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9-letter words containing w, a, s

  • saddlebow — the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.
  • safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
  • sag wagon — a support vehicle accompanying a bicycle touring group that carries spare parts, luggage, etc., and sometimes also transports bicycles and cyclists.
  • sakajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
  • sakakawea — Lake, a reservoir in W central North Dakota, on the Missouri River, formed by the Garrison Dam (completed 1956). 178 miles (286 km) long.
  • salic law — a code of laws of the Salian Franks and other Germanic tribes, especially a provision in this code excluding females from the inheritance of land.
  • 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.
  • sand wasp — any of certain sphecid wasps of the subfamily Bembicinae that nest in the ground and are common along the seashore.
  • sapanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
  • sassywood — (in Liberia) a trial by ordeal, such as being forced to drink poison
  • satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
  • saw grass — any of various sedges of the genus Cladium, of tropical and temperate regions, having spiny, serrated leaves.
  • sawed-off — sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick.
  • sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
  • say's law — the principle, propounded by Jean Baptiste Say, that the supply of goods is always matched by the demand for them.
  • scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
  • scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
  • scallawag — scalawag.
  • scallywag — scalawag.
  • scarecrow — an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
  • scareware — Computers. software that is sold as computer security or as an antivirus or other utility program but is either useless or is itself malware: I was a victim of scareware—I got a warning that my computer was about to fail, so I panicked and purchased the advertised software, which wiped my hard drive instead of fixing it!
  • scarfwise — in the manner of a scarf
  • scots law — the body of law in force in Scotland
  • scrawling — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
  • screw cap — a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.
  • screwable — able to be screwed
  • screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
  • screwbean — a small tree or shrub of the south-western United States that has edible pods
  • screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
  • scrimshaw — a carved or engraved article, especially of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation.
  • sea power — naval strength.
  • sea water — Sea water is salt water from the sea.
  • sea wrack — seaweed or a growth of seaweed, especially of the larger kinds cast up on the shore.
  • seawardly — in a seaward direction
  • seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • sei whale — a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.
  • self-want — to feel a need or a desire for; wish for: to want one's dinner; always wanting something new.
  • selfwards — in the direction of oneself
  • semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
  • send away — dismiss
  • sewer gas — a mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases (mainly methane) produced and collected in sewers by the decomposition of waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
  • shadowbox — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
  • shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
  • shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
  • shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
  • shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
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