10-letter words containing w, a, u, s
- 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.
- swung dash — a mark of punctuation (∼) used in place of a word or part of a word previously spelled out.
- unanswered — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- underwaist — a blouse worn under another.
- unshadowed — not shadowed; not darkened or obscured by shadow; free from gloom.
- unswayable — to move or swing to and fro, as something fixed at one end or resting on a support.
- unwareness — unwariness or lack of caution: carelessness
- unwashable — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, or the like.
- upwards of — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.
- walkabouts — Plural form of walkabout.
- wanderlust — a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about.
- wanrestful — uneasy or restless
- war clouds — sign of trouble ahead
- warehoused — Simple past tense and past participle of warehouse.
- warehouser — warehouseman.
- warehouses — Plural form of warehouse.
- washed out — capable of being washed without shrinking, fading, etc.; washable: a wash dress.
- washed-out — faded, especially from washing.
- washing-up — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- wastefully — In a wasteful manner.
- waterbucks — Plural form of waterbuck.
- waterbuses — Plural form of waterbus.
- waterhouse — Alfred. 1830–1905, British architect; a leader of the Gothic Revival. His buildings include Manchester Town Hall (1868) and the Natural History Museum, London (1881)
- waterspout — Also called rainspout. a pipe running down the side of a house or other building to carry away water from the gutter of the roof.
- waveguides — Plural form of waveguide.
- wax museum — a museum containing wax effigies of famous persons, especially historical figures, usually in scenes associated with their lives.
- weasel out — any small carnivore of the genus Mustela, of the family Mustelidae, having a long, slender body and feeding chiefly on small rodents.
- wenceslaus — 1361–1419, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 1378–1400; as Wenceslaus IV, king of Bohemia 1378–1419.
- what's up? — If you say to someone 'What's up?' or if you tell them what's up, you are asking them or telling them what is wrong or what is worrying them.
- whatabouts — what one is doing generally; things that are occupying someone
- wheat rust — any of several diseases of wheat caused by rust fungi of the genus Puccinia.
- whitsunday — the seventh Sunday after Easter, celebrated as a festival in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost.
- wood sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 10 O 5 , the dextrorotatory form of xylose: used chiefly in dyeing and tanning.
- wristguard — A band of leather or leatherlike material worn around the wrist for support and protection, especially for athletic activities such as archery and fencing.
- wutai shan — a mountain range in NE China, rising to 10,033 feet (3058 meters).