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10-letter words containing w, a, t

  • 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.
  • switchback — a highway, as in a mountainous area, having many hairpin curves.
  • switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
  • switchyard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • swordcraft — skill in or the art of swordplay.
  • table wine — a wine that contains not more than 14 percent alcohol and is usually served as an accompaniment to food.
  • take a bow — to bend the knee or body or incline the head, as in reverence, submission, salutation, recognition, or acknowledgment.
  • tandemwise — in the manner of a tandem
  • tanglewood — a town in W Massachusetts, in the Berkshire Hills: a former estate (Tanglewood) in the area is the site of annual summer music festivals.
  • tank wagon — a form of railway wagon carrying a tank for the transport of liquids
  • tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
  • tawheowheo — a broadleaved evergreen, Quintinia serrata, of New Zealand's North Island
  • tawny port — a type of port that is aged in wood for at least 7 years, giving it a 'nutty' flavour; its colour is tawny, as opposed to the red of a ruby port
  • tegakwitha — Tekakwitha
  • tekakwitha — Kateri [kah-tuh-ree] /ˈkɑ tə ri/ (Show IPA), or Catherine, 1656–80, North American Indian ascetic; convert to Roman Catholicism.
  • tepe gawra — an archaeological site in N Iraq, near Mosul: excavations have revealed that numerous settlements have occupied this site since c5000 b.c.
  • the wirral — a peninsula in NW England between the estuaries of the Rivers Mersey and Dee
  • theta wave — any of the brain waves constituting theta rhythm.
  • thoughtway — a habitual manner of thought in a particular group of people.
  • threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
  • throatwort — Campanula Trachelium, a bellflower having purplish flowers and a throat-shaped corolla and once thought to cure sore throats
  • throughway — a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.
  • throw away — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • throw back — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
  • thwartways — sideways or crosswise
  • tidal wave — (not in technical use) a large, destructive ocean wave, produced by a seaquake, hurricane, or strong wind. Compare tsunami.
  • tidewaiter — a customs officer who checks goods upon a vessel's landing, to secure the payment of duties.
  • tokorozawa — a city in central Honshu, Japan, a suburb of Tokyo.
  • tom sawyer — (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.
  • top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
  • tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
  • towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
  • towel rail — a rail or frame in a bathroom, etc, for hanging towels on
  • townswoman — a female native or inhabitant of a town.
  • track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
  • trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
  • trade show — show (def 22).
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