11-letter words containing w, s, d
- outwardness — (uncountable) The quality of being outward.
- passed pawn — a pawn with no opposing pawn either on an adjacent file or on its own file.
- powder snow — powder1 (def 3).
- put down as — If you put someone or something down as a particular type of person or thing, you consider that they are that thing.
- radio waves — an electromagnetic wave having a wavelength between 1 millimeter and 30,000 meters, or a frequency between 10 kilohertz and 300,000 megahertz.
- rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
- red seaweed — any marine red alga, especially one of the genus Polysiphonia, having a reddish, much branched thallus.
- renewedness — the quality or state of being renewed or having been renewed
- rose window — a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.
- sacred writ — Scripture.
- sandwiching — two or more slices of bread or the like with a layer of meat, fish, cheese, etc., between each pair.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- saw-toothed — having pointing resembling the edge of a saw.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- schoolwards — in the direction of school
- schwarzwald — a wooded mountain region in SW Germany. Highest peak, Feldberg, 4905 feet (1495 meters).
- screwdriver — a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.
- second wind — the return of ease in breathing after exhaustion caused by continued physical exertion, as in running.
- self-avowed — acknowledged; declared: an avowed enemy.
- self-willed — stubborn or obstinate willfulness, as in pursuing one's own wishes, aims, etc.
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shadow mask — a perforated metal sheet mounted close to the phosphor-dotted screen in some colour television tubes. The holes are positioned so that each of the three electron beams strikes the correct phosphor dot producing the required colour mixture in the image
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
- shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shittimwood — the wood of the shittah tree, believed to be a species of acacia
- shop window — storefront display
- shop-window — a window used for display of merchandise.
- show around — guide round a new place
- show window — a display window in a store.
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- shunt-wound — noting a motor or a generator that has the field circuit connected in parallel with the armature winding.
- sidewalking — the practice of shopkeepers standing on the sidewalk outside their shops to attract customers.
- sidewheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- single-wide — a mobile home used as a permanent residence.
- six day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six-day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- slack-jawed — having the mouth open, especially as an indication of astonishment, bewilderment, etc.
- slow-footed — proceeding at a slow pace.
- slow-witted — mentally slow or dull; slow in comprehension and thinking.
- slumdweller — a person who lives in a slum.
- smooth down — make flat and even
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snow-capped — A snow-capped mountain is covered with snow at the top.
- snowblading — the activity or sport of skiing with short skis (snowblades) and no poles
- soap powder — soap produced and packaged in powdered form.