10-letter words containing w, o, r, t
- strap work — a type of ornamentation imitating pierced and interlaced straps or bands, usually forming a geometric pattern.
- straw boss — someone who works alongside other workers but who also acts in a supervisory role; assistant foreman
- straw poll — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
- straw vote — an unofficial vote taken to obtain an indication of the general trend of opinion on a particular issue.
- straw-boss — to act as a straw boss to: She was assigned to straw-boss the night shift.
- strawboard — coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.
- streamflow — the water that flows in a specific stream site, especially its volume and rate of flow.
- streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
- strip down — remove paint or wallpaper from
- strip show — a form of entertainment in which one or more people take off their clothes in a titillating and erotic manner, often to music
- stuccowork — moldings, decorative work, or a finish made of stucco.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- sweet roll — a roll made of sweet dough, often containing spices, raisins, nuts, candied fruit, etc., and sometimes iced on top.
- swinnerton — Frank (Arthur) 1884–1982, English novelist and critic.
- switcheroo — an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
- switchover — the act or process of changing from one power source, system, etc., to another.
- sword belt — a military belt from which a sword may be hung.
- sword knot — a looped strap, ribbon, or the like attached to the hilt of a sword as a support or ornament.
- swordcraft — skill in or the art of swordplay.
- swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
- tawny port — a type of port that is aged in wood for at least 7 years, giving it a 'nutty' flavour; its colour is tawny, as opposed to the red of a ruby port
- teleworker — person who works from home
- the bowery — a street in New York City noted for its cheap hotels and bars, frequented by vagrants and drunks
- thirty-two — a cardinal number, 30 plus 2.
- threadworm — any of various nematode worms, especially a pinworm.
- throatwort — Campanula Trachelium, a bellflower having purplish flowers and a throat-shaped corolla and once thought to cure sore throats
- throughway — a limited-access toll highway providing a means of direct transportation between distant areas for high-speed automobile traffic.
- throw away — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw back — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- throw down — toss downward
- throw open — to open completely and suddenly
- throw over — to propel or cast in any way, especially to project or propel from the hand by a sudden forward motion or straightening of the arm and wrist: to throw a ball.
- timberwork — structural work formed of timbers.
- tokorozawa — a city in central Honshu, Japan, a suburb of Tokyo.
- tom sawyer — (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.
- top drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- top-drawer — the highest level in rank, excellence, or importance: a musician strictly out of the top drawer.
- tow-haired — having blond and sometimes tousled hair
- towel rack — a rack consisting of one or more bars on which towels or washcloths are hung.
- towel rail — a rail or frame in a bathroom, etc, for hanging towels on
- towel ring — a circular hoop in a bathroom, etc, for hanging towels on
- tower bolt — barrel bolt.
- tower-mill — a windmill of which only the cap rotates to face the sails into the wind.
- town clerk — a town official who keeps records and issues licenses.
- town crier — (formerly) a person employed by a town to make public announcements or proclamations, usually by shouting in the streets.
- track down — a structure consisting of a pair of parallel lines of rails with their crossties, on which a railroad train, trolley, or the like runs.
- trade down — the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries: domestic trade; foreign trade.
- trade show — show (def 22).
- trojan war — a ten-year war waged by the confederated Greeks under Agamemnon against the Trojans to avenge the abduction of Helen, wife of Menelaus, by Paris, son of the Trojan king Priam, and ending in the plundering and burning of Troy.
- trowbridge — a market town in SW England, administrative centre of Wiltshire: woollen manufacturing. Pop: 34 401 (2001)