9-letter words containing w, o, a, d, s
- old squaw — a sea duck, Clangula hyemalis, of arctic and subarctic regions.
- old sweat — an old soldier; veteran
- oldsquaws — Plural form of oldsquaw.
- overdraws — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overdraw.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- quadwords — Plural form of quadword.
- road show — touring performance or display
- road-show — of or relating to road shows.
- roadworks — work, as construction or repairs, done on a road.
- rosenwald — Julius, 1862–1932, U.S. businessman and philanthropist.
- saddlebow — the arched front part of a saddle or saddletree.
- sapanwood — a dyewood yielding a red color, produced by a small, East Indian tree, Caesalpinia sappan, of the legume family.
- sassywood — (in Liberia) a trial by ordeal, such as being forced to drink poison
- satinwood — the satiny wood of an East Indian tree, Chloroxylon swietenia, of the rue family, used especially for making furniture.
- sawed-off — sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- shadowbox — to make the motions of attack and defense, as in boxing, as a training or conditioning procedure.
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shadowing — a dark figure or image cast on the ground or some surface by a body intercepting light.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- show card — an advertising placard or card.
- showbread — 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.
- showcased — a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
- slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
- slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
- snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
- snow-clad — covered with snow.
- snowblade — one of a pair of short skis used without poles
- snowboard — a board for gliding on snow, resembling a wide ski, to which both feet are secured and that one rides in an upright position.
- snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon
- sod's law — (humour) Murphy's Law.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- spadework — preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
- standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
- swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
- swearword — a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.
- sword arm — the arm in which your sword is normally held
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- swordsman — a person who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
- swordtail — any of several small, brightly colored, viviparous, freshwater fishes of the genus Xiphophorus, native to Central America, having the lower part of the caudal fin elongated into a swordlike structure: often kept in aquariums.
- wadsworth — a city in N Ohio.
- wardmotes — Plural form of wardmote.
- wardrobes — Plural form of wardrobe.
- wardrooms — Plural form of wardroom.
- wash down — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- wash load — a load of washing which is put in a washing machine