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11-letter words containing w, a, n

  • snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
  • snowballing — a ball of snow pressed or rolled together, as for throwing.
  • snowblading — the activity or sport of skiing with short skis (snowblades) and no poles
  • spokeswoman — a woman who speaks for another person or for a group.
  • sportswoman — a woman who engages in sports.
  • springwater — water from a spring
  • st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • stanislaw i — (Stanislaw Leszczynski) Stanislaus I.
  • stanislawow — Polish name of Ivano-Frankovsk.
  • state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
  • stateswoman — a woman who is experienced in the art of government.
  • stonewaller — to engage in stonewalling.
  • stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • strand wolf — brown hyena.
  • stunt woman — a woman who substitutes for an actor in scenes requiring hazardous or acrobatic feats.
  • sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
  • superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
  • swan maiden — any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as by magic or sorcery.
  • swan's neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
  • swan's-down — the fine soft down feathers of a swan, used to trim powder puffs, clothes, etc
  • swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
  • swan-upping — the taking up of young swans to mark them with nicks on the beak for identification.
  • swann's way — the first part of the very long, seven-volume novel by Marcel Proust, 'In Remembrance of Things Past' (also called 'In Search of Lost Time'), in which Charles Swann meets his eventual wife, Odette; one of its major themes is memory
  • swansea bay — an inlet of the Bristol Channel, on which the port of Swansea stands
  • swarthiness — (of skin color, complexion, etc.) dark.
  • swear blind — to assert emphatically
  • swearing in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
  • swearing-in — an official ceremony where a person takes an oath of office, allegiance, etc.
  • sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
  • sweat pants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
  • swing space — a temporary working environment, used esp while renovations are being carried out
  • swing state — a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to the outcome of a presidential election: the swing states of Ohio and Indiana.
  • switch cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
  • switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
  • sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
  • swordswoman — a female who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
  • szymanowski — Karol [kah-rawl] /ˈkɑ rɔl/ (Show IPA), 1882?–1937, Polish composer.
  • tae kwon do — a Korean martial art, a particularly aggressive form of karate, that utilizes punches, jabs, chops, blocking and choking moves, and especially powerful, leaping kicks.
  • talent show — a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.
  • tally-woman — a mistress
  • tangle with — get involved with
  • tawny pipit — a small sandy-brown European bird, Anthus campestris, of the wagtail family; an irregular migrant to some parts of Britain
  • thankworthy — deserving gratitude.
  • the haywain — a famous picture by John Constable
  • the narrows — strait between Upper & Lower New York Bay, separating Staten Island & Long Island
  • the new man — a type of modern man who allows the caring side of his nature to show by being supportive and by sharing child care and housework
  • the tynwald — the Parliament of the Isle of Man, consisting of the crown, lieutenant governor, House of Keys, and legislative council
  • the wagoner — Auriga
  • thwartingly — in a thwarting manner; obstructingly
  • tiger prawn — a large edible prawn of the genus Penaeus with dark bands across the body, fished commercially in the Indian and Pacific oceans
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