Words containing dw
3 letter words containing dw
- cdw — collision damage waiver: extra insurance covering damage to or loss of a rented vehicle
- ddw — distributed data warehouse
- dwg — (filename extension) The filename extension for Autodesk drawing files.
- dwi — DWI is the offense of driving after drinking more than the amount of alcohol that is legally allowed. DWI is an abbreviation for 'driving while intoxicated.'
- dwp — Department for Work and Pensions
4 letter words containing dw
- adwa — town in N Ethiopia: site of Menelik II's defeat of the Italians (1896), which led to recognition of Ethiopian independence: pop. 17,000
- dwam — a stupor or daydream (esp in the phrase in a dwam)
- dwdm — wavelength division multiplexing
- dwem — Dead White European Male
- dwim — /dwim/ [acronym, "Do What I Mean" (not what I say)] 1. Able to guess, sometimes even correctly, the result intended when bogus input was provided. 2. The BBNLISP/INTERLISP function that attempted to accomplish this feat by correcting many of the more common errors. See hairy. 3. Occasionally, an interjection hurled at a balky computer, especially when one senses one might be tripping over legalisms (see legalese). Warren Teitelman originally wrote DWIM to fix his typos and spelling errors, so it was somewhat idiosyncratic to his style, and would often make hash of anyone else's typos if they were stylistically different. Some victims of DWIM thus claimed that the acronym stood for "Damn Warren's Infernal Machine!'. In one notorious incident, Warren added a DWIM feature to the command interpreter used at Xerox PARC. One day another hacker there typed "delete *$" to free up some disk space. (The editor there named backup files by appending "$" to the original file name, so he was trying to delete any backup files left over from old editing sessions.) It happened that there weren't any editor backup files, so DWIM helpfully reported "*$ not found, assuming you meant 'delete *'". It then started to delete all the files on the disk! The hacker managed to stop it with a Vulcan nerve pinch after only a half dozen or so files were lost. The disgruntled victim later said he had been sorely tempted to go to Warren's office, tie Warren down in his chair in front of his workstation, and then type "delete *$" twice. DWIM is often suggested in jest as a desired feature for a complex program; it is also occasionally described as the single instruction the ideal computer would have. Back when proofs of program correctness were in vogue, there were also jokes about "DWIMC" (Do What I Mean, Correctly). A related term, more often seen as a verb, is DTRT (Do The Right Thing); see Right Thing.
5 letter words containing dw
- dwaal — a state of befuddlement
- dwale — Deadly nightshade or belladonna.
- dwalm — faint
- dwarf — a person of abnormally small stature owing to a pathological condition, especially one suffering from cretinism or some other disease that produces disproportion or deformation of features and limbs.
- dweeb — Slang. nerd; wimp.
6 letter words containing dw
- adware — a type of computer software that collects information about a user's browsing patterns in order to display relevant advertisements in his or her Web browser
- dwarfs — Plural form of dwarf.
- dwayne — a male given name.
- dweebs — Plural form of dweeb.
- dweeby — Like, or characteristic of, a dweeb; nerdy, uncool.
7 letter words containing dw
8 letter words containing dw
- aardwolf — a nocturnal mammal, Proteles cristatus, that inhabits the plains of southern Africa and feeds on termites and insect larvae: family Hyaenidae (hyenas), order Carnivora (carnivores)
- beadwork — a narrow strip of some material used for edging or ornamentation
- bedwards — towards bed
- bedworth — a town in central England, in N Warwickshire. Pop: 30 001 (2001)
- bendwise — diagonally
9 letter words containing dw
- bandwagon — You can refer to an activity or movement that has suddenly become fashionable or popular as a bandwagon.
- bandwidth — A bandwidth is the range of frequencies used for a particular telecommunications signal, radio transmission, or computer network.
- bedwarmer — a metal pan containing hot coals, formerly used to warm a bed
- bedwetter — a person, usually a child, who urinates while sleeping, especially habitually.
- birdwatch — to watch birds
10 letter words containing dw
- aardwolves — Plural form of aardwolf.
- bandwaggon — Alt form bandwagon.
- bandwagons — Plural form of bandwagon.
- bandwidths — Plural form of bandwidth.
- bedwarmers — Plural form of bedwarmer.
11 letter words containing dw
- breadwinner — The breadwinner in a family is the person in it who earns the money that the family needs for essential things.
- cadwallader — a male given name.
- cordwainery — Shoemaking.
- dwindlement — the condition of decreasing or diminishing
- fieldworker — Also, field work. work done in the field, as research, exploration, surveying, or interviewing: archaeological fieldwork.
12 letter words containing dw
- breadwinning — a person who earns a livelihood, especially one who also supports dependents.
- edwardsville — a town in SW Illinois.
- gondwanaland — a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.
- groundworker — One who works on the ground, as opposed to an aviator, etc.
- handwringing — a physical expression of concern, distress, or guilt.
13 letter words containing dw
- cliff-dweller — a member of a prehistoric people of the southwestern US who built shelters on the ledges of cliffs or in caves
- edwardsianism — a modified form of Calvinism taught by Jonathan Edwards.
- godwin-austen — Also called Godwin Austen [god-win aw-stin] /ˈgɒd wɪn ˈɔ stɪn/ (Show IPA), Dapsang [duh p-suhng] /dəpˈsʌŋ/ (Show IPA). a mountain in N Kashmir, in the Karakoram range: second highest peak in the world. 28,250 feet (8611 meters).
- groundworkers — Plural form of groundworker.
- hundredweight — Also called cental, quintal. a unit of avoirdupois weight commonly equivalent to 100 pounds (45.359 kilograms) in the U.S. Abbreviation: cwt.
14 letter words containing dw
- hundredweights — Plural form of hundredweight.
- prawn-sandwich — characterizing or belonging to the type of spectator at a football match who is motivated to attend more by the corporate hospitality available than a true devotion to a particular club
15 letter words containing dw
- coldwater-river — a river in NW Mississippi, flowing S to the Tallahatchie River. 220 miles (354 km) long.
16 letter words containing dw
- off-off-broadway — experimental or avant-garde drama produced in New York City, in small theaters, halls, churches, etc.
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