16-letter words containing d, o, s, e, r

tandem computers — (company) A US computer manufacturer. Quarterly sales $544M, profits $49M (Aug 1994).
the oil industry — the industry that produces and delivers petroleum and petroleum products
the renosterveld — an area of high altitude in SW South Africa, having fertile ground
the roaring days — the period of the Australian goldrushes
the scots guards — a regiment of Guards Division of the British Army which dates back to 1642
thioarsenic acid — any of three hypothetical acids, H3AsS4, HAsS3, and H4As2S7, known only in the forms of their salts
this-worldliness — concern or preoccupation with worldly things and values.
thought disorder — disorganized speech, as flight of ideas or loosening of associations, thought to reflect disorganized thinking and occurring as a symptom of some types of mental illness, as manic disorder or schizophrenia.
three-toed sloth — a small sloth of the genus Bradypus, having three claws on each limb and very long forelimbs.
thrilled to bits — If someone is thrilled, they are extremely pleased about something.
through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
to dip your toes — If you dip your toes into something or dip your toes into the waters of something, you start doing that thing slowly and carefully, because you are not sure whether it will be successful or whether you will like it.
to dish the dirt — If someone dishes the dirt on you, they say bad things about you, without worrying if they are true or not, or if they will damage your reputation.
to get bad press — If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised.
tongue depressor — a broad, thin piece of wood used by doctors to hold down the patient's tongue during an examination of the mouth and throat.
top drive system — A top drive system is a system which includes a motor that turns the drill string, used instead of the kelly.
torsion pendulum — a pendulum the weight of which is rotated alternately in opposite directions through a horizontal plane by the torsion of the suspending rod or spring: used for clocks intended to run a long time between windings.
transconductance — the ratio of a small change in anode current of an electron tube at a certain level of output to the corresponding small change of control-electrode voltage, usually expressed in mhos or micromhos.
transfer molding — a method of molding thermosetting plastic in which the plastic enters a closed mold from an adjoining chamber in which it has been softened.
transpeptidation — the process of transferring an amino acid or group of amino acids from one compound to another.
trap-door spider — any of several burrowing spiders, of the family Ctenizidae, that construct a tubular nest with a hinged lid.
tread the boards — to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
turn upside down — invert
twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
under bare poles — (of a sailing vessel) with no sails set
under discussion — If something is under discussion, it is still being talked about and a final decision has not yet been reached.
under one's belt — a band of flexible material, as leather or cord, for encircling the waist.
under one's nose — directly in front of one
under one's wing — in one's care or tutelage
undercompensated — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
underconsumption — the act of consuming, as by use, decay, or destruction.
undernourishment — If someone is suffering from undernourishment, they have poor health because they are not eating enough food or are eating the wrong kind of food.
united provinces — (used with a singular or plural verb) former name of Uttar Pradesh.
unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
unskilled worker — a worker who does not have any special skill or training
vancouver island — an island of SW Canada, off the SW coast of British Columbia: separated from the Canadian mainland by the Strait of Georgia and Queen Charlotte Sound, and from the US mainland by Juan de Fuca Strait; the largest island off the W coast of North America. Chief town: Victoria. Pop: 706 243 (2001). Area: 32 137 sq km (12 408 sq miles)
video journalism — the techniques, methods, etc., of preparing and broadcasting informational, social, political, and other nonfiction subjects via news and documentary programs.
videodisc player — an electronic device for playing videodiscs through a television set.
weather advisory — advisory (def 5).
well-constructed — to build or form by putting together parts; frame; devise.
well-ordered set — a totally ordered set in which every nonempty subset has a smallest element with the property that there is no element in the subset less than this smallest element.
well-upholstered — (of a person) fat
whatever sb does — You say whatever you do when giving advice or warning someone about something.
white wood aster — a composite plant, Aster divaricatus, of North America, having flat-topped clusters of white ray flowers and growing in dry woods.
whole nine yards — a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
wholeheartedness — fully or completely sincere, enthusiastic, energetic, etc.; hearty; earnest: a wholehearted attempt to comply.
windows registry — (operating system) The database used by Microsoft Windows 95 and later to store all sorts of configuration information such as which program should be used to open a .doc file, DLL registration information, application-specific settings and much more. The Registry is stored in .dat files, one in the user's profile containing their per-user settings and one in the Windows directory containing settings that are global to all users. These are loaded into memory at login. The loaded data appears as a tree with five main branches: HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT, HKEY_CURRENT_USER, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, HKEY_USERS, HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG. HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT defines file types and actions, HKEY_CURRENT_USER is an alias for one of the sub-trees of HKEY_USERS and contains user settings that override the global defaults in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE. The branches of the tree are called "keys" and are identified by paths like HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion. Any node in the tree can have zero or more "values" which are actually bindings of a name and a value, e.g. "Logon User Name" = "Denis". The value can be of type string, binary, dword (long integer), multi-string value or expandable string value. Windows includes a Registry Editor (regedit.exe).
windsor, duke of — (since 1917) a member of the present British royal family. Compare Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (def 1).
world exposition — world's fair.
world federalism — federalism on a worldwide level.

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