9-letter words containing w, a, s
- straw man — a mass of straw formed to resemble a man, as for a doll or scarecrow.
- straw-hat — designating, of, or having to do with a summer theater or summer theaters
- strawless — without a straw or without straw
- strawworm — caddisworm.
- streamway — the bed of a stream.
- subwarden — an assistant to a warden, a deputy or subordinate warden
- suka wena — an expression of dismissal or rejection; go away
- superwaif — a very young and very thin supermodel
- superwave — an exceptionally large wave
- swaggered — to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- swaledale — a breed of small hardy sheep kept esp in northern England for its coarse wool which is used for making tweeds and carpets
- swamp gas — marsh gas
- swampfish — a small fish, Chologaster cornuta, related to the cavefishes, inhabiting swamps and streams of the Atlantic coastal plain, having small but functional eyes and almost transparent skin.
- swampland — land or an area covered with swamps.
- swan dive — into water
- swan lake — a ballet (1876) by Tchaikovsky.
- swan neck — a shallow S-curve used in decorative work.
- swan song — the last act or manifestation of someone or something; farewell appearance: This building turned out to be the swan song of Victorian architecture.
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
- swap meet — a fair or bazaar where objects, usually secondhand, are bartered or sold.
- swap shop — a store or shop where items, especially secondhand ones, are traded or sold.
- swarthout — Gladys, 1904–69, U.S. soprano.
- swartzite — a hydrous carbonate of calcium, magnesium, and uranium, occurring in green crystals: an ore of uranium.
- swashwork — a type of work done on a lathe, which is inclined at an oblique angle to the axis of rotation of the work
- swat team — A SWAT team is a group of policemen who have been specially trained to deal with very dangerous or violent situations. SWAT is an abbreviation for 'Special Weapons and Tactics'.
- sway-back — an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, especially of horses.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- swear for — to give assurance for; guarantee
- swear off — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- swear out — to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
- swearword — a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.
- sweat bee — any of several bees of the family Halictidae that are attracted by perspiration.
- sweat off — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweat out — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweatband — a band lining the inside of a hat or cap to protect it against sweat from the head.
- sweatshop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
- sweatsuit — A sweatsuit is a loose, warm, stretchy suit consisting of long trousers and a top which people wear to relax and do exercise.
- sweatweed — marsh mallow.
- sweep-saw — a saw with a thin blade that can be used for cutting curved shapes
- sweepback — the shape of, or the angle formed by, an airplane wing or other airfoil the leading or trailing edge of which slopes backward from the fuselage.
- sweet bay — laurel (def 1).
- sweet pea — a climbing plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of the legume family, having sweet-scented flowers.
- sweetleaf — a shrub or small tree, Symplocos tinctoria, of the eastern coast of the U.S., having lance-shaped leaves, yellowish, fragrant flowers, and orange or brown fruit.
- sweetmeal — (of biscuits) sweet and wholemeal
- sweetmeat — a sweet delicacy, prepared with sugar, honey, or the like, as preserves, candy, or, formerly, cakes or pastry.
- swellhead — a vain or arrogant person.
- sweptback — (of the leading edge of an airfoil) forming a markedly obtuse angle with the fuselage.
- swim mask — mask (def 3).
- swingback — (especially in political affairs) a return or reversion, as to previous opinion, custom, or ideology: We must fight any swingback to isolationism.