9-letter words containing w, s, d
- screwhead — the head or top of a screw having a slot for the end of a screwdriver.
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- seawardly — in a seaward direction
- seldshown — seldom shown
- selfwards — in the direction of oneself
- semidwarf — a plant which is smaller than usual but bigger than a dwarf
- send away — dismiss
- send down — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- set width — (in automatic typesetting) the width measured by the lowercase alphabet of a particular size and font of type.
- 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.
- shewbread — 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.
- shootdown — the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight.
- shoreward — Also, shorewards. toward the shore or land.
- shoreweed — a tufty aquatic perennial, Littorella uniflora, of the plantain family, that forms underwater mats but usually flowers only on muddy margins
- shorewood — a city in SE Wisconsin, near Milwaukee.
- 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.
- shrewdest — astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
- shut down — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- side view — lateral aspect, sth seen from sideways on
- side with — one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sideswipe — to strike with a sweeping stroke or blow along the side; strike a glancing blow obliquely.
- sidewalks — a walk, especially a paved one, at the side of a street or road.
- sidewards — towards one side
- sidewheel — either of a pair of paddle wheels on the sides of a vessel.
- sillyweed — marijuana.
- skew-eyed — having eyes that look in opposite directions from each other
- skunkweed — any of various plants having an unpleasant odor, as the skunk cabbage.
- slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
- slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slideshow — a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
- slim down — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- slinkweed — a plant believed to make a cow give birth prematurely
- slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- slow food — food that has been prepared with care, using high-quality local and seasonal ingredients
- smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
- smartweed — any of several weeds of the genus Polygonum, having a smarting, acrid juice.
- snakeweed — bistort (def 1).
- snakewood — the heavy, dark-red wood of a South American tree, Piratinera guianensis, used for decorative veneers, musical instrument bows, etc.
- snow mold — a disease of cereals and other grasses, characterized by a dense, cottony growth that covers the affected parts as the snow melts in the spring, caused by any of several fungi of the genera Calonectria, Fusarium, Pythium, and Typhula.
- 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.
- snowbound — shut in or immobilized by snow.
- snowdonia — a massif in NW Wales, in Gwynedd, the highest peak being Snowdon