9-letter words containing w, s, d
- snowdrift — a mound or bank of snow driven together by the wind.
- snowed in — If you are snowed in, you cannot go anywhere because of heavy snow.
- snowfield — a large and relatively permanent expanse of snow.
- snowmould — a fungal disease of soil or grass resulting from snow cover
- snowslide — an avalanche consisting largely or entirely of snow.
- snug down — to make ready for a storm by reducing sail, lashing movable gear, etc.
- sod's law — (humour) Murphy's Law.
- sound bow — that part of a bell against which the tongue strikes.
- sound law — phonetic law.
- southdown — one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.
- southward — moving, bearing, facing, or situated toward the south.
- spaceward — going into space
- spadework — preliminary or initial work, such as the gathering of data, on which further activity is to be based.
- speedwalk — an endless conveyor belt, moving walk, or the like used to transport standing persons from place to place.
- speedwell — any of several plants, shrubs, or small trees of the genus Veronica, of the figwort family, having opposite leaves and small flowers.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- spicewood — spicebush (def 1).
- spiderweb — to cover with a spider web or fine lines resembling a spider web.
- spot-weld — to weld (two pieces of metal) together in a small area or spot by the application of heat and pressure.
- standaway — (of a garment) designed or constructed to stand upright or extend outward from the body: a standaway collar.
- standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
- statewide — extending throughout all parts of a state in the U.S.: a statewide search.
- step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- step-down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- sternward — toward the stern; astern.
- stew pond — a fishpond or fishtank
- stewarded — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stewardry — the office or position of a steward or overseer
- stickweed — the ragweed.
- stinkweed — any of various rank-smelling plants, as the jimson weed.
- stinkwood — any of several trees yielding fetid wood.
- stockwood — (Arthur) Mervyn. 1913–95, British Anglican prelate; bishop of Southwark (1959–80)
- stop down — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- storewide — applying to all the merchandise or all the departments within a store: the annual storewide clearance sale.
- subwarden — an assistant to a warden, a deputy or subordinate warden
- sundowner — Chiefly British. an alcoholic drink taken after completing the day's work, usually at sundown.
- superweed — plant resistant to weedkiller
- superwide — a wide-angle camera lens
- swaggered — to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- swaledale — a breed of small hardy sheep kept esp in northern England for its coarse wool which is used for making tweeds and carpets
- swampland — land or an area covered with swamps.
- swan dive — into water
- swan-dive — to perform a swan dive.
- swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
- swaziland — a kingdom in SE Africa between S Mozambique and the E Republic of South Africa: formerly a British protectorate. 6704 sq. mi. (17,363 sq. km). Capital: Mbabane.
- swearword — a word used in swearing or cursing; a profane or obscene word.
- sweatband — a band lining the inside of a hat or cap to protect it against sweat from the head.
- sweatweed — marsh mallow.
- sweetened — to make sweet, as by adding sugar.
- sweetveld — (in South Africa) a type of grazing characterized by high-quality grass