9-letter words containing w, h, a, c
- hack away — keep chopping at sth
- hacksawed — Simple past tense and past participle of hacksaw.
- hatchways — Plural form of hatchway.
- hornwrack — a yellowish bryozoan or sea mat sometimes found on beaches after a storm
- kawaguchi — a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, N of Tokyo.
- kickshaws — Plural form of kickshaw.
- kwangchow — Older Spelling. Canton.
- lynch law — the administration of summary punishment, especially death, upon a suspected, accused, or convicted person by a mob acting without legal process or authority.
- matchwood — wood suitable for match.
- matholwch — a legendary king of Ireland and the husband of Branwen.
- newchwang — Niuzhuang.
- overwatch — to watch over.
- patchwork — something made up of an incongruous variety of pieces or parts; hodgepodge: a patchwork of verse forms.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- scrimshaw — a carved or engraved article, especially of whale ivory, whalebone, walrus tusks, or the like, made by whalers as a leisure occupation.
- shockwave — (tool) A program from Macromedia for viewing files created with Macromedia Director. Shockwave is freely available as a plug-in for the Netscape Navigator web browser. "Shocked" pages that incorporate documents created in Director can usually only be enjoyed by users with an ISDN or faster connection.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- showmance — a romance between two stars that only lasts for the run of the show
- showplace — an estate, mansion, or the like, usually open to the public, renowned for its beauty, excellent design and workmanship, historical interest, etc.
- skew arch — an arch, as at the entrance to a tunnel, having sides, or jambs, that are not at right angles with the face.
- slowcoach — a slowpoke.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- stopwatch — a watch with a hand or hands that can be stopped or started at any instant, used for precise timing, as in races.
- switchman — a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
- throwback — an act of throwing back.
- top whack — the maximum price
- unwatched — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- walachian — of or relating to the former SE European principality of Walachia (now part of Romania) or its inhabitants
- walbrzych — a city in SW Poland, in Silesia.
- walcheren — an island in SW Netherlands: part of Zeeland province. 82 sq. mi. (212 sq. km).
- wallachia — a former principality in SE Europe: united with Moldavia (Moldova) to form Romania in 1861. 29,569 sq. mi. (76,585 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- wallchart — (education) A large informational chart, typically hung on the wall of a classroom.
- wanchancy — unlucky
- war chest — money set aside or scheduled for a particular purpose or activity, as for a political campaign or organizational drive.
- washcloth — a small cloth for washing one's face or body.
- watch cap — U.S. Navy. a dark-blue, knitted woolen cap with a turned-up cuff worn by enlisted personnel on duty in cold weather.
- watch for — be vigilant for, careful of
- watch out — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- watchable — detectable; apparent.
- watchband — a leather, metal, fabric, or plastic bracelet or strap attached to a wrist watch to hold it on the wrist.
- watchcase — the case or outer covering for the works of a watch.
- watchless — not watchful or alert; lacking in vigilance: an irresponsible and watchless sentry.
- watchlist — a list of persons or things to watch for possible action in the future: a watch list of possible growth stocks.
- watchouts — the act of looking out for or anticipating something; lookout: Keep a watchout for dishonest behavior.
- watchword — a word or short phrase to be communicated, on challenge, to a sentinel or guard; password or countersign.
- wałbrzych — an industrial city in SW Poland. Pop: 176 000 (2005 est)
- wehrmacht — the German armed forces of the years prior to and during World War II.
- wenatchee — a city in central Washington.