8-letter words containing w, a, r, n
- spunware — objects formed by spinning.
- sternway — Nautical. the movement of a vessel backward, or stern foremost.
- strawman — a mass of straw formed to resemble a man, as for a doll or scarecrow.
- strawson — Sir Peter (Frederick). 1919–2006, British philosopher. His early work deals with the relationship between language and logic, his later work with metaphysics. His books include The Bounds of Sense (1966) and Freedom and Resentment (1974)
- sunwards — Also, sunwards. toward the sun.
- swanherd — a person who tends swans.
- swanndri — an all-weather heavy woollen shirt
- swannery — a place where swans are raised.
- swear in — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- swingarm — the main part of the rear suspension on a motorcycle
- swordman — swordsman.
- tarwhine — a bream, Rhabdosargus sarba, of E Australia, silver in colour with gold streaks
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- thrawing — British Dialect. to throw.
- thrawnly — in a thrawn, contrary or perverse manner
- towerman — Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
- town car — an automobile having an enclosed rear seat separated by a glass partition from the open driver's seat.
- townwear — tailored, usually conservative clothing appropriate for business or other activities in a town or city.
- trainway — a railway track; the channel in a built-up area through which a train passes
- trawling — fishing using a trawl net or trawl line
- treelawn — a narrow band of grass between a road and a pavement, usually planted with trees
- trewsman — a Highlander
- twangler — a person who twangles
- unawares — while not aware or conscious of a thing oneself; unknowingly or inadvertently.
- underjaw — the lower jaw
- underway — occurring while under way: the underway activities on a cruise ship.
- unixware — (operating system) Novell's implementation of Unix System 5 heavily based on Release 4.2 but with enhancements and new bundled products. In 1993 Novell acquired Unix Systems Laboratories from AT&T along with the Unix trademark. UnixWare was the result of Novell's efforts to make Unix interoperable with Novell NetWare. In 1995 Novell sold UnixWare and the rights to the Unix operating system to SCO at a time when UnixWare was gainnig popularity. It was later the first 64-bit operating system on the Intel platform, and, in 1999, is the world's fastest-growing commercial operating system.
- untoward — unfavorable or unfortunate: Untoward circumstances forced him into bankruptcy.
- unwarded — not warded or guarded; undefended
- unwarely — unwarily or incautiously; carelessly
- unwarily — not wary; not cautious or watchful, as against danger or misfortune.
- unwarmed — not warmed; unheated
- unwarned — not warned or cautioned; without warning
- unwarped — not warped, as a phonograph record or flooring.
- unwatery — not watery
- van wert — a city in NW Ohio.
- wafering — Present participle of wafer.
- wagering — Present participle of wager.
- waggoner — Alternative spelling of wagoner.
- wagoneer — One who drives a wagon.
- waitrons — Plural form of waitron.
- waldhorn — an organ reed stop
- wandered — to ramble without a definite purpose or objective; roam, rove, or stray: to wander over the earth.
- wanderer — a Covenanter persecuted by Charles II and James II, especially one who fled home to follow rebellious Presbyterian ministers who refused to accept episcopacy.
- wanderoo — any of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.
- wantoner — someone who behaves in a wanton manner
- wanweird — (dialectal, chiefly Scotland) Misfortune; ill or unhappy fate.
- wanwordy — without merit
- wanworth — an inexpensive purchase
- war bond — debt securities issued by a government for the purpose of financing military operations during times of war