8-letter words containing w, a, i
- sideways — with a side foremost.
- ski-wear — clothes that are intended for skiing
- skil saw — a portable electric saw
- slideway — an inclined surface along which something can slide.
- slipware — pottery decorated with slip.
- spaewife — a woman who foretells the future
- spawning — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
- stairway — a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase.
- steinway — Henry Engelhard [eng-guh l-hahrd,, -hahrt] /ˈɛŋ gəlˌhɑrd,, -ˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg) 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.
- stickjaw — a food item that is difficult to chew such as toffee
- sulawesi — an island in central Indonesia. 72,986 sq. mi. (189,034 sq. km).
- swadeshi — a political movement in British India that encouraged domestic production and the boycott of foreign, especially British, goods as a step toward home rule.
- swagging — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
- swaining — courtship
- swamping — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swanndri — an all-weather heavy woollen shirt
- swanskin — the skin of a swan, with the feathers on.
- swapping — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- swashing — Printing. noting or pertaining to a character having a swash: a swash letter.
- swastika — a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles.
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swatting — to hit; slap; smack.
- swear in — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- sweat it — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweating — the act or process of sweating
- swiftian — of or relating to Jonathan Swift
- swimwear — clothing designed to be worn for swimming or at a beach.
- swingarm — the main part of the rear suspension on a motorcycle
- swingman — a player who can play either of two positions, usually guard and forward.
- tailwind — a wind coming from directly behind a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to headwind).
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- teamwise — in respect of a team, in the manner of a team
- the wain — Charles's Wain
- thisaway — this way; in this direction.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- tidewave — the swell of the earth's water levels as the tide moves
- tightwad — a close-fisted or stingy person.
- time was — there was a time
- trainway — a railway track; the channel in a built-up area through which a train passes
- trawling — fishing using a trawl net or trawl line
- twanging — to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
- tweaking — to pinch and pull with a jerk and twist: to tweak someone's ear; to tweak someone's nose.
- twinleaf — a North American herb, Jeffersonia diphylla, having a single white blossom and leaves divided in two.
- two pair — a set of two cards of the same denomination together with another matched set of different denomination from the first.
- unixware — (operating system) Novell's implementation of Unix System 5 heavily based on Release 4.2 but with enhancements and new bundled products. In 1993 Novell acquired Unix Systems Laboratories from AT&T along with the Unix trademark. UnixWare was the result of Novell's efforts to make Unix interoperable with Novell NetWare. In 1995 Novell sold UnixWare and the rights to the Unix operating system to SCO at a time when UnixWare was gainnig popularity. It was later the first 64-bit operating system on the Intel platform, and, in 1999, is the world's fastest-growing commercial operating system.
- unwaived — to refrain from claiming or insisting on; give up; forgo: to waive one's right; to waive one's rank; to waive honors.
- unwaning — to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: Daylight waned, and night came on. Her enthusiasm for the cause is waning.
- unwarily — not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.