9-letter words containing we
- northwest — a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbreviation: NW.
- norwegian — of or relating to Norway, its inhabitants, or their language.
- old sweat — an old soldier; veteran
- old welsh — the Welsh language of the period before c1150 a.d.
- orwellian — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling the literary work of George Orwell or the totalitarian future described in his antiutopian novel 1984 (1949).
- outerwear — garments, as raincoats or overcoats, worn over other clothing for warmth or protection outdoors; overclothes.
- outswears — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outswear.
- outweighs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outweigh.
- overpower — to overcome, master, or subdue by superior force: to overpower a maniac.
- overswear — to swear again
- oversweet — having the taste or flavor characteristic of sugar, honey, etc.
- overswell — to overflow
- overtower — to tower above
- overweary — excessively weary; tired out.
- overweigh — to exceed in weight; overbalance or outweigh: a respected opinion that overweighs the others.
- owensboro — a city in NW Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- pilotweed — the compass plant, Silphium laciniatum.
- powellite — a rare mineral with formula CaMoO4, forming tetragonal crystals
- powellize — to preserve (wood) by boiling it in a sugar solution, as done first by W Powell of Liverpool; also, to preserve (wood) by treating it with arsenic, as marketed by N. S. W. Powell Wood Process Ltd.
- power cut — break in electricity supply
- power hit — (Or "power glitch") A sudden increase (spike) or decrease (drop-out) in the mains electricity supply. These can cause crashes and even permanent damage to computers. Computers and other electronic equipment should really include some kind of over-voltage protection in its mains input to prevent such damamge.
- power mac — (computer) Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. The Power Mac G4 (Quicksilver 2002) was the first Power Mac to clock at 1 GHz. In mid-2003, the Power Mac G5 was released, the first Mac to be based on a 64-bit architecture. IBM manufactured the CPU for this new model. The clock speed was initially 1.6 GHz but a dual 2 GHz system was available in September. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Mac systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. The performance of these unmodified applications is equivalent to a fast 68040-based Macintosh, e.g. a fast Macintosh Quadra. The Power Mac runs Macintosh operating system from System 7.5 to Mac OS 8.5.
- power nap — a short sleep taken during the working day with the intention of improving the quality of work later in the day
- power set — the collection of all subsets of a given set.
- power-saw — to cut with a power saw.
- powerboat — a boat propelled by mechanical power.
- powerless — unable to produce an effect: a disease against which modern medicine is virtually powerless.
- poweropen — The PowerOpen Association defines and promotes the PowerOpen Environment (POE).
- powerplay — behaviour intended to maximise person's power
- previewer — someone who or something that gives a preview
- prowessed — brave or skilful
- prowesses — exceptional valor, bravery, or ability, especially in combat or battle.
- rainbowed — containing, resembling, or involving a rainbow
- rainswept — (of a place) open to or characterized by frequent heavy rain
- re-answer — to answer (a question, etc) again
- renewedly — in a renewed fashion
- rewetting — moistened, covered, or soaked with water or some other liquid: wet hands.
- riverweed — any of several chiefly tropical submerged aquatic plants of the genus Podostemum and related genera, growing in rapidly moving streams.
- rosinweed — any coarse, North American, composite plant of the genus Silphium, having a resinous juice and stalkless, paired leaves.
- ruwenzori — a mountain group in central Africa between Lake Albert and Lake Edward: sometimes identified with Ptolemy's “Mountains of the Moon.” Highest peak, Mt. Ngaliema (Stanley), with two summits: Mt. Margherita, 16,795 feet (5119 meters), and Mt. Alexandra, 16,726 feet (5098 meters).
- sacagawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- sacajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- sakajawea — ("Bird Woman") 1787?–1812? Shoshone guide and interpreter: accompanied Lewis and Clark expedition 1804–05.
- sakakawea — Lake, a reservoir in W central North Dakota, on the Missouri River, formed by the Garrison Dam (completed 1956). 178 miles (286 km) long.
- salt well — a well from which brine is obtained.
- sawed-off — sawed off at the end, as a shotgun or broomstick.
- sea power — naval strength.
- semisweet — somewhat sweet; containing a small amount of sweetening: a semisweet cookie; semisweet chocolate.
- semivowel — Phonetics. a speech sound of vowel quality used as a consonant, as (w) in wet or (y) in yet.