10-letter words containing w, d, o, a
- orangewood — the hard, fine-grained, yellowish wood of the orange tree, used in inlaid work and fine turnery.
- overdrawer — a person who overdraws something, especially a bank account.
- overshadow — to be more important or significant by comparison: For years he overshadowed his brother.
- overwarmed — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- pared-down — If you describe something as pared-down, you mean that it has no unnecessary features, and has been reduced to a very simple form.
- radio wave — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
- randomwise — in a random manner
- rawinsonde — a method of upper-atmosphere meteorological observation conducted by means of a radiosonde tracked by radar.
- real world — the realm of practical or actual experience, as opposed to the abstract, theoretical, or idealized sphere of the classroom, laboratory, etc.: recent college graduates looking for jobs in the real world of rising unemployment.
- red kowhai — parrot's-bill.
- roadworthy — in suitable operating condition or meeting accepted standards for safe driving on the road: a roadworthy automobile.
- rowlandson — Thomas, 1756–1827, English caricaturist.
- sacred cow — an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning.
- salad bowl — a large bowl in which a salad, especially a tossed salad, is served.
- sandalwood — the fragrant heartwood of any of certain Asian trees of the genus Santalum, used for ornamental carving and burned as incense.
- sappanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- saw doctor — a sawmill specialist who sharpens and services saw blades
- scale down — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- schoolward — towards or in the direction of school
- score draw — A score draw is the result of a football match in which both teams score at least one goal, and they score the same number of goals.
- shadow box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- shadow pin — a vertical pin set in an azimuth instrument or at the center of a compass card, indicating by the direction of its shadow the azimuth of the sun.
- shadow-box — a shallow, rectangular frame fronted with a glass panel, used to show and at the same time protect items on display, as paintings, coins, or jewelry.
- shadowcast — to enhance (a microscope image) by exposing it to a stream of a vapour of a heavy metal in order to create a shadow
- shadowland — a land or region of shadows, phantoms, unrealities, or uncertainties: the shadowland of imagination.
- shadowless — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shadowlike — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shake down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- shake-down — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- showerhead — a brief fall of rain or, sometimes, of hail or snow.
- smack down — to humble or reprimand (someone who is overstepping bounds)
- smallsword — a light, tapering sword for thrusting, formerly used in fencing or dueling.
- smallworld — (legal) A trademark of Smallworldwide Plc..
- smash down — If you smash down a door, building, or other large heavy object, you hit it hard and break it until it falls on the ground.
- smear word — a slanderous, vilifying epithet.
- snow board — a board serving as a snow guard.
- snowblades — a type of skis, about half the length of normal downhill skis and used without poles
- snowcapped — topped with snow: the snowcapped Alps.
- soda water — an effervescent beverage consisting of water charged with carbon dioxide.
- solar wind — an emanation from the sun's corona consisting of a flow of charged particles, mainly electrons and protons, that interacts with the magnetic field of the earth and other planetary bodies.
- sound wave — a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
- southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
- stab wound — knife injury
- 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.
- strandwolf — brown hyena.
- strawboard — coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.
- streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.