10-letter words containing s, i, d, o
- superoxide — a compound containing the univalent ion O 2 − .
- suspensoid — a sol having a solid disperse phase.
- swing door — a door that swings open on being pushed or pulled from either side and then swings closed by itself.
- sword lily — a gladiolus.
- swordstick — a hollow walking stick containing a short sword or dagger
- syndicator — a person who establishes a syndicate
- teleboides — Taphiae.
- tendonitis — inflammation of a tendon.
- tendrilous — a threadlike, leafless organ of climbing plants, often growing in spiral form, which attaches itself to or twines round some other body, so as to support the plant.
- theodosian — of or relating to Theodosius I, who made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire.
- theodosius — a.d. 401–450, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 408–450.
- tied house — a public house or tavern owned by or under contract to a brewery whose brands of beer, ale, etc., it sells exclusively.
- to-do-list — a list of things that one wants to get done or that need to get done: No, I haven’t bought the gift yet, but it’s on my to-do list.
- torpedoist — a person in favour of the use of torpedoes or a person knowledgeable about torpedoes
- tossicated — drunk or intoxicated; confused
- traditores — an early Christian who betrayed other Christians at the time of the Roman persecutions.
- two-fisted — ready for or inclined to physical combat.
- two-thirds — Two-thirds of something is an amount that is two out of three equal parts of it.
- undesirous — having or feeling no desire for something
- undisposed — not disposed of.
- undomestic — not domestic; not skilled in domestic tasks or housework
- union dues — regular payments of money paid by members of trade unions as the cost of membership
- unisolated — to set or place apart; detach or separate so as to be alone.
- unmortised — not mortised
- unossified — hardened like or into bone.
- unpolished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- unpromised — not engaged or promised in marriage
- unsinnowed — made weak
- unsolidity — the state of being unsolid
- val-d'oise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- video shop — a shop that sells and rents videos and DVDs
- vodcasting — the creation and provision of video files for download to a computer, MP3 player, etc
- wainscoted — Alternative spelling of wainscotted.
- warlordism — a military leader, especially of a warlike nation.
- whitewoods — Plural form of whitewood.
- whodunnits — Plural form of whodunnit.
- widebodies — Plural form of widebody.
- widowbirds — Plural form of widowbird.
- wild goose — any undomesticated goose, especially the greylag of Britain or the Canada goose.
- wild horse — horse which is untamed
- wilson dam — a dam on the Tennessee River, in NW Alabama, at Muscle Shoals: a part of the Tennessee Valley Authority. 4862 feet (1482 meters) long; 137 feet (42 meters) high.
- windhovers — Plural form of windhover.
- windowless — an opening in the wall of a building, the side of a vehicle, etc., for the admission of air or light, or both, commonly fitted with a frame in which are set movable sashes containing panes of glass.
- windows 2k — Windows 2000
- windows 94 — (operating system, humour) A facetious name for Windows 95, so called because it was originally meant to ship in 1994.
- windows 95 — (operating system) (Win95) Microsoft's successor to their Windows 3.11 operating system for IBM PCs. It was known as "Chicago" during development. Its release was originally scheduled for late 1994 but eventually happened on 11 Jul 1995, followed by Service Release 1 on 1995-12-31 and OSR2 (OEM Service Release 2) on 1996-08-24. In contrast to earlier versions, Windows 95 is a complete operating system rather than a graphical user interface running on top of MS-DOS. It provides 32-bit application support, pre-emptive multitasking, threading and built-in networking (TCP/IP, IPX, SLIP, PPP, and Windows Sockets). It includes MS-DOS 7.0, but takes over completely after booting. The graphical user interface, while similar to previous Windows versions, is significantly improved. Windows 95 has also been described as "32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit patch to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit microprocessor, written by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1-bit of competition". The successor to Windows 95 was Windows 98.
- windows 98 — (operating system) Microsoft's 1998 update to Windows 95 that adds: * Hardware support for Universal Serial Bus (USB). * Internet Connection Sharing (IGC) - multiple PCs share a single connection to the Internet. * Microsoft WebTV for Windows - watch TV on your PC. * Support for new graphic, sound, and multimedia formats. * Internet Explorer release 5. * Windows 98 Service Pack - year 2000 updates. Windows 98 was followed logically by Windows ME but chronologically by Windows 2000 Professional Edition.
- windows 9x — (operating system) A shorthand meaning Windows 95 or Windows 98.
- windows ce — (operating system) /C E/ A version of the Microsoft Windows operating system that is being used in a variety of embedded products, from handheld PCs to specialised industrial controllers and consumer electronic devices. Programming for Windows CE is similar to programming for other Win32 platforms. Windows CE was developed to be a customisable operating system for embedded applications. Its kernel borrows much from other Microsoft 32-bit operating systems, while eliminating (or replacing) those operating system features that are not needed for typical Windows CE-based applications. For example, as on Windows NT, all applications running on Windows CE run in a fully preemptive multitasking environment, in fully protected memory spaces. The Win32 (API) for Windows CE is smaller than the Win32 API for the other 32-bit Windows operating systems. It includes approximately half the interface methods of the Windows NT version of the API. But the Win32 API for Windows CE also includes features found in no other Microsoft operating system. The notification API, for example, makes it possible to handle user or application notification events (such as timer events) at the operating-system level, rather than in a running application. The touch screen API and the built-in support for the Windows CE database are not found in other Windows operating systems. The touch screen API makes it easy to manage screen calibration and user interactions for touch-sensitive displays, while the database API provides access to a data storage facility.
- windows me — Windows Millennium Edition