11-letter words containing dow
- meadowsweet — any plant belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, especially S. latifolia, having white or pink flowers.
- merry widow — a woman's undergarment consisting of a strapless brassiere and short corset with attached garters.
- multiwindow — a visual display unit screen that can be divided to show a number of different documents simultaneously
- narrow down — refine, limit
- nonwindowed — Not windowed: without windows, windowless.
- on a downer — If you are on a downer, you are feeling depressed and without hope.
- openwindows — (operating system) A graphical user interface server for Sun workstations which handles SunView, NeWS and X Window System protocols.
- oval window — an oval opening at the head of the cochlea, connecting the middle and inner ear, through which sound vibrations of the stapes are transmitted.
- oxford-down — 1st Earl of, Harley, Robert.
- powder down — modified down feathers that continually crumble at the tips, producing a fine powder that forms a bloom on the plumage of certain birds, as pigeons and herons.
- put down as — If you put someone or something down as a particular type of person or thing, you consider that they are that thing.
- put down to — ascribe to
- rain shadow — a region in the lee of mountains that receives less rainfall than the region windward of the mountains.
- rear window — the window at the back of a motor vehicle
- rose window — a circular window decorated with tracery symmetrical about the center.
- sash window — A sash window is a window which consists of two frames placed one above the other. The window can be opened by sliding one frame over the other.
- scaled-down — reduced in level of activity, extent, numbers, etc
- settle down — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- shadow mask — a perforated metal sheet mounted close to the phosphor-dotted screen in some colour television tubes. The holes are positioned so that each of the three electron beams strikes the correct phosphor dot producing the required colour mixture in the image
- shadow play — a show in which shadows of puppets, flat figures, or live actors are projected onto a lighted screen.
- shadow roll — sheepskin that is placed just below the eyes of a pacing horse in order to prevent it from seeing moving shadows cast by its body.
- shadowgraph — a picture produced by throwing a shadow, as of the hands, on a lighted screen, wall, or the like.
- shop window — storefront display
- shop-window — a window used for display of merchandise.
- show window — a display window in a store.
- simmer down — to cook or cook in a liquid at or just below the boiling point.
- smooth down — make flat and even
- south downs — a range of low hills, from Hampshire to East Sussex, in S England.
- sponge down — to wipe clean with a damp sponge or cloth
- strike down — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- swan's-down — the fine soft down feathers of a swan, used to trim powder puffs, clothes, etc
- thistledown — the mature, silky pappus of a thistle.
- thumbs down — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbs-down — an act or instance of dissent, disapproval, etc.
- trickledown — of, relating to, or based on the trickle-down theory: the trickle-down benefits to the local community.
- tumble down — collapse, fall
- tumble-down — dilapidated; ruined; rundown: He lived in a tumble-down shack.
- up and down — moving in or related to a direction that is up or is regarded as up: the up elevator; the up train traveling north; the up platform of a railroad station.
- up-and-down — moving alternately up and down: the up-and-down swing of levers; an up-and-down tune.
- upside down — with the upper part undermost.
- vent window — (on an automobile) a small, pivoting window fitted into a main side window to provide draft-free ventilation.
- weight down — If you weight something down, you put something heavy on it or in it in order to prevent it from moving easily.
- widow woman — a widow.
- widowerhood — The state or period of being a widower.
- widowmakers — Plural form of widowmaker.
- window back — woodwork, especially paneling, beneath the stool of a window.
- window sash — the frame holding the pane of a window.
- window seat — a seat built beneath the sill of a recessed or other window.
- window-shop — to look at articles in the windows of stores without making any purchases.
- windowlight — windowpane (def 1).