10-letter words containing u, r, a, w
- southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- square-law — of or relating to an electronic circuit or device that produces an output voltage proportional to the square of its input voltage over the range of input voltages for which it is designed to function: square-law detector.
- squarewise — in a square position or shape
- sugar bowl — a small bowl, usually having a cover, for serving granulated sugar or sugar cubes.
- superwoman — a woman of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- throughway — a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.
- tug of war — an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- tug-of-war — an athletic contest between two teams at opposite ends of a rope, each team trying to drag the other over a line.
- tupperware — Tupperware is a range of plastic containers with tight-fitting lids that are used for storing food.
- un-awarded — to give as due or merited; assign or bestow: to award prizes.
- un-awkward — lacking skill or dexterity. Synonyms: clumsy, inept; unskillful, unhandy, inexpert. Antonyms: deft, adroit, skillful, dexterous; handy.
- unanswered — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- underdrawn — to line the underside of (a structure, as a floor) with plasterwork, boarding, or the like.
- underjawed — with a heavy or underhung lower jaw
- underwaist — a blouse worn under another.
- underwater — existing or occurring under water.
- unrewarded — a sum of money offered for the detection or capture of a criminal, the recovery of lost or stolen property, etc.
- untowardly — in an untoward manner
- unwareness — unwariness or lack of caution: carelessness
- unwavering — to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- unwearable — not suitable for wear or not able to be worn
- unwearying — not causing weariness
- unworkable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- uphillward — in an uphill direction
- upwards of — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
- urban wind — a turbulent wind at street level around tall structures in a city, characterized by a warming of the air by the heat output from these structures.
- vapourware — new computer software that has not yet been produced and which is likely never to be released or not to work as promised
- waldenburg — German name of Wałbrzych.
- walkaround — A competitive dance in blackface minstrel shows of the 19th century.
- wall fruit — fruit grown on trees trained against a wall for the shelter and warmth it provides
- wanderlust — a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.
- wanrestful — uneasy or restless
- war clouds — sign of trouble ahead
- ward round — a regular visit to patients in hospital by medical staff for the purpose of making decisions concerning patient care
- warehoused — Simple past tense and past participle of warehouse.
- warehouser — warehouseman.
- warehouses — Plural form of warehouse.
- watchguard — a security chain or cord for a watch
- water arum — an aquatic arum plant, Calla palustris, of the North Temperate Zone, having heart-shaped leaves, tiny green flowers, and red berries.
- water butt — A water butt is a large barrel for collecting rain as it flows off a roof.
- water cure — hydropathy; hydrotherapy.
- water jump — any small body of water that a horse must jump over, as in a steeplechase.
- water plug — a fireplug; hydrant.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- waterbuses — Plural form of waterbus.
- waterhouse — Alfred. 1830–1905, British architect; a leader of the Gothic Revival. His buildings include Manchester Town Hall (1868) and the Natural History Museum, London (1881)
- waterquake — The event in which an earthquake happens underwater, usually in an ocean or lake.
- waterspout — Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof.
- wavenumber — (mathematics, physics) A measure of the number of waves in unit distance; inversely proportional to its wavelength.
- werejaguar — (fiction, mythology) A shapeshifter who can assume the form of a jaguar.