8-letter words containing w, e, r, o, a
- software — Computers. the programs used to direct the operation of a computer, as well as documentation giving instructions on how to use them. Compare hardware (def 5).
- sowarree — an Indian mounted escort
- sowbread — any of several species of cyclamen, especially Cyclamen hederifolium, a low-growing Old World plant having mottled leaves and pink or white flowers.
- tapeworm — any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different hosts.
- teamwork — cooperative or coordinated effort on the part of a group of persons acting together as a team or in the interests of a common cause.
- teardown — a taking apart; disassembly.
- toleware — articles made of tole.
- towerman — Railroads. a person who works in a switch tower and, by means of a signal box, directs the movement of trains.
- townwear — tailored, usually conservative clothing appropriate for business or other activities in a town or city.
- waggoner — Alternative spelling of wagoner.
- wagoneer — One who drives a wagon.
- wakeover — A sleepover party in a public place, such as a church, at which little or no sleep actually gets done.
- walkover — Racing. a walking or trotting over the course by a contestant who is the only starter.
- walloper — to beat soundly; thrash.
- wallower — a person or thing that wallows.
- wanderoo — any of several purple-faced langurs, of Sri Lanka.
- wantoner — someone who behaves in a wanton manner
- war hero — a person who is admired for bravery in war
- war nose — the explosive forward section of a projectile, as of a torpedo or shell; warhead.
- war zone — (during wartime) a combat area in which the rights of neutrals are suspended, as such an area on the high seas, where ships flying a neutral flag are subject to attack.
- wardmote — (historical) A meeting of the inhabitants of a ward.
- wardrobe — a stock of clothes or costumes, as of a person or of a theatrical company.
- wareroom — a room in which goods are stored or are displayed for sale.
- warhorse — a horse used in war; charger.
- warpower — the ability to wage war
- water ox — water buffalo.
- waterboy — Alternative spelling of water boy.
- waterdog — any of several large salamanders, as a mudpuppy or hellbender.
- waterlog — to cause (a boat, ship, etc.) to become uncontrollable as a result of flooding.
- waterloo — a village in central Belgium, south of Brussels: Napoleon decisively defeated here on June 18, 1815.
- waterpot — A pot or jug for holding water.
- waterpox — chickenpox
- waveform — the shape of a wave, a graph obtained by plotting the instantaneous values of a periodic quantity against the time.
- weaponry — weapons or weaponlike instruments collectively.
- wear off — to carry or have on the body or about the person as a covering, equipment, ornament, or the like: to wear a coat; to wear a saber; to wear a disguise.
- wear out — the act of wearing; use, as of a garment: articles for winter wear; I've had a lot of wear out of this coat; I had to throw away the shirt after only three wears.
- wear-out — the act or fact of wearing out; a worn-out condition: wear-out at the knees of pants.
- webboard — an internet site where users can post messages, tutorials, information, and topics for discussion
- wood ear — tree ear
- woomeras — Plural form of woomera.
- wordages — Plural form of wordage.
- workable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
- workfare — a governmental plan under which welfare recipients are required to accept public-service jobs or to participate in job training.
- workmate — A person with whom one works.
- worksafe — (of an internet link, etc) suitable for viewing in the workplace because of an absence of pornographic content
- workwear — Clothes designed to be worn while working, especially in a physically demanding job.
- wrapover — (of a garment, esp a skirt) not sewn up at one side, but worn wrapped round the body and fastened so that the open edges overlap