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11-letter words containing w, s, d

  • soft sawder — flattery; compliments
  • south downs — a range of low hills, from Hampshire to East Sussex, in S England.
  • southwardly — toward the south
  • spider wasp — any of certain wasps, especially of the family Pompilidae, that provision their nests with paralyzed spiders.
  • spoken word — The spoken word is used to refer to language expressed in speech, for example in contrast to written texts or music.
  • sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
  • spotted owl — a dark-brown owl (Strix occidentalis, family Strigidae) with scattered white spots and dark eyes, sometimes seen in the forests of W North America: it is an endangered species
  • st. andrews — a seaport in the Fife region, in E Scotland: resort; golf courses.
  • state-owned — owned by the state; not privately owned
  • stem-winder — a stemwinding watch.
  • stemwinding — wound by turning a knob at the stem.
  • stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
  • stonewashed — to wash (cloth) with pebbles or stones so as to give the appearance of wear.
  • strand wolf — brown hyena.
  • streetwards — towards or facing the street
  • strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
  • sunday week — a week (counting backward or forward) from Sunday (or Monday, Tuesday, etc.)
  • swan maiden — any of a class of folkloric maidens, in many Indo-European and Asian tales, capable of being transformed into swans, as by magic or sorcery.
  • swan's-down — the fine soft down feathers of a swan, used to trim powder puffs, clothes, etc
  • swan-necked — having a neck that is long and elegant like that of a swan
  • swear blind — to assert emphatically
  • sweat blood — to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
  • sweat gland — one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
  • sweat lodge — (especially among North American Indians) a special building used for cleansing and purifying one's body by sweating, in which heated water is poured over heated stones to produce steam.
  • swedish ivy — any of various plants belonging to the genus Plectranthus, of the mint family, native to the Old World tropics, having rounded, scalloped or toothed leaves and widely cultivated as a houseplant.
  • sweet cider — the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
  • sweetlambda — Sugared lambda-calculus(?).
  • swiss chard — chard.
  • swiss guard — a member of a corps of bodyguards protecting the pope, with membership restricted to natives of Switzerland.
  • switch yard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
  • switchblade — a pocketknife, the blade of which is held by a spring and can be released suddenly, as by pressing a button.
  • switchboard — a structural unit on which are mounted switches and instruments necessary to complete telephone circuits manually.
  • switched on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switched-on — turned-on (def 1).
  • switzerland — a republic in central Europe. 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Capital: Bern.
  • swivel head — A swivel head is a bearing between the traveling block and the kelly.
  • swivel-eyed — having or displaying extreme or fanatical views
  • sword dance — any of various dances, usually performed by men, in which swords are ceremonially flourished or are laid on the ground and danced around.
  • sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
  • sword grass — any of various grasses or plants having swordlike or sharp leaves, as the sword lily.
  • sword-point — the point of a sword
  • swordbearer — an official who carries the sword of state on ceremonial occasions, as before the sovereign, a magistrate, or the like.
  • swordswoman — a female who uses or is skilled in the use of a sword.
  • the swedish — the people of Sweden collectively
  • the windies — the international cricket team of the West Indies
  • thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
  • throw aside — If you throw aside a way of life, a principle, or an idea, you abandon it or reject it.
  • throw shade — to make a public show of contempt
  • thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
  • thumbs-down — an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
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