8-letter words containing w, a, s, i
- pairwise — two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together: a pair of gloves; a pair of earrings.
- palewise — by perpendicular lines
- pit-sawn — (of timber, esp formerly) sawn into planks by hand in a saw-pit
- qawwalis — Plural form of qawwali.
- rainbows — the Rainbow Guides, the youngest group of girls (aged 5-7 years) in The Guide Association
- rainwash — material eroded or swept away by rain.
- raw silk — reeled silk that has not had the sericin removed.
- rawlings — Marjorie Kinnan [ki-nan] /kɪˈnæn/ (Show IPA), 1896–1953, U.S. novelist and journalist.
- rawmaish — foolish or exaggerated talk; nonsense
- rickshaw — jinrikisha.
- rift saw — a saw used for cutting wood radially from a log.
- roswitha — Hrotsvitha.
- sandwich — a town in E Kent, in SE England: one of the Cinque Ports.
- scawtite — a hydrated carbonate and silicate of calcium, Ca7Si6(CO3)O18·2H2O
- sea view — view over the ocean
- sea whip — a gorgonian coral that forms a flexible colony resembling shrubbery on the ocean floor.
- shawabti — a figurine placed in an ancient Egyptian tomb to serve as a slave for the soul or as a substitute for the soul in performing forced labor.
- shawties — a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- sherwani — a long coat closed up to the neck, worn by men in India
- side-way — a byway.
- sidewalk — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- sidewall — the part of a pneumatic tire between the edge of the tread and the rim of the wheel.
- sideward — directed or moving toward one side.
- sideways — with a side foremost.
- ski-wear — clothes that are intended for skiing
- skil saw — a portable electric saw
- slideway — an inclined surface along which something can slide.
- slipware — pottery decorated with slip.
- spaewife — a woman who foretells the future
- spawning — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
- stairway — a passageway from one level, as of a building, to another by a series of stairs; staircase.
- steinway — Henry Engelhard [eng-guh l-hahrd,, -hahrt] /ˈɛŋ gəlˌhɑrd,, -ˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg) 1797–1871, U.S. piano manufacturer, born in Germany.
- stickjaw — a food item that is difficult to chew such as toffee
- sulawesi — an island in central Indonesia. 72,986 sq. mi. (189,034 sq. km).
- swadeshi — a political movement in British India that encouraged domestic production and the boycott of foreign, especially British, goods as a step toward home rule.
- swagging — Slang. plunder; booty. money; valuables. free merchandise distributed as part of the promotion of a product, company, etc. self-confidence and personal style as shown by one's appearance and demeanor: the top ten athletes with the most swag. schwag (def 1).
- swaining — courtship
- swamping — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swanndri — an all-weather heavy woollen shirt
- swanskin — the skin of a swan, with the feathers on.
- swapping — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- swashing — Printing. noting or pertaining to a character having a swash: a swash letter.
- swastika — a figure used as a symbol or an ornament in the Old World and in America since prehistoric times, consisting of a cross with arms of equal length, each arm having a continuation at right angles.
- swathing — to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully.
- swatting — to hit; slap; smack.
- swear in — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- sweat it — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweating — the act or process of sweating