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10-letter words containing w, a, t, e

  • rewriteman — a newspaper employee who writes articles from available information or who reworks the copy written by reporters.
  • rift-sawed — (of lumber) sawed radially so that the broader sides of the boards or timbers are approximately perpendicular to the annual rings.
  • rose-water — having the aroma or fragrance of rose water.
  • salt water — water containing a large amount of salt.
  • screwplate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
  • sea walnut — a comb jelly, as of the genus Mnemiopsis, shaped like a walnut.
  • sewability — the ability to be sewn or stitched
  • shallowest — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shearwater — any of several long-winged petrels of the genus Puffinus that appear to shear the water with their wing tips when flying low.
  • short wave — 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.
  • short-wave — 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.
  • showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
  • shower tea — kitchen tea.
  • smart well — A smart well is a well which has equipment that can be controlled either automatically or by an operator at a remote location.
  • soda water — an effervescent beverage consisting of water charged with carbon dioxide.
  • soft wheat — a wheat characterized by soft, starchy kernels that yield a flour used in making pastry, breakfast cereals, etc.
  • sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
  • stage wait — an unintentional pause during a performance, usually caused by a performer's or stagehand's missing a cue.
  • stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • starflower — any of several plants having starlike flowers, as the star-of-Bethlehem or a plant belonging to the genus Trientalis of the primrose family.
  • state-wide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
  • sternwards — towards the stern; astern
  • stewardess — a woman flight attendant.
  • stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
  • stillwater — a city in N Oklahoma.
  • store away — keep
  • straw vote — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
  • straw wine — a usually rich or sweet wine produced from grapes partially dried on the vine or picked and dried in the sun on a bed of straw or reeds.
  • strawberry — the fruit of any stemless plant belonging to the genus Fragaria, of the rose family, consisting of an enlarged fleshy receptacle bearing achenes on its exterior.
  • streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
  • streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
  • streetward — towards or in the direction of the street
  • streetwear — fashionable casual clothes
  • sunset law — a statute that includes provision for automatic termination of a government program, agency, etc., at the end of a specified time period unless it is reauthorized by the legislature.
  • sweat sock — one of a pair of socks made of thick, absorbent cotton, wool, or other material and worn during exercise, sports, leisure activity, etc.
  • sweat suit — a set of garments consisting of sweatpants and a sweatshirt.
  • sweat-shop — a shop employing workers at low wages, for long hours, and under poor conditions.
  • sweathouse — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
  • sweatpants — loose-fitting pants of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, usually with a drawstring at the waist and close-fitting or elastic cuffs at the ankles, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
  • sweatshirt — a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
  • sweepstake — a sweepstakes.
  • sweet flag — an aroid marsh plant, Acorus calamus, having swordlike leaves, small greenish flowers, and aromatic roots
  • sweet gale — a shrub, Myrica gale, of northern swamp regions, having yellow catkin-like flowers and aromatic leaves: family Myricaceae
  • sweet talk — cajolery, persuasion by flattery
  • sweet-talk — to use cajoling words.
  • sweetbread — Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
  • sweetheart — either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other.
  • sweetmeats — a sweet delicacy, prepared with sugar, honey, or the like, as preserves, candy, or, formerly, cakes or pastry.
  • sweetwater — a city in NW Texas.
  • switchable — a slender, flexible shoot, rod, etc., used especially in whipping or disciplining.
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