10-letter words containing w, s, d
- windows nt — (operating system) (Windows New Technology, NT) Microsoft's 32-bit operating system developed from what was originally intended to be OS/2 3.0 before Microsoft and IBM ceased joint development of OS/2. NT was designed for high end workstations (Windows NT 3.1), servers (Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server), and corporate networks (NT 4.0 Enterprise Server). The first release was Windows NT 3.1. Unlike Windows 3.1, which was a graphical environment that ran on top of MS-DOS, Windows NT is a complete operating system. To the user it looks like Windows 3.1, but it has true multi-threading, built in networking, security, and memory protection. It is based on a microkernel, with 32-bit addressing for up to 4Gb of RAM, virtualised hardware access to fully protect applications, installable file systems, such as FAT, HPFS and NTFS, built-in networking, multi-processor support, and C2 security. NT is also designed to be hardware independent. Once the machine specific part - the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) - has been ported to a particular machine, the rest of the operating system should theorertically compile without alteration. A version of NT for DEC's Alpha machines was planned (September 1993). NT needs a fast 386 or equivalent, at least 12MB of RAM (preferably 16MB) and at least 75MB of free disk space. NT 4.0 was followed by Windows 2000.
- windows xp — (operating system) The version of the Microsoft Windows operating system that, when it was released on 2001-10-25, finally merged the Windows 95 - Windows ME strain with the Windows NT - Windows 2000 one. XP comes in two main versions: Windows XP Professional Edition and a simplified subset for home users, Windows XP Home Edition.
- windowsill — the sill under a window.
- windscreen — windshield.
- windshield — a shield of glass, in one or more sections, projecting above and across the dashboard of an automobile.
- windstorms — Plural form of windstorm.
- windsucker — a horse afflicted with cribbing.
- windsurfed — Simple past tense and past participle of windsurf.
- windsurfer — A person who takes part in windsurfing.
- wingspread — the distance between the most outward tips of the wings when they are as extended as possible.
- winsorized — Simple past tense and past participle of winsorize.
- wisdomless — the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight.
- witchweeds — Plural form of witchweed.
- withinside — (intransitive preposition, archaic) Within, inside.
- withstands — to stand or hold out against; resist or oppose, especially successfully: to withstand rust; to withstand the invaders; to withstand temptation.
- witticised — Simple past tense and past participle of witticise.
- woadwaxens — Plural form of woadwaxen.
- wolfhounds — Plural form of wolfhound.
- wonderless — to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.
- wondrously — wonderful; remarkable.
- wontedness — Habit; custom.
- wood louse — any of certain small, terrestrial crustaceans of the genera Oniscus, Armadillidium, etc., having a flattened, elliptical body.
- wood mouse — any of various mice living in woodlands.
- wood pussy — a skunk.
- wood screw — any of various screws that have a slotted head and a gimlet point that permit them to be driven into wood with a screwdriver.
- wood stork — wood ibis.
- wood stove — cooker: fuelled by wood
- wood sugar — a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 10 O 5 , the dextrorotatory form of xylose: used chiefly in dyeing and tanning.
- wood-pussy — a skunk.
- woodblocks — Plural form of woodblock.
- woodchucks — Plural form of woodchuck.
- woodenness — The state of being wooden.
- woodgrouse — the capercaillie.
- woodrushes — Plural form of woodrush.
- woods colt — catch-colt (def 2).
- woodscrews — Plural form of woodscrew.
- woodshrike — any of several species of shrike, including the common woodshrike, Tephrodornis pondicerianus, and the large woodshrike, Tephrodornis gularis
- woodthrush — a North American thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, known for its beautiful song
- word burst — a greater than normal rate of occurrence of a particular word in a given context, esp in weblogs
- word class — a group of words all of which are members of the same form class or part of speech.
- word salad — incoherent speech consisting of both real and imaginary words, lacking comprehensive meaning, and occurring in advanced schizophrenic states.
- wordlessly — In a wordless manner.
- wordsearch — a puzzle made up of letters arranged in a grid which contains a number of hidden words running in various directions
- wordsmiths — Plural form of wordsmith.
- wordsworth — William, 1770–1850, English poet: poet laureate 1843–50.
- work-study — an examination of ways of finding the most efficient method of doing a job, esp in terms of time and effort
- world soul — the animating principle or the moving force of the universe; world spirit.
- worldlines — Plural form of worldline.
- worldlings — Plural form of worldling.
- worldscale — the standard scale of freight rates for oil tankers