9-letter words containing w, a, n
- enwreathe — Surround or envelop (something).
- face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
- fair lawn — a city in NE New Jersey.
- fake news — false, often sensational, information disseminated under the guise of news reporting
- fake-down — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- fall down — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- fall wind — a strong, cold, downhill wind.
- fallowing — (of land) plowed and left unseeded for a season or more; uncultivated.
- fancywork — ornamental needlework.
- farmwoman — a woman who operates a farm or cultivates land.
- farrowing — a litter of pigs.
- fawn lily — any of several lilies of the genus Erythronium, of western North America, as E. californicum, having mottled leaves and cream-white flowers.
- fawningly — In a feigning manner; falsely.
- fellowman — another member of the human race, especially a kindred human being: Don't deny full recognition to your fellowmen.
- fin whale — finback.
- fine-draw — Sewing. to sew together so finely that the joining is not noticeable.
- finedrawn — Drawn out with too much subtlety; overnice.
- firewagon — (US) A fire engine.
- firewoman — A female firefighter.
- fishwoman — (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- flag down — a piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant.
- flangeway — an opening, parallel to a rail, made through platforms, pavements, track structures, etc., to permit passage of wheel flanges.
- forewarns — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn.
- forewoman — a woman in charge of a particular department or group of workers.
- forwander — to wander far
- freewoman — a woman who is free or at liberty, esp one who is not a slave or serf
- frogspawn — The eggs of a frog, which are surrounded by transparent jelly.
- frontward — in a direction toward the front.
- galwegian — of or relating to the region of Galloway, Scotland.
- gang plow — a combination of two or more plows in one frame.
- gang show — an amateur theatrical performance with a cast made up of youth members of Scouts and Guides
- garryowen — (rugby union) A high short punt onto or behind the defending team.
- gawkiness — awkward; ungainly; clumsy.
- gear down — Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- gnawingly — In a manner that chafes or worries.
- grandview — a town in W Missouri.
- greenaway — Kate (Catherine) 1846–1901, English painter and author and illustrator of children's books.
- greenlawn — a town on NW Long Island, in SE New York.
- greenward — Towards an ecologically friendly situation.
- greenware — (ceramics, usually, uncountable) Pottery that has been shaped but not yet fired, especially while it is drying prior to being fireable.
- greenwash — Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
- greenways — Plural form of greenway.
- grunewald — Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- guffawing — Present participle of guffaw.
- halesowen — a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 273 (2001)
- halloween — the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
- hallowing — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- han wu ti — (Liu Ch'e; Liu Che) 156–87 b.c, emperor of China 140–87.
- hand down — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-sewn — sewn by hand.