9-letter words containing u, a, w
- superwave — an exceptionally large wave
- swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
- swear out — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- sweat out — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweatsuit — A sweatsuit is a loose, warm, stretchy suit consisting of long trousers and a top which people wear to relax and do exercise.
- tuck away — to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your wallet.
- turn away — move further from sth, sb
- ullswater — a lake in NW England, in Cumbria in the Lake District. Length: 12 km (7.5 miles)
- ultraslow — extremely slow
- ultrawide — extremely wide
- unallowed — Physics. involving a change in quantum numbers, permitted by the selection rules: allowed transition.
- unawarded — not awarded; not yet awarded to someone
- unawarely — not aware or conscious; unconscious: to be unaware of any change.
- unawesome — not awesome
- undawning — not yet dawned
- under way — If an activity is under way, it has already started. If an activity gets under way, it starts.
- underdraw — to line the underside of (a structure, as a floor) with plasterwork, boarding, or the like.
- underwear — clothing worn next to the skin under outer clothes.
- unswaying — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- unwakened — not roused from sleep; not wakened or woken up
- unwarlike — not relating to war
- unwasting — not wasting; not diminishing or decaying
- unwatched — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- unwavered — to flicker or quiver, as light: A distant beam wavered and then disappeared.
- unwealthy — having great wealth; rich; affluent: a wealthy person; a wealthy nation.
- unwearied — not wearied; not fatigued.
- unwearing — gradually impairing or wasting: Reading small print can be wearing on the eyes.
- unweaving — to undo, take apart, or separate (something woven); unravel.
- unwomanly — not possessing qualities, such as warmth, attractiveness, etc, generally regarded as typical of a woman, esp a mature woman
- unwrapped — to remove or open the wrapping of.
- unwreaked — not avenged or gratified
- unwreathe — to bring out of a wreathed condition; untwist; untwine.
- upper jaw — the maxilla or upper part of the skull of a vertebrate that frames the mouth and holds the teeth. In higher vertebrates the upper jaw is fused to the cranium and the lower jaw (mandible)
- wahpekute — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- wakamatsu — a seaport on N Kyushu, in S Japan: formed in 1963 by the merger of five cities (Kokura, Moji, Tobata, Wakamatsu, and Yawata)
- wakefully — In a wakeful manner.
- waldflute — an organ flute stop
- walkabout — Chiefly British. a walking tour. an informal public stroll taken by members of the royal family or by a political figure for the purpose of greeting and being seen by the public.
- wall plug — an electrical outlet permanently mounted on a wall.
- wall-hung — designed to be hung from or attached to a wall: a wall-hung medicine cabinet for the bathroom.
- walpurgis — Saint, a.d. c710–780, English missionary and abbess in Germany: feast day May 1.
- wap forum — (body) The official body developing Wireless Application Protocol.
- war cloud — something that threatens war; a harbinger of conflict.
- warehouse — a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
- warmed-up — warmed-over (def 1).
- warmouths — Plural form of warmouth.
- washed up — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-up — done for; having failed completely.
- washhouse — A domestic outbuilding used as a laundry.
- wasterful — Lb obsolete wasteful.