9-letter words containing w, a, r, h
- 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.
- 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.
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
- stalworth — stalwart.
- straw hat — of or relating to a summer theater situated outside an urban or metropolitan area: strawhat theater; strawhat circuit.
- straw-hat — designating, of, or having to do with a summer theater or summer theaters
- 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
- thereaway — in that direction; thereabouts
- third way — The Third Way is used to refer to a set of political beliefs and principles that is neither extremely right-wing nor extremely left-wing.
- three-way — providing connections to three routes from a central point
- throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- thwarting — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- unwreathe — to bring out of a wreathed condition; untwist; untwine.
- wadsworth — a city in N Ohio.
- waghalter — a person likely to be hanged
- walbrzych — a city in SW Poland, in Silesia.
- walcheren — an island in SW Netherlands: part of Zeeland province. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- wallchart — (education) A large informational chart, typically hung on the wall of a classroom.
- 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 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.
- waribashi — disposable chopsticks made of wood or bamboo
- 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.
- washerman — a man who washes clothes, linens, etc., for hire; laundryman.
- washermen — Plural form of washerman.
- 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 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.