10-letter words containing w, s, r
- swear word — A swear word is a word which is considered to be rude or offensive. Swear words are usually used when people are angry.
- sweatshirt — a loose, long-sleeved, collarless pullover of soft, absorbent fabric, as cotton jersey, with close-fitting or elastic cuffs and sometimes a drawstring at the waist, commonly worn during athletic activity for warmth or to induce sweating.
- swedenborg — Emanuel [ih-man-yoo-uh l;; Swedish e-mah-noo-uh l] /ɪˈmæn yu əl;; Swedish ɛˈmɑ nu əl/ (Show IPA), (Emanuel Swedberg) 1688–1772, Swedish scientist, philosopher, and mystic.
- sweet corn — any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating.
- sweet fern — a North American shrub, Comptonia (or Myrica) asplenifolia, having scented fernlike leaves and heads of brownish flowers: family Myricaceae
- sweet roll — a roll made of sweet dough, often containing spices, raisins, nuts, candied fruit, etc., and sometimes iced on top.
- sweetbread — Also called stomach sweetbread. the pancreas of an animal, especially a calf or a lamb, used for food.
- sweetbrier — a rose, Rosa eglanteria, of Europe and central Asia, having a tall stem, stout, hooked prickles often mixed with bristles, and single, pink flowers.
- sweetheart — either of a pair of lovers in relation to the other.
- sweetwater — a city in NW Texas.
- sweltering — suffering oppressive heat.
- swerveless — tending not to swerve
- swi-prolog — (programming) A Prolog by Jan Wielemaker <[email protected]> like a superset of Edinburgh Prolog. Version 1.7.2. Docking Station is distributed under General Public License. It runs on Sun-4, Sun-3, Linux, DEC MIPS (incomplete), RS/6000, PS2/AIX, Atari ST, Gould PN, NeXT, VAX, HP-UX (problems), MS-DOS, and OS/2. Mailing list: [email protected]
- swimfeeder — a device containing bait, attached to the line to ensure the gradual baiting of the swim from under the surface
- swing door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
- swinglebar — a whiffletree.
- swinnerton — Frank (Arthur) 1884–1982, English novelist and critic.
- swipe card — a plastic card with magnetically encoded data that is decoded when passed through a slotted electronic reader, especially for payment or identification purposes.
- swiss roll — A swiss roll is a cylindrical cake made from a thin flat sponge which is covered with jam or cream on one side, then rolled up.
- switcheroo — an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc.
- switchgear — switching equipment used in an electric power station.
- switchgirl — a woman who operates a telephone switchboard
- switchover — the act or process of changing from one power source, system, etc., to another.
- switchyard — a railroad yard in which rolling stock is distributed or made up into trains.
- swiveltree — swingletree.
- sword bean — a twining vine, Canavalia gladiata, of the legume family, found in the tropics of the Eastern Hemisphere, having large, showy, pealike flowers and reddish-brown seeds.
- sword belt — a military belt from which a sword may be hung.
- sword cane — a cane or walking stick having a hollow shaft that serves as a sheath for a sword or dagger.
- sword fern — any fern of the genus Nephrolepis, especially N. exaltata, characterized by sword-shaped, pinnate fronds, a common houseplant.
- sword knot — a looped strap, ribbon, or the like attached to the hilt of a sword as a support or ornament.
- sword lily — a gladiolus.
- swordcraft — skill in or the art of swordplay.
- swordproof — able to resist the stroke of a sword
- swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
- tawdriness — (of finery, trappings, etc.) gaudy; showy and cheap.
- tewkesbury — a town in N Gloucestershire, in W England: final defeat of the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses 1471.
- thumbscrew — a screw, the head of which is so constructed that it may be turned easily with the thumb and a finger.
- thwartways — sideways or crosswise
- tom sawyer — (The Adventures of Tom Sawyer)a novel (1876) by Mark Twain.
- trade show — show (def 22).
- tree shrew — any of several insectivorous, arboreal mammals of the family Tupaiidae, of southern Asia and adjacent islands, resembling a squirrel and having a long snout.
- trunk show — a showing and sale in a retail store of an entire collection of clothing, jewelry, etc., from a particular designer.
- tweedsmuir — Baron, Buchan, John.
- twin-screw — (of a vessel) having two screw propellers, which usually revolve in opposite directions.
- twist grip — a handlebar control in the form of a ratchet-controlled rotating grip, used on some bicycles and motorcycles as a gear-change control and on motorcycles as an accelerator
- two rivers — a city in E Wisconsin.
- two-master — a vessel rigged with two masts.
- two-seater — a vehicle accommodating two persons.
- two-spirit — (in some American Indian tribes) a person, especially a biological male, who adopts the gender identity, dress, and social roles traditionally assigned to the opposite sex.
- two-storey — (of a building) having two floors or levels