9-letter words containing y, a, w
- pay award — a bonus or increase in pay or salary
- phony war — (in wartime) a period of apparent calm and inactivity, esp the period at the beginning of World War II
- piss away — urine.
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- play with — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plug away — keep working on sth
- polywater — a subtance mistakenly identified as a polymeric form of water, now known to be water containing ions from glass or quartz.
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- pull away — to draw or haul toward oneself or itself, in a particular direction, or into a particular position: to pull a sled up a hill.
- renewably — in a renewable fashion, in such a way as to be renewable
- right-way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- rust away — When a metal object rusts away, it is gradually weakened and destroyed by rust.
- salt away — a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- sassywood — (in Liberia) a trial by ordeal, such as being forced to drink poison
- say's law — the principle, propounded by Jean Baptiste Say, that the supply of goods is always matched by the demand for them.
- scallywag — scalawag.
- seawardly — in a seaward direction
- seaworthy — constructed, outfitted, manned, and in all respects fitted for a voyage at sea.
- send away — dismiss
- shadowily — in a shadowy way or manner
- shallowly — of little depth; not deep: shallow water.
- showmanly — characteristic of a showman
- shut away — keep confined
- sign away — a token; indication.
- slantways — aslant; obliquely.
- sluiceway — a channel controlled by a sluice gate.
- sock away — to strike or hit hard.
- speechway — a pattern, style, or feature of spoken language shared by the people of a particular group or area.
- spoonways — like spoons, esp by fitting together in the way that spoons do
- standaway — (of a garment) designed or constructed to stand upright or extend outward from the body: a standaway collar.
- stay with — to spend some time in a place, in a situation, with a person or group, etc.: He stayed in the army for ten years.
- stewardry — the office or position of a steward or overseer
- stornoway — a city in NW Scotland, in the Hebrides.
- stow away — Nautical. to put (cargo, provisions, etc.) in the places intended for them. to put (sails, spars, gear, etc.) in the proper place or condition when not in use.
- streamway — the bed of a stream.
- sway-back — an excessive downward curvature of the spinal column in the dorsal region, especially of horses.
- sweet bay — laurel (def 1).
- swordplay — the action or technique of wielding a sword; fencing.
- tail away — When a person's voice tails away or tails off, it gradually becomes quieter and then silent.
- take away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- take-away — something taken back or away, especially an employee benefit that is eliminated or substantially reduced by the terms of a union contract.
- talk away — to pass (a period of time) by talking
- tarrytown — a village in SE New York, on the Hudson River: restored home of Washington Irving.
- tawny owl — a European owl, Strix aluco, having a reddish-brown or grey plumage, black eyes, and a round head
- tear away — designed to be easily separated or opened by tearing: a box with a tearaway seal.
- thereaway — in that direction; thereabouts
- third way — The Third Way is used to refer to a set of political beliefs and principles that is neither extremely right-wing nor extremely left-wing.
- three-way — providing connections to three routes from a central point
- throwaway — made or intended to be discarded after use or quick examination: a throwaway container; a throwaway brochure.
- tick away — time: pass