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9-letter words containing w, e, a, r

  • raw umber — an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
  • raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
  • re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
  • red dwarf — any of the faint reddish stars having diameters about half that of the sun and low surface temperatures, about 2000–3000 K; a main sequence star of spectral type M.
  • red water — Texas fever
  • reforward — toward or at a place, point, or time in advance; onward; ahead: to move forward; from this day forward; to look forward.
  • renewable — able to be renewed: a library book that is not renewable.
  • renewably — in a renewable fashion, in such a way as to be renewable
  • reswallow — to swallow again
  • rewa-rewa — a tall proteaceous tree of New Zealand, Knightia excelsa, yielding a beautiful reddish timber
  • rewardful — offering reward; rewarding
  • rewarding — affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.
  • riverwalk — a paved walkway along the side of a river
  • riverward — Also, riverwards. toward a river.
  • rockwater — water that comes out of rock
  • rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
  • rosewater — perfume, flavouring from rose petals
  • saber saw — a portable electric jigsaw.
  • sabre saw — a portable electric saw with a narrow, oscillating blade
  • sabrewing — a large hummingbird of the genus Campylopterous, with long curved wings
  • safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
  • saltwater — of or relating to salt water.
  • sawtimber — trees suitable for sawing into planks, boards, etc.
  • scalework — an ornamentation technique used to depict scales on fish or other creatures
  • scarecrow — an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, set up to frighten crows or other birds away from crops.
  • scareware — Computers. software that is sold as computer security or as an antivirus or other utility program but is either useless or is itself malware: I was a victim of scareware—I got a warning that my computer was about to fail, so I panicked and purchased the advertised software, which wiped my hard drive instead of fixing it!
  • scarfwise — in the manner of a scarf
  • screw cap — a cap designed to screw onto the threaded mouth of a bottle, jar, or the like.
  • screwable — able to be screwed
  • screwball — Slang. an eccentric or whimsically eccentric person; a nut.
  • screwbean — a small tree or shrub of the south-western United States that has edible pods
  • screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
  • sea power — naval strength.
  • sea water — Sea water is salt water from the sea.
  • sea wrack — seaweed or a growth of seaweed, especially of the larger kinds cast up on the shore.
  • seawardly — in a seaward direction
  • seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
  • selfwards — in the direction of oneself
  • semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
  • sewer gas — a mixture of toxic and non-toxic gases (mainly methane) produced and collected in sewers by the decomposition of waste matter such as faeces or dirty water from homes and factories
  • shallower — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
  • shapewear — undergarments designed to mold or hold a body to a certain shape, as girdles.
  • shareware — software distributed without initial charge but for which the user is encouraged to pay a nominal fee to cover support for continued use.
  • shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
  • shewbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
  • shortwave — 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.
  • showbread — the 12 loaves of bread placed every Sabbath on a table in the sanctuary of the Biblical tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem as an offering by the priests to God. Ex. 25:30; Lev. 24:5–9.
  • sidewards — towards one side
  • skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
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