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9-letter words containing w, i, s, h

  • switchman — a person who has charge of a switch on a railroad.
  • swordfish — a large, marine food fish, Xiphias gladius, having the upper jaw elongated into a swordlike structure.
  • tallowish — resembling tallow; tallow-like
  • the kiwis — the men's international Rugby League football team of New Zealand
  • the swiss — the people of Switzerland
  • the twins — the constellation Gemini, the third sign of the zodiac
  • the twist — a modern dance popular in the 1960s, in which couples vigorously twist the hips in time to rhythmic music
  • twentyish — around or approximately twenty
  • unwishful — not wishful
  • waggishly — In a waggish manner.
  • wahhabism — the group of doctrines or practices of the Wahhabis.
  • waribashi — disposable chopsticks made of wood or bamboo
  • wash-wipe — a windscreen wiper
  • washbasin — a large bowl or basin used for washing one's hands and face, small articles of clothing, etc.
  • washiness — the state or quality of being washy.
  • waspishly — In a waspish manner.
  • watchlist — a list of persons or things to watch for possible action in the future: a watch list of possible growth stocks.
  • wear ship — to change the tack of a sailing vessel, esp a square-rigger, by coming about so that the wind passes astern
  • weightism — bias or discrimination against people who are overweight.
  • weightist — bias or discrimination against people who are overweight.
  • weisshorn — a mountain in S Switzerland, in the Alps. 14,804 feet (4512 meters).
  • wheelings — Plural form of wheeling.
  • wheelspin — the spinning of a wheel, especially that of a drive wheel of a powered vehicle that has poor traction.
  • whimsical — given to whimsy or fanciful notions; capricious: a pixyish, whimsical fellow.
  • whininess — the quality of being whiny
  • whinstone — Chiefly British. any of the dark-colored, fine-grained rocks, especially igneous rocks, as dolerite and basalt.
  • whippings — Plural form of whipping.
  • whipsawed — subjected to a double loss, as when an investor has bought a stock at a high price soon before it declines and then, in order to make good the loss, sells it short before it advances.
  • whipsnake — any of several long, slender New World snakes of the genus Masticophis, the tail of which resembles a whip.
  • whipstaff — a bar attached to a ship's tiller to assist with steering
  • whipstall — a stall during a vertical climb in which the nose of the airplane falls forward and downward in a whiplike movement.
  • whipstock — the handle of a whip.
  • whiptails — Plural form of whiptail.
  • whipworms — Plural form of whipworm.
  • whiskered — having, wearing, or covered with whiskers.
  • whispered — rumored; reported: He is whispered to be planning to run for governor.
  • whisperer — a person or thing that whispers.
  • whistlers — Plural form of whistler.
  • whistling — an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.
  • white ash — any of various trees of the genus Fraxinus, of the olive family, especially F. excelsior, of Europe and Asia, or F. americana (white ash) of North America, having opposite, pinnate leaves and purplish flowers in small clusters.
  • white sea — an arm of the Arctic Ocean, in the NW Russian Federation in Europe. About 36,000 sq. mi. (93,240 sq. km).
  • whitebass — a freshwater fish, Morone chrysops, of the bass family Moronidae, native to North American lakes and rivers
  • whiteboys — a secret agrarian peasant organization, active in Ireland during the early 1760s, whose members wore white shirts for recognition on their night raids to destroy crops, barns, and other property in redressing grievances against landlords and protesting the paying of tithes.
  • whitecaps — Plural form of whitecap.
  • whitefish — any of several fishes of the family Coregonidae, inhabiting northern waters of North America and Eurasia, similar to the trout but having a smaller mouth and larger scales. Compare lake whitefish, round whitefish.
  • whitelist — a list of novels, motion pictures, etc., deemed suitable for juveniles, members of a particular faith, or other specified groups of individuals.
  • whiteners — Plural form of whitener.
  • whiteness — the quality or state of being white.
  • whiteouts — Plural form of whiteout.
  • whiteside — The goldeneye.
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