9-letter words containing w, a, s, t
- salt away — a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- salt well — a well from which brine is obtained.
- saltwater — of or relating to salt water.
- saltworks — (often used with a plural verb) a building or plant where salt is made.
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
- scots law — the body of law in force in Scotland
- sea water — Sea water is salt water from the sea.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- self-want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
- 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 flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
- shut away — keep confined
- slantways — aslant; obliquely.
- slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
- slew rate — the rate at which an electronic amplifier can respond to an abrupt change of input level
- slow gait — (of a horse) a slow rack.
- smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- southwark — a borough of Greater London, England, S of the Thames.
- spearwort — any of several buttercups having lance-shaped leaves and small flowers, as Ranunculus ambigens, of the eastern U.S., growing in mud.
- squawroot — a fleshy, leafless plant, Conopholis americana, of the broomrape family, native to eastern North America, having a stout, yellowish, conelike stalk of lipped flowers, and growing in clusters, especially under oaks.
- stairwell — the vertical shaft or opening containing a stairway.
- stairwise — by steps or in the manner of steps
- stairwork — unseen plotting
- stalworth — stalwart.
- standaway — (of a garment) designed or constructed to stand upright or extend outward from the body: a standaway collar.
- standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
- stanisław — Saint. 1030–79, the patron saint of Poland. As Bishop of Cracow (1072–79) he excommunicated King Bolesław II, who arranged his murder. Feast day: May 11
- star wars — a U.S. weapons research program begun in 1984 to explore technologies, including ground- and space-based lasers, for destroying attacking missiles and warheads.
- statewide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- stay with — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- steelware — products made from steel
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- stew meat — Stew meat is the same as stewing steak.
- stewarded — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stewardry — the office or position of a steward or overseer
- stiffware — a type of computer software that is difficult to modify
- stone saw — an untoothed iron saw used to cut stone
- stonewall — to engage in stonewalling.
- stoneware — a hard, opaque, vitrified ceramic ware.
- stonewash — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
- stornoway — a city in NW Scotland, in the Hebrides.
- stow away — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- strapwork — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
- strapwort — a seaside plant with leaves resembling straps
- straw hat — of or relating to a summer theater situated outside an urban or metropolitan area: strawhat theater; strawhat circuit.
- straw man — a mass of straw formed to resemble a man, as for a doll or scarecrow.