7-letter words containing wa
- runaway — a person who runs away; fugitive; deserter.
- rwandan — a republic in central Africa, E of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly comprising the N part of the Belgian trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi; became independent 1962. 10,169 sq. mi. (26,338 sq. km). Capital: Kigali.
- sahiwal — a breed of cattle in India
- sarawak — a state in the federation of Malaysia, on NW Borneo: formerly a British crown colony (1946–63) and British protectorate (1888–1946). About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Kuching.
- sawatch — a mountain range in central Colorado: part of the Rocky Mountains. Highest peak, Mount Elbert, 14,431 feet (4400 meters).
- schwann — Theodor [tey-oh-dawr] /ˈteɪ oʊˌdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1810–82, German zoologist.
- schwarz — Hermann Amandus [her-mahn ah-mahn-doo s] /ˈhɛr mɑn ɑˈmɑn dʊs/ (Show IPA), 1843–1921, German mathematician.
- sealwax — a sealing wax made from a preparation of shellac and turpentine that is soft and fluid when heated, but which hardens upon cooling
- seawall — groyne: wave barrier
- seawant — the Native American name for silver coins and, formerly, the shell beads used as currency
- seaward — Also, seawards. toward the sea: a storm moving seaward.
- seaware — seaweed, especially coarse, large seaweed, used chiefly as a fertilizer.
- sewable — capable of being fastened or enclosed by stitches
- sexwale — Tokyo. full name Mosima Gabriel Sexwale. born 1953; South African political activist and businessman
- shalwar — loose, pajamalike trousers worn by both men and women in India and southeast Asia.
- shawwal — the tenth month of the Muslim calendar.
- shipway — the structure that supports a ship being built.
- shulwar — loose, pajamalike trousers worn by both men and women in India and southeast Asia.
- sideway — a byway.
- skagway — a town in SE Alaska, near the famous White and Chilkoot passes to the Klondike gold fields: railway terminus.
- ski wax — a substance put on the base of a ski to increase the freezing point of water on the base of the ski
- skidway — a road or path formed of logs, planks, etc., for sliding objects.
- skywalk — skybridge (def 1).
- skyward — Also, skywards. toward the sky.
- slipway — (in a shipyard) the area sloping toward the water, on which the ways are located.
- someway — in some way; somehow.
- spurway — a path used by horse riders
- spyware — Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an Internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party: a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities.
- steward — a person who manages another's property or financial affairs; one who administers anything as the agent of another or others.
- stewart — Also, Stuart. Darnley, Lord Henry.
- stowage — an act or operation of stowing.
- sumbawa — one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia: destructive eruption in 1815 of Mt. Tambora. 5965 sq. mi. (15,449 sq. km).
- sunward — Also, sunwards. toward the sun.
- swabber — a person who uses a swab.
- swabian — a region and medieval duchy in SW Germany: it constituted the area presently included in the states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria, in S Germany.
- swacked — in a state of intoxication, stupor, or euphoria induced by drugs or alcohol
- swaddle — to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- swagers — a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
- swagger — to walk or strut with a defiant or insolent air.
- swaging — a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
- swagman — a tramp, hobo, or vagabond.
- swahili — a member of a Bantu people of Zanzibar and the neighboring coast of Africa.
- swakara — the fur of Karakul sheep raised in Namibia; Persian lamb.
- swallet — an underground stream.
- swallow — to take into the stomach by drawing through the throat and esophagus with a voluntary muscular action, as food, drink, or other substances.
- swamies — an honorific title given to a Hindu religious teacher.
- swamped — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swamper — Informal. a person who inhabits, works in, or is exceptionally familiar with swamps.
- swanker — dashing smartness, as in dress or appearance; style.
- swanpan — a kind of abacus formerly used in China