9-letter words containing w, a, r, h, o
- overwatch — to watch over.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- prop wash — propeller wash.
- road show — touring performance or display
- road-show — of or relating to road shows.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shortwall — pertaining to a means of extracting coal when the working face is about a third the length of the longwall system and mining is done by a continuous cutter rather than by longwall machinery.
- 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.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- 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.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
- swashwork — a type of work done on a lathe, which is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation of the work
- throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- wadsworth — a city in N Ohio.
- war horse — a horse used in war; charger.
- war whoop — a yell uttered in making an attack: the war whoop of the American Indian.
- 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.
- warmouths — Plural form of warmouth.
- wash over — water: cover
- washboard — a rectangular board or frame, typically with a corrugated metallic surface, on which clothes are rubbed in the process of washing.
- washrooms — Plural form of washroom.
- watch for — be vigilant for, careful of
- watchword — a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel or guard; password or countersign.
- water hog — a person who uses water selfishly or irresponsibly, esp during a water shortage
- waterhole — A depression in which water collects, especially one from which animals regularly drink.
- watt-hour — a unit of energy equal to the energy of one watt operating for one hour, equivalent to 3600 joules. Abbreviation: Wh.
- wheatworm — a small nematode, Tylenchus tritici, that stunts growth and disrupts seed production in wheat.
- who cares — I don't care