10-letter words containing o, w
- doubleword — two bytes considered as a single storage entity, used in some high-level programming languages.
- down quark — a type of quark with a mass of c. 0.005 to 0.015 GeV/c2, a negative charge that is 1⁄3 the charge of an electron, zero charm, and zero strangeness
- down under — Australia or New Zealand.
- down-cycle — business: move downward
- down-river — Something that is moving down-river is moving towards the mouth of a river, from a point further up the river. Something that is down-river is towards the mouth of a river.
- downblouse — Describing a voyeuristic image of the view down a woman's cleavage.
- downbursts — Plural form of downburst.
- downcasted — Simple past tense and past participle of downcast.
- downcomers — a pipe, tube, or passage for conducting fluid materials downward.
- downcurved — curved downward at the edges or end: his downcurved mouth conveyed his disappointment; downcurved beak.
- downdrafts — Plural form of downdraft.
- downfallen — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
- downgraded — Simple past tense and past participle of downgrade.
- downgrades — Plural form of downgrade.
- downgrowth — something that grows or has grown in a downward direction: The posterior pituitary is a downgrowth of the brain.
- downhiller — a skier who competes in downhill races, especially in the downhill.
- downlights — Plural form of downlight.
- downloaded — Simple past tense and past participle of download.
- downloader — Someone who downloads files from the Internet.
- downlooked — having a sad or dejected appearance
- downmarket — Toward or relating to the cheaper or less prestigious sector of the market.
- downplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of downplay.
- downrigger — a fishing line used in trolling that is attached to a weighted cable in order to put lures or bait at a specific depth under a boat, usually near the floor.
- downscaled — Simple past tense and past participle of downscale.
- downsizing — to design or manufacture a smaller version or type of: The automotive industry downsized its cars for improved fuel economy.
- downslides — Plural form of downslide.
- downspouts — Plural form of downspout.
- downstairs — down the stairs.
- downstater — A person from downstate; usually specifically a person from downstate New York.
- downstream — upstream
- downstreet — Toward the lower part of a street.
- downstroke — a downward stroke, as of a machine part, piston, or the like.
- downswings — Plural form of downswing.
- downthrows — Plural form of downthrow.
- downtowner — Someone from downtown.
- downtrends — Plural form of downtrend.
- downturned — Turned downwards.
- downwardly — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.
- downwashes — Plural form of downwash.
- draw poker — a variety of poker in which a player is dealt five cards and, after an initial bet, may discard usually up to three of these cards and receive replacements from the dealer.
- drawn work — ornamental work done by drawing threads from a fabric, the remaining portions usually being formed into lacelike patterns by needlework.
- dreamworld — A fantastic or idealized view of life.
- dress down — of or for a dress or dresses.
- dress-down — pertaining to or being a policy that allows employees to dress less formally than usual: dress-down days during the summer.
- drill down — bore a hole
- drop elbow — an elbow having lugs for attaching it to a wall or joist.
- drownproof — to teach (a person) the technique of drownproofing.
- drowsihead — drowsiness.
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- drudgework — work that is menial and tedious and therefore distasteful; drudgery.