10-letter words containing w
- as follows — You use as follows in writing or speech to introduce something such as a list, description, or explanation.
- as it were — You say as it were in order to make what you are saying sound less definite.
- as well as — You use as well as when you want to mention another item connected with the subject you are discussing.
- at a whack — at one time and quickly or without pausing
- atef-crown — a symbolic headdress of certain Egyptian gods, as Osiris, and of Egyptian kings, consisting of a tall conical cap flanked by two plumes and bearing representations of the uraeus and the sun.
- atomweight — (martial arts, combat sports) the weightclass below strawweight of less than 105lbs.
- autowinder — a battery-operated device for advancing the film in a camera automatically after each exposure
- autoworker — An autoworker is a person who works in the automobile manufacturing industry.
- awakenings — Plural form of awakening.
- award wage — (in Australia and New Zealand) statutory minimum pay for a particular group of workers
- awe-struck — filled with awe
- awfulizing — Present participle of awfulize.
- awkwardish — slightly awkward
- awl-shaped — shaped like an awl
- axial flow — the flow of air parallel to the longitudinal axis of the engine of a jet aircraft
- axial-flow — having a fluid flow parallel to an axis of rotation, as in a turbine.
- babo's law — the law stating that the vapour pressure of a solution is reduced in proportion to the amount of solute added
- back vowel — a vowel whose sound is produced in the back of the mouth or the throat
- back water — to reverse the direction of a boat, esp to push the oars of a rowing boat to slow it down or stop it
- backswings — Plural form of backswing.
- backswords — Plural form of backsword.
- backwardly — In a backward direction.
- backwasher — (textiles) A machine used for washing wool after carding to remove the impurities.
- backwaters — Plural form of backwater.
- backwinded — Simple past tense and past participle of backwind.
- backwoodsy — like or of the nature of backwoods
- baggataway — a form of lacrosse as played originally by the Ojibwa Indians.
- bahawalpur — an industrial city in Pakistan: cotton, soap. Pop: 563 000 (2005 est)
- bailiwicks — Plural form of bailiwick.
- bake-wares — heat-resistant dishes, as of glass or pottery, in which food may be baked; ovenware.
- balkan war — Also called First Balkan War. a war (1912–13) in which Bulgaria, Serbia, and Greece opposed Turkey.
- ballflower — a carved ornament in the form of a ball enclosed by the three petals of a circular flower
- bandwaggon — Alt form bandwagon.
- bandwagons — Plural form of bandwagon.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- bare owner — a person who has bare ownership of a property
- baroswitch — a switch actuated by barometric pressure.
- barred owl — a large, North American owl (Strix varia) with bars of brown feathers across the breast
- barrenwort — a herbaceous European berberidaceous plant, Epimedium alpinum, having red-and-yellow star-shaped flowers
- barrow boy — A barrow boy is a man or boy who sells fruit or other goods from a barrow in the street.
- barrow pit — a roadside borrow pit dug for drainage purposes.
- barrow-boy — a man or boy who sells wares from a barrow; costermonger.
- basaltware — hard fine-grained black stoneware, made in Europe, esp in England, in the late 18th century
- bashawship — the position or jurisdiction of a bashaw
- basic wage — a person's wage excluding overtime, bonuses, etc
- basketwork — work that is interlaced or woven like a basket; wickerwork
- batfowling — A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
- bath towel — A bath towel is a very large towel used for drying your body after you have had a bath.
- bath water — Your bath water is the water in which you sit or lie when you have a bath.
- bawdyhouse — a house of prostitution