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10-letter words containing w, s, d

  • sound wave — a longitudinal wave in an elastic medium, especially a wave producing an audible sensation.
  • southwards — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
  • speedwalks — power walking.
  • spider web — the web that is spun by a spider, made of interlaced threads of viscous fluid that harden on exposure to air.
  • spiderwork — a thing which has the appearance of a spider's web
  • spiderwort — any plant of the genus Tradescantia, having blue, purple, or rose-colored flowers.
  • splashdown — the landing of a space vehicle in a body of water, especially the ocean.
  • splintwood — a thin flexible wood often used for making baskets
  • spongewood — an Indian plant with a pith used in making tropical hats
  • springwood — the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by large, thin-walled cells, formed during the first part of the growing season.
  • sqlwindows — (programming, product)   A package used to graphically develop MS-Windows client-server applications. Sold by Gupta Corporation.
  • stab wound — knife injury
  • stand down — Military. a temporary cessation of offensive actions; cease-fire; truce: a stand-down for the Christmas holidays.
  • stand-down — Military. a temporary cessation of offensive actions; cease-fire; truce: a stand-down for the Christmas holidays.
  • stare down — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
  • state-wide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
  • steepdowne — very steep or precipitous
  • stemwinder — a stemwinding watch.
  • sternwards — towards the stern; astern
  • stewardess — a woman flight attendant.
  • stewarding — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
  • stick down — seal with an adhesive
  • strandwolf — brown hyena.
  • strawboard — coarse, yellow paperboard made of straw pulp, used in packing, for making boxes, etc.
  • streamwood — a city in NE Illinois.
  • streetward — towards or in the direction of the street
  • strip down — remove paint or wallpaper from
  • summerwood — the part of an annual ring of wood, characterized by compact, thick-walled cells, formed during the later part of the growing season.
  • swammerdam — Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1637–80, Dutch anatomist and entomologist.
  • swaybacked — having the back sagged to an unusual degree; having a sway-back.
  • swear word — A swear word is a word which is considered to be rude or offensive. Swear words are usually used when people are angry.
  • swedenborg — Emanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/ (Show IPA), (Emanuel Swedberg) 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
  • sweep hand — a hand, usually a second hand, centrally mounted with the minute and hour hands of a timepiece and reaching to the edge of the dial.
  • sweetbread — Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
  • swimfeeder — a device containing bait, attached to the line to ensure the gradual baiting of the swim from under the surface
  • swing band — a band that plays swing jazz
  • swing door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
  • swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
  • switchyard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • sword bean — a twining vine, Canavalia gladiata, of the legume family, found in the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large, showy, pealike flowers and reddish-brown seeds.
  • sword belt — a military belt from which a sword may be hung.
  • sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
  • sword fern — any fern of the genus Nephrolepis, especially N. exaltata, characterized by sword-shaped, pinnate fronds, a common houseplant.
  • sword knot — a looped strap, ribbon, or the like attached to the hilt of a sword as a support or ornament.
  • sword lily — a gladiolus.
  • swordcraft — skill in or the art of swordplay.
  • swordproof — able to resist the stroke of a sword
  • swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
  • swung dash — a mark of punctuation (∼) used in place of a word or part of a word previously spelled out.
  • tandemwise — in the manner of a tandem
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