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9-letter words containing w, a, s

  • shapewear — undergarments designed to mold or hold a body to a certain shape, as girdles.
  • shareware — software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use.
  • shawlless — lacking, or not wearing, a shawl
  • sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
  • shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
  • shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • shoalwise — in shoals or large groups
  • shockwave — (tool)   A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
  • shopwoman — a woman who works in a shop
  • shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
  • 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 card — an advertising placard or card.
  • show flat — a newly-build flat that is decorated and furnished for prospective buyers to view
  • showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
  • showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
  • showmanly — characteristic of a showman
  • showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
  • shut away — keep confined
  • sidewalks — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
  • sidewards — towards one side
  • sign away — a token; indication.
  • sine wave — a periodic oscillation, as simple harmonic motion, having the same geometric representation as a sine function.
  • sioux war — any of a series of skirmishes or wars between the Sioux Indians and settlers or the U.S. Army from 1854 to 1890.
  • skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
  • slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
  • slantways — aslant; obliquely.
  • slantwise — aslant; obliquely.
  • slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
  • slash-saw — plain-saw.
  • sleepwalk — to engage in sleepwalking.
  • sleepwear — garments, as nightgowns or pajamas, worn for sleeping or at bedtime.
  • 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.
  • slow lane — On a motorway or freeway, the slow lane is the lane for vehicles which are moving more slowly than the other vehicles.
  • slow wave — delta wave.
  • slowcoach — a slowpoke.
  • sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
  • smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
  • smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
  • snakeweed — bistort (def 1).
  • snakewise — in a snake-like manner
  • snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
  • snow bank — a long raised mass of fallen snow
  • snow crab — an edible spider crab of the North Pacific, Chionoecetes opilio, commercially important as a frozen seafood product.
  • snow pear — a small tree, Pyrus nivalis, of eastern Europe and Asia Minor, having showy flowers and nearly globe-shaped fruit.
  • snow-clad — covered with snow.
  • snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
  • snowboard — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
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