9-letter words containing w, a, r, e, h
- overwatch — to watch over.
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shapewear — undergarments designed to mold or hold a body to a certain shape, as girdles.
- shareware — software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use.
- shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
- shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shortwave — Electricity. a radio wave, shorter than that used in AM broadcasting, corresponding to frequencies of over 1600 kilohertz: used for long-distance reception or transmission.
- showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- thereaway — in that direction; thereabouts
- three-way — providing connections to three routes from a central point
- unwreathe — to bring out of a wreathed condition; untwist; untwine.
- waghalter — a person likely to be hanged
- walcheren — an island in SW Netherlands: part of Zeeland province. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- war chest — money set aside or scheduled for a particular purpose or activity, as for a political campaign or organizational drive.
- war horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- war-horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- warehouse — a building, or a part of one, for the storage of goods, merchandise, etc.
- warhorses — Plural form of warhorse.
- wash over — water: cover
- washerman — a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
- washermen — Plural form of washerman.
- water ash — hoptree.
- water hen — moorhen (def 1).
- water hog — a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage
- waterhead — the source of a river or stream.
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- watershed — Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide.
- wealthier — Comparative form of wealthy.
- wear ship — to change the tack of a sailing vessel, esp a square-rigger, by coming about so that the wind passes astern
- wear thin — to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- weathered — seasoned or otherwise affected by exposure to the weather.
- weatherly — (of a ship or boat) making very little leeway when close-hauled.
- wehrmacht — the German armed forces of the years prior to and during World War II.
- werehyena — A mythological or folkloric shapeshifter capable of assuming the shape of a hyena.
- whangarei — a port in New Zealand, the northernmost city of North Island: oil refinery. Pop: 72 200 (2004 est)
- whateffer — Eye dialect of whatever.
- wheatbird — A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.
- wheatgerm — Wheatgerm is the middle part of a grain of wheat which is rich in vitamins and is often added to other food.
- wheatworm — a small nematode, Tylenchus tritici, that stunts growth and disrupts seed production in wheat.
- whitbread — Fatima. born 1961, British javelin thrower: won gold at the World Championships (1987)
- white rat — an albino variety of the Norway rat, Rattus norvegicus, used in biological experiments.
- whiteacre — an arbitrary name for a piece of land used for purposes of supposition in legal argument or the like (often distinguished from blackacre).
- whitebark — The North American pine Pinus albicaulis, found in mountainous and subalpine regions, often as krummholz.
- whiteware — white earthenware