11-letter words containing w, s, r
- screw auger — an auger having a helical outer surface suggesting a screw thread.
- screw joint — a type of joint that is fastened by means of screws
- screw plate — a metal plate having threaded holes, used for cutting screw threads by hand.
- screw press — a device for applying pressure by the turning of a threaded shaft.
- screwdriver — a hand tool for turning a screw, consisting of a handle attached to a long, narrow shank, usually of metal, which tapers and flattens out to a tip that fits into the slotted head of a screw.
- seam bowler — a fast bowler who makes the ball bounce on its seam so that it will change direction
- set forward — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- sewage farm — a place where sewage is treated, esp for use as manure
- shade-grown — grown in the shade, especially in artificial shade, as under a cloth.
- shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
- shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
- shameworthy — deserving shame; denoting something a person ought to be ashamed of
- shellflower — an eastern Asian plant, Alpinia zerumbet, of the ginger family, having pendulous clusters of fragrant white flowers with variegated markings.
- sheriffwick — shrievalty.
- ship of war — warship.
- shipwrecked — the destruction or loss of a ship, as by sinking.
- shirt-waist — a tailored blouse or shirt worn by women.
- shortweight — to give less than the weight charged for: The firm is accused of shortweighting grain.
- show around — guide round a new place
- show jumper — A show jumper is a person who takes part in the sport of show jumping.
- shower head — nozzle of a shower attachment
- shower room — a room which contains a shower
- shower unit — fitted shower
- showeriness — the state or quality of being showery
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- showrooming — the practice of looking at an item of merchandise in a shop, often using a smartphone app to compare its price elsewhere, before buying it from an online distributor
- showstopper — Theater. a performer or performance that wins enthusiastic or prolonged applause.
- shrink wrap — transparent film for wrapping food
- shrink-wrap — to wrap and seal (a book, a food product, etc.) in a flexible film of plastic that, when exposed to a heating process, shrinks to the contour of the merchandise.
- sidewheeler — having a paddle wheel on each side, as a steamboat.
- sightworthy — worth seeing
- sign writer — someone whose job is to produce signs for businesses
- silver thaw — glaze (def 17).
- silverwares — articles, especially eating and serving utensils, made of silver, silver-plated metals, stainless steel, etc.
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- six day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six-day war — a war fought in June, 1967, between Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, in which Israel captured large tracts of Arab territory.
- six-wheeler — a truck or other vehicle having six wheels.
- skunk works — (usually lowercase). Also, skunk works, skunkworks [skuhngk-wurks] /ˈskʌŋkˌwɜrks/ (Show IPA). Slang. an often secret experimental laboratory or facility for producing innovative products, as in the computer or aerospace field.
- slack water — a period when a body of water is between tides.
- sleepwalker — the act or state of walking, eating, or performing other motor acts while asleep, of which one is unaware upon awakening; somnambulism.
- slipperwort — any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Calceolaria, of the figwort family, having opposite or whorled leaves and slipper-shaped flowers.
- slow cooker — an electric cooking pot with a tight-fitting lid for cooking meats, casseroles, etc., for several hours at relatively low temperatures, usually around 200° F (93.3° C).
- slumdweller — a person who lives in a slum.
- snailflower — a tropical vine, Vigna caracalla, of the legume family, having fragrant, yellowish or purplish flowers, a segment of which is shaped like a snail's shell.
- snow banner — snow being blown off a mountaintop.
- snow blower — a motor-driven machine on wheels used to remove snow by throwing it into the air and to one side.
- snow bridge — a mass of snow bridging a crevasse, sometimes affording a risky way across it
- snow grains — precipitation consisting of white, opaque ice particles usually less than one millimeter in diameter.
- snow report — a regular weather report that concentrates on details of amounts of snow and conditions at ski resorts