9-letter words containing w, h, e
- non-white — a sociocultural classification of modern humans with darker pigmentation of the skin than is characteristic in people of European descent.
- nonwhites — Plural form of nonwhite.
- northwest — a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW.
- nosewheel — the landing wheel under the nose of an aircraft.
- nowhither — to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.
- oakenshaw — an area of woodland containing oak trees
- off-white — white mixed with a small amount of gray, yellow, or other light color.
- old welsh — the Welsh language of the period before c1150 a.d.
- on wheels — Something on wheels has wheels attached to the bottom, so that it can be moved easily.
- otherwise — under other circumstances: Otherwise they may get broken.
- outwashes — Plural form of outwash.
- outweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh.
- over with — above in place or position: the roof over one's head.
- overthrow — to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- overwatch — to watch over.
- overweigh — to exceed in weight; overbalance or outweigh: a respected opinion that overweighs the others.
- overwhelm — to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- peachblow — a delicate purplish pink.
- peep show — a display of objects or pictures viewed through a small opening that is usually fitted with a magnifying lens.
- peep-show — a display of objects or pictures viewed through a small opening that is usually fitted with a magnifying lens.
- pewholder — a person who leases or is the owner of a pew or an area of seats in a church
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- pinwrench — wrench with a projection to fit a hole
- plowshare — the cutting part of the moldboard of a plow; share.
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- pregrowth — the period before something begins to grow
- prestwich — a town in NW England, in Bury unitary authority, Greater Manchester. Pop: 31 693 (2001)
- prewashed — being washed before sale, especially to produce a soft texture or a worn look: prewashed blue jeans.
- rough-hew — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- roughhewn — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- row house — one of a row of houses having uniform, or nearly uniform, plans and fenestration and usually having a uniform architectural treatment, as in certain housing developments.
- row-house — one of a row of houses having uniform, or nearly uniform, plans and fenestration and usually having a uniform architectural treatment, as in certain housing developments.
- schleswig — a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
- schwinger — Julian Seymour, 1918–94, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1965.
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- sei whale — a rorqual, Balaenoptera borealis, inhabiting all seas: now greatly reduced in number.
- seldshown — seldom shown
- set width — (in automatic typesetting) the width measured by the lowercase alphabet of a particular size and font of type.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- 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.
- shawlless — lacking, or not wearing, a shawl
- sheepwalk — a tract of land on which sheep are pastured.
- shelfware — Computers. software or hardware that remains unsold, unused, or underused: shelfware as part of a bundled license deal.
- shellwork — decorative work composed of seashells: an elaborate picture frame decorated with shellwork.
- 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.
- shipowner — a person who owns a ship or ships.