9-letter words that end in wn
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
- overdrawn — Past participle of overdraw.
- overdrown — (obsolete, transitive) To wet or drench to excess.
- overflown — to fly over a particular territory, country, etc.: The plane approached the border but never overflew.
- overgrown — to grow over; cover with a growth of something.
- pastedown — the leaf of an endpaper that is pasted to the inside of the front or back cover of a book.
- phasedown — an act or instance of phasing down; gradual reduction.
- pipe down — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- play down — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plop down — If you plop down or plop yourself down somewhere, you sit down quickly but gently.
- portadown — a town in S Northern Ireland, in the district of Armagh. Pop: 25 958 (2001)
- post town — a town having a main Post Office branch
- pottstown — a borough in SE Pennsylvania.
- pull down — designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.
- pull-down — designed to be pulled down for use: a pull-down bed; a desk with a pull-down front.
- push-down — a sudden, downward shift by an aircraft in the direction of the flight path.
- ramp down — decrease effort, work
- ride down — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- road town — a town on SE Tortola, in the NE West Indies: capital of the British Virgin Islands.
- roughhewn — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- scaledown — a reduction in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion: a scaledown of military expenditures.
- scrubdown — an act or instance of scrubbing, especially a thorough washing of a surface or object: The decks of the ship get a scrubdown every morning.
- scrumdown — the forming of a scrum in rugby
- seldshown — seldom shown
- self-sown — sown by itself, or without human or animal agency, as of a plant grown from seeds dropped from another plant.
- send down — to cause, permit, or enable to go: to send a messenger; They sent their son to college.
- shakedown — extortion, as by blackmail or threats of violence.
- shootdown — the attack and destruction of an aircraft in flight.
- shortgown — a short-skirted dress worn by women doing housework
- shut down — to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- slag down — to give a verbal lashing to
- slap down — a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slim down — slender, as in girth or form; slight in build or structure.
- slow down — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- smackdown — a severe rebuke or criticism: his amazing smackdown of the protesters.
- smithtown — a city on N Long Island, in SE New York.
- snug down — to make ready for a storm by reducing sail, lashing movable gear, etc.
- southdown — one of an English breed of sheep, yielding mutton of high quality.
- spelldown — a spelling competition that begins with all the contestants standing and that ends when all but one, the winner, have been required to sit down due to a specified number of misspellings.
- standdown — the action of ending military activities or active duty temporarily, or a period or condition of being temporarily relieved from active duty
- step down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- step-down — serving to reduce or decrease voltage: a step-down transformer.
- stop down — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- swansdown — the down or under plumage of a swan, used for trimming, powder puffs, etc.
- take down — made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- talk down — to communicate or exchange ideas, information, etc., by speaking: to talk about poetry.
- tank town — a town where trains stop to take on a supply of water.
- tarrytown — a village in SE New York, on the Hudson River: restored home of Washington Irving.
- tear down — to pull apart or in pieces by force, especially so as to leave ragged or irregular edges. Synonyms: rend, rip, rive. Antonyms: mend, repair, sew.
- thin down — become slimmer