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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
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