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14-letter words containing i, t, w

  • conjoined twin — Conjoined twins are twins who are born with their bodies joined.
  • context switch — (operating system)   When a multitasking operating system stops running one process and starts running another. Many operating systems implement concurrency by maintaining separate environments or "contexts" for each process. The amount of separation between processes, and the amount of information in a context, depends on the operating system but generally the OS should prevent processes interfering with each other, e.g. by modifying each other's memory. A context switch can be as simple as changing the value of the program counter and stack pointer or it might involve resetting the MMU to make a different set of memory pages available. In order to present the user with an impression of parallism, and to allow processes to respond quickly to external events, many systems will context switch tens or hundreds of times per second.
  • cotswold hills — range of hills in SW central England, mostly in Gloucestershire
  • cottage window — a double-hung window with an upper sash smaller than the lower.
  • counterweighed — Simple past tense and past participle of counterweigh.
  • counterweights — Plural form of counterweight.
  • crack the whip — to assert one's authority, esp to put people under pressure to work harder
  • cremnitz white — lead white.
  • cruiserweights — Plural form of cruiserweight.
  • cubital furrow — (in certain insects) a crease, between the cubital and anal veins, along which the wing folds.
  • cult following — the admiration that is felt by a particular group for a film, book, band, etc
  • cut-off switch — a switch that cuts off the supply of electricity
  • cutlips minnow — a cyprinid fish, Exoglossum maxillingua, of northeastern U.S. coastal waters, having a three-lobed lower lip.
  • daniel webster — Daniel, 1782–1852, U.S. statesman and orator.
  • detail drawing — a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine, etc
  • detective work — If you do some detective work, you do something to find out more about a subject or situation that puzzles you.
  • digital wallet — an electronic device, website, software system, or database that facilitates commercial transactions by storing a consumer's credit card, shipping address, and other payment data.
  • dinnerware set — A dinnerware set is the same as a dinner service.
  • discus thrower — an athlete whose event is the discus
  • disembowelment — to remove the bowels or entrails from; eviscerate.
  • disempowerment — to deprive of influence, importance, etc.: Voters feel they have become disempowered by recent political events.
  • dogwood winter — a short period of cold weather in the spring.
  • down and dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
  • down the drain — If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
  • down-and-dirty — unscrupulous; nasty: a down-and-dirty election campaign.
  • downing street — a street in W central London, England: cabinet office; residence of the prime minister.
  • downregulating — Present participle of downregulate.
  • downregulation — (genetics) The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors decreases in order to decrease sensitivity.
  • downy cocktail — cationic cocktail
  • draw a picture — represent sth visually
  • drinking straw — thin plastic tube for sucking up liquids
  • drinking water — water that is safe to drink
  • drop-down list — pull-down list
  • dry white wine — Dry white wine is white wine that does not have a sweet taste.
  • dusting powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • dusting-powder — a powder used on the skin, especially to relieve irritation or absorb moisture.
  • east greenwich — a town in central Rhode Island.
  • eggshell white — a yellowish white colour
  • electrowinning — a means of extracting metal from ore using electrolysis
  • english walnut — an Asiatic walnut tree (Juglans regia) now grown in Europe and North America
  • ewe equivalent — the basic measure for calculating stock unit
  • exit interview — an interview held with an employee who is leaving an organization in order to learn the employee's opinion of his or her time spent at the organization, reasons for departure, etc
  • expert witness — In a court case, an expert witness is someone such as a doctor or other professional who testifies about and gives opinions on subjects and issues that have been raised in the particular court case.
  • fair-trade law — a state or federal law authorizing fair-trade agreements: repealed 1975.
  • farthingsworth — the amount that can be bought with a farthing; a small amount
  • fathead minnow — a North American cyprinid fish, Pimephales promelas, having an enlarged, soft head.
  • feather pillow — soft headrest stuffed with feathers
  • featherweights — Plural form of featherweight.
  • feature writer — a newspaper or magazine journalist who writes feature articles
  • fellow citizen — law: national of same country
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