imposed as a task.
  • tawny owl — a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head
  • te kanawa — Dame Kiri [keer-ee] /ˈkɪər i/ (Show IPA), born 1944, New Zealand operatic soprano and concert singer.
  • tea towel — a dishtowel.
  • tea wagon — a small table on wheels for carrying articles for use in serving tea.
  • tear away — designed to be easily separated or opened by tearing: a box with a tearaway seal.
  • tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
  • 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 wagon — Charles's Wain
  • the waves — the sea
  • the weald — a region of SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and East and West Sussex between the North Downs and the South Downs: formerly forested
  • the woman — feminine nature or feelings
  • the-wasps — a satirical comedy (422 b.c.) by Aristophanes.
  • the-weald — The, a region in SE England, in Kent, Surrey, and Essex counties: once a forest area; now an agricultural region.
  • thereaway — in that direction; thereabouts
  • third way — The Third Way is used to refer to a set of political beliefs and principles that is neither extremely right-wing nor extremely left-wing.
  • three-way — providing connections to three routes from a central point
  • throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
  • throwback — an act of throwing back.
  • thwarting — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
  • tick away — time: pass
  • tidewater — water affected by the flow and ebb of the tide.
  • tidy away — When you tidy something away, you put it in something else so that it is not in the way.
  • time warp — a hypothetical eccentricity in the progress of time that would allow movement back and forth between eras or that would permit the passage of time to be suspended.
  • tirewoman — a lady's maid.
  • tonawanda — a city in NW New York, near Buffalo.
  • toothwash — a tooth-cleaning liquid
  • toowoomba — a city in SE Queensland, in E Australia.
  • top whack — the maximum price
  • tow-start — the act of making the engine of a vehicle begin to work by towing that vehicle with another vehicle
Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?