11-letter words containing w, e, d
- sacred writ — Scripture.
- saw-toothed — having pointing resembling the edge of a saw.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- screwdriver — a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.
- second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- self-willed — stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sidewheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slow-footed — proceeding at a slow pace.
- slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
- slumdweller — a person who lives in a slum.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
- soap powder — soap produced and packaged in powdered form.
- soft sawder — flattery; compliments
- spider wasp — any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.
- spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
- sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
- spotted owl — a dark-brown owl (Strix occidentalis, family Strigidae) with scattered white spots and dark eyes, sometimes seen in the forests of W North America: it is an endangered species
- st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
- state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
- stem-winder — a stemwinding watch.
- stemwinding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
- stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
- stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
- streetwards — towards or facing the street
- strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
- swan maiden — any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as by magic or sorcery.
- swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
- swear blind — to assert emphatically
- sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
- sweat lodge — (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.
- swedish ivy — any of various plants belonging to the genus Plectranthus, of the mint family, native to the Old World tropics, having rounded, scalloped or toothed leaves and widely cultivated as a houseplant.
- sweet cider — the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- sweetlambda — Sugared lambda-calculus(?).
- switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
- switched on — turned-on (def 1).
- switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
- switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.