9-letter words containing w, e, r, n
- newstrade — newspaper retail as a whole
- newswires — Plural form of newswire.
- nightwear — night clothes.
- no wonder — it is not surprising
- nonanswer — The lack of an answer.
- nonlawyer — a person who is not a lawyer
- nonviewer — a person who does not watch (television)
- nonworker — One who does not work.
- nonwriter — a person who does not (usually) write or cannot write (well); a person who is not a writer
- northwest — a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW.
- norwegian — of or relating to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language.
- nowhither — to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.
- oarswomen — Plural form of oarswoman.
- oceanward — Toward the ocean.
- one-owner — that has only had one owner
- orwellian — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of George Orwell or the totalitarian future described in his antiutopian novel 1984 (1949).
- over-wind — to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch.
- overawing — Present participle of overawe.
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
- overdrawn — Past participle of overdraw.
- overdrown — (obsolete, transitive) To wet or drench to excess.
- overflown — to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew.
- overgrown — to grow over; cover with a growth of something.
- overswing — to swing too hard, hoping to apply more power.
- overwound — to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch.
- owensboro — a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- ownerless — having no owner
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- penis war — (jargon, abuse) (Or "Dick Size War", "DSW") Any argument which has degenerated into quantitative boasting of the sort "My [program|bot|etc.] is [faster|meaner|etc.] than yours!". Generally as unconstructive (and with as little emphasis on empirical proof) as men debating who has the biggest penis. The term is often used on IRC, news:alt.sysadmin.recovery, and sometimes applied to IRC botwars, because of their equally pointless nature.
- pennywort — any of several plants having round or roundish leaves, as the navelwort.
- pet owner — a person who owns a pet
- pinwrench — wrench with a projection to fit a hole
- powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
- powderman — a person in charge of explosives, especially in a demolition crew.
- power nap — a short sleep taken during the working day with the intention of improving the quality of work later in the day
- poweropen — The PowerOpen Association defines and promotes the PowerOpen Environment (POE).
- pre-owned — previously owned; used; secondhand: a sale of preowned furs.
- prewarned — to give notice, advice, or intimation to (a person, group, etc.) of danger, impending evil, possible harm, or anything else unfavorable: They warned him of a plot against him. She was warned that her life was in danger.
- prewiring — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- rainwater — (Leo) James, 1917–86, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1975.
- raw-boned — having little flesh, especially on a large-boned frame; gaunt.
- re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
- reflowing — an occurrence of flowing again
- 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
- renewedly — in a renewed fashion
- rewarding — affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.
- rewetting — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.