9-letter words containing w, h
- fishwoman — (dated) A woman who sells fish.
- fleshworm — a flesh-eating worm, specifically the parasitic larva of any member of the genus Sarcophagidae
- floorshow — A set of performances held in a nightclub during the course of an evening.
- flowchart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flushwork — decorative treatment of the surface of an outside wall with flints split to show their smooth black surface, combined with dressed stone to form patterns such as tracery or initials
- flyweight — a boxer or other contestant of the lightest competitive class, especially a professional boxer weighing up to 112 pounds (51 kg).
- flywheels — Plural form of flywheel.
- flywhisks — Plural form of flywhisk.
- fob watch — a pocket watch that is attached to a waistcoat by a chain or ribbon
- foreshows — Plural form of foreshow.
- foreweigh — to assess in advance
- forthwith — immediately; at once; without delay: Any official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith.
- freakshow — Alternative spelling of freak show.
- freewheel — a device in the transmission of a motor vehicle that automatically disengages the drive shaft whenever it begins to turn more rapidly than the engine.
- fuck with — to have sexual intercourse with.
- game show — a television or radio program in which contestants answer questions or play games of skill or chance in order to win money or other prizes.
- gang show — an amateur theatrical performance with a cast made up of youth members of Scouts and Guides
- gawkihood — the state of being gawky
- gearwheel — a wheel having teeth or cogs that engage with those of another wheel or part; cogwheel.
- ghostview — An X Window System interface to the ghostscript PostScript interpreter.
- good show — excellent, that's good
- greenwash — Disinformation disseminated by an organization so as to present an environmentally responsible public image.
- greenwich — a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
- grewhound — a greyhound
- growthist — an advocate of the importance of economic growth
- hack away — keep chopping at sth
- hacksawed — Simple past tense and past participle of hacksaw.
- hairweave — the process of hairweaving.
- hairworms — Plural form of hairworm.
- halesowen — a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 273 (2001)
- halloween — the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
- hallowing — to make holy; sanctify; consecrate.
- hallowmas — the feast of Allhallows or All Saints' Day, on November 1.
- han wu ti — (Liu Ch'e; Liu Che) 156–87 b.c, emperor of China 140–87.
- hand down — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hand-sewn — sewn by hand.
- hand-walk — to carry (a memorandum, check, or other document) from one person or office to another so as to assure prompt delivery.
- hand-wash — to launder by hand rather than by washing machine: to hand-wash socks in a hotel-room sink.
- handblown — (of glassware) shaped by means of a handheld blowpipe: handblown crystal.
- handiwork — work done by hand.
- handtowel — a small piece of thick soft cloth used to dry the hands
- handwheel — a wheel, as a valve wheel, turned by hand.
- handwoven — made on a handloom; handloomed.
- handwrite — to write (something) by hand.
- handwrote — to write (something) by hand.
- handywork — Dated form of handiwork.
- hang with — to frequent the company of (someone)
- hansetown — Hansa (def 3).
- hard news — serious news of widespread import, concerning politics, foreign affairs, or the like, as distinguished from routine news items, feature stories, or human-interest stories.
- hardwired — Computers. built into a computer's hardware and thus not readily changed. (of a terminal) connected to a computer by a direct circuit rather than through a switching network.