9-letter words containing w, a, r, d
- headwords — Plural form of headword.
- heartwood — the hard central wood of the trunk of an exogenous tree; duramen.
- hellwards — towards hell
- homewards — Of or pertaining to leading toward home.
- in a word — a unit of language, consisting of one or more spoken sounds or their written representation, that functions as a principal carrier of meaning. Words are composed of one or more morphemes and are either the smallest units susceptible of independent use or consist of two or three such units combined under certain linking conditions, as with the loss of primary accent that distinguishes black·bird· from black· bird·. Words are usually separated by spaces in writing, and are distinguished phonologically, as by accent, in many languages.
- indrawing — An inhale of breath.
- irrawaddy — a river flowing S through Burma (Myanmar) to the Bay of Bengal. 1250 miles (2015 km) long.
- ladderway — a vertical passageway with ladders.
- landowner — an owner or proprietor of land.
- landwards — Also, landwards. toward the land or interior.
- last word — the closing remark or comment, as in an argument: By the rules of debate she would have the last word.
- law lords — (in Britain) members of the House of Lords who sit as the highest court of appeal, although in theory the full House of Lords has this role
- leadscrew — A screw designed to translate turning motion into linear motion.
- leadworks — a factory that makes things out of lead
- leadworts — Plural form of leadwort.
- leewardly — (of a ship) tending to fall to leeward
- leftwards — Also, leftwards. toward or on the left.
- loan word — a word in one language that has been borrowed from another language and usually naturalized, as wine, taken into Old English from Latin vinum, or macho, taken into Modern English from Spanish.
- loanwords — Plural form of loanword.
- low board — a diving board 1 meter (3.2 feet) above the water.
- low-grade — of an inferior quality, worth, value, etc.: The mine yields low-grade silver ore.
- lowlander — a native of the Lowlands.
- mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- mark-down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- markdowns — Plural form of markdown.
- meadowrue — A plant (any plant of genus Thalictrum), also known as thalictrum.
- mold-warp — the common European mole, Talpa europaea.
- moonwards — towards the moon
- nanoworld — The sphere of influence of nanotechnology.
- newsboard — bulletin board.
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- nightward — heading towards night, heading westwards
- northward — Also, northwards, northwardly. toward the north.
- oceanward — Toward the ocean.
- outwardly — as regards appearance or outward manifestation: outwardly charming; outwardly considerate.
- overdrawn — Past participle of overdraw.
- overdraws — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdraw.
- own brand — Own brands are products which have the trademark or label of the shop which sells them, especially a supermarket chain. They are normally cheaper than other popular brands.
- pay award — a bonus or increase in pay or salary
- portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- prewarned — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- quadwords — Plural form of quadword.
- quickdraw — (climbing) A set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- ramp down — decrease effort, work
- raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- red dwarf — any of the faint reddish stars having diameters about half that of the sun and low surface temperatures, about 2000–3000 K; a main sequence star of spectral type M.
- red water — Texas fever