10-letter words containing w, a, r, s, c
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- sacred cow — an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning.
- saw doctor — a sawmill specialist who sharpens and services saw blades
- scare away — frighten off sb, sth
- scharwenka — (Ludwig) Philipp [loot-vikh fee-lip] /ˈlut vɪx ˈfi lɪp/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, German composer.
- schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
- schwarzlot — a type of black decoration on German glassware and ceramics that was popular in the 17th and 18th centuries
- score draw — A score draw is the result of a football match in which both teams score at least one goal, and they score the same number of goals.
- screw axis — a symmetry element of a space group such that a rotation of the lattice about the axis and a translation of the lattice some fraction of the lattice's unit distance brings the lattice back to its original position.
- screw bean — a tree, Prosopis pubescens, of the legume family, native to the southwestern U.S., bearing twisted pods used as fodder.
- screw jack — jackscrew.
- screw nail — drive screw.
- screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- scroll saw — a narrow saw mounted vertically in a frame and operated with an up-and-down motion, used for cutting curved ornamental designs.
- scrubwoman — a woman hired to clean a place; charwoman.
- shower cap — a plastic cap worn in the shower to keep the hair dry
- slow march — a march in slow time
- smartwatch — a computing device that resembles a wristwatch and is attached to a band worn around the wrist: Get email and text message notifications on your smartwatch.
- social war — Greek History. the war between Athens and its confederates, 357–355 b.c.
- swarm cell — the amebalike germinated spore cell of myxomycetes.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- switchyard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
- swordcraft — skill in or the art of swordplay.
- wackyparse — (Internet, slang) In Kibology, the practice of misreading text to humorous effect (perhaps deliberately), especially in line with traditional absurdist humor.
- wallcharts — Plural form of wallchart.
- war clouds — sign of trouble ahead
- war crimes — Usually, war crimes. crimes committed against an enemy, prisoners of war, or subjects in wartime that violate international agreements or, as in the case of genocide, are offenses against humanity.
- wart cress — either of two prostrate annuals, Coronopus squamatus and C. didymus, having small white flowers: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
- watchstrap — fabric strip on a wearable timepiece
- watchwords — Plural form of watchword.
- water-sick — (of soil) unproductive due to excessive watering or salt residues from irrigation.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- watercress — a cress, Nasturtium officinale, of the mustard family, usually growing in clear, running streams and having pungent leaves.
- waterscape — a picture or view of the sea or other body of water.
- weizsacker — Carl Friedrich von [kahrl free-drikh fuh n] /kɑrl ˈfri drɪx fən/ (Show IPA), 1912–2007, German physicist and cosmologist.
- wisecracks — Make a wisecrack.
- witchgrass — Any of several grasses, of the genus Panicum, often found as a weed.
- word class — a group of words all of which are members of the same form class or part of speech.
- wordsearch — a puzzle made up of letters arranged in a grid which contains a number of hidden words running in various directions
- work space — area used for work
- workplaces — Plural form of workplace.
- workspaces — Plural form of workspace.
- worldscale — the standard scale of freight rates for oil tankers
- worst case — of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances: a worst-case scenario.
- worst-case — of the worst possibility; being the worst result that could be expected under the circumstances: a worst-case scenario.
- wraprascal — (obsolete) A kind of coarse overcoat.
- wristwatch — a watch attached to a strap or band worn about the wrist.