10-letter words containing w, a, t
- show trial — (especially in a totalitarian state) the public trial of a political offender conducted chiefly for propagandistic purposes, as to suppress further dissent against the government by making an example of the accused.
- showboater — a boat, especially a paddle-wheel steamer, used as a traveling theater.
- shower tea — kitchen tea.
- slow match — a slow-burning match or fuse, often consisting of a rope or cord soaked in a solution of saltpeter.
- small town — Small town is used when referring to small places, usually in the United States, where people are friendly, honest, and polite, or to the people there. Small town is also sometimes used to suggest that someone has old-fashioned ideas.
- small-town — of, relating to, or characteristic of a town or village: a typical, small-town general store.
- 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.
- smart wool — a textile produced by blending wool with a conductive fibre, which can be heated by means of a small battery
- smartwatch — a computing device that resembles a wristwatch and is attached to a band worn around the wrist: Get email and text message notifications on your smartwatch.
- snow plant — a leafless, parasitic plant, Sarcodes sanguinea, of the pine forests of the Sierra Nevada in California, having a stout spike of bright red flowers, a thickly scaled stem, and a corallike mass of roots.
- snow train — a train that takes passengers to and from a winter resort area.
- 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.
- southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- sportswear — clothing designed for wear while playing golf or tennis, hiking, bicycling, jogging, etc.; activewear.
- stab wound — knife injury
- stage wait — an unintentional pause during a performance, usually caused by a performer's or stagehand's missing a cue.
- stand down — Military. a temporary cessation of offensive actions; cease-fire; truce: a stand-down for the Christmas holidays.
- stand-down — Military. a temporary cessation of offensive actions; cease-fire; truce: a stand-down for the Christmas holidays.
- 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
- strandwolf — brown hyena.
- strap work — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
- straw boss — someone who works alongside other workers but who also acts in a supervisory role; assistant foreman
- straw poll — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
- 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.
- straw-boss — to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw-boss the night shift.
- 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.
- strawboard — coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.
- 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
- strip away — remove entirely
- strip-wash — a thorough, all-over wash with a flannel, sponge, etc, and water but without getting into a bath or shower
- stuntwoman — A stuntwoman is a woman whose job is to do dangerous things, either for publicity, or in a movie instead of an actor so that the actor does not risk being injured.
- 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.
- swamp boat — Also called swamp boat. a small open boat having a very shallow draft and driven by a caged airplane propeller mounted above the rear transom, capable of traveling at relatively high speeds through shallow water, swamps, etc.
- swampscott — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- swatchbook — a booklet containing samples (of paper, cloth, etc)
- 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.