8-letter words containing w, e, n, d
- dwelling — Machinery. a flat or cylindrical area on a cam for maintaining a follower in a certain position during part of a cycle. a period in a cycle in the operation of a machine or engine during which a given part remains motionless.
- dwindled — Simple past tense and past participle of dwindle.
- dwindles — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwindle.
- endowers — Plural form of endower.
- endowing — Present participle of endow.
- entwined — Wind or twist together; interweave.
- facedown — with the face or the front or upper surface downward: He was lying facedown on the floor. Deal the cards facedown on the table.
- fidonews — (messaging, history) The weekly official on-line newsletter of FidoNet, also known as "'Snooz". As the editorial policy of Fidonews was "anything that arrives, we print", there were often large articles completely unrelated to FidoNet, which in turn tend to elicit flamage in subsequent issues.
- finedraw — (transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
- forewind — a favourable wind
- get down — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- glenwood — a town in SW Iowa.
- handsewn — sewn by hand.
- handwave — [possibly from gestures characteristic of stage magicians] To gloss over a complex point; to distract a listener; to support a (possibly actually valid) point with blatantly faulty logic. If someone starts a sentence with "Clearly..." or "Obviously..." or "It is self-evident that...", it is a good bet he is about to handwave (alternatively, use of these constructions in a sarcastic tone before a paraphrase of someone else's argument suggests that it is a handwave). The theory behind this term is that if you wave your hands at the right moment, the listener may be sufficiently distracted to not notice that what you have said is wrong. Failing that, if a listener does object, you might try to dismiss the objection with a wave of your hand. The use of this word is often accompanied by gestures: both hands up, palms forward, swinging the hands in a vertical plane pivoting at the elbows and/or shoulders (depending on the magnitude of the handwave); alternatively, holding the forearms in one position while rotating the hands at the wrist to make them flutter. In context, the gestures alone can suffice as a remark; if a speaker makes an outrageously unsupported assumption, you might simply wave your hands in this way, as an accusation, far more eloquent than words could express, that his logic is faulty.
- headwind — a wind opposed to the course of a moving object, especially an aircraft or other vehicle (opposed to tailwind).
- hoedowns — Plural form of hoedown.
- honeydew — honeydew melon.
- i wonder — You can say 'I wonder' if you want to be very polite when you are asking someone to do something, or when you are asking them for their opinion or for information.
- indwells — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indwell.
- intwined — Simple past tense and past participle of intwine.
- ironweed — any of certain North American composite plants of the genus Vernonia, having tubular, chiefly purple or red disk flowers.
- jawboned — Simple past tense and past participle of jawbone.
- jew down — one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
- kentwood — a city in W Michigan.
- knapweed — any composite plant of the genus Centaurea, especially the weedy C. nigra, having rose-purple flowers set on a dark-colored, knoblike bract.
- knotweed — any of several knotty-stemmed plants belonging to the genus Polygonum, of the buckwheat family.
- knowledg — Obsolete form of knowledge.
- landwehr — (in Germany, Austria, etc.) the part of the organized military forces of a nation that has completed a certain amount of compulsory training, and whose continuous service is required only in time of war.
- lawndale — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- let down — British. a lease.
- letdowns — Plural form of letdown.
- lewdness — inclined to, characterized by, or inciting to lust or lechery; lascivious.
- lie down — the manner, relative position, or direction in which something lies: the lie of the patio, facing the water. Synonyms: place, location, site.
- lie-down — a nap.
- madwomen — Plural form of madwoman.
- meltdown — network meltdown
- mindware — The mental knowledge and procedures that a person uses to solve problems or make decisions.
- mindwipe — (transitive, science fiction) To erase the memories and personality, while still leaving an intact, living brain and body. This is frequently portrayed as a form of capital punishment, which leaves an viable body into which a different personality or mind can be uploaded.
- narrowed — Simple past tense and past participle of narrow.
- neckdown — An angled narrowing of the roadway and widening of the pavement, used as a traffic calming measure.
- neckweed — a type of flowering weed (Veronica peregrine) native to North America
- new deal — the principles of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, especially those advocated under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt for economic recovery and social reforms.
- newfound — newly found or discovered: newfound friends.
- newlands — John Alexander. 1838–98, British chemist: classified the elements in order of their atomic weight, noticing similarities in every eighth and thus discovering his law of octaves
- newlywed — a person who has recently married.
- newsdesk — the department of a newspaper, television, etc., that writes, edits, or releases news, especially late-breaking news or important bulletins.
- newsfeed — (Internet) A feed, especially one providing news content.
- newslady — A newswoman.
- obwalden — one of the two divisions of the canton of Unterwalden, in central Switzerland. 189 sq. mi. (490 sq. km). Capital: Sarnen.
- one-down — having conceded an advantage or lead to someone or something