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Willownouna textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibersverified
Willow OaknounMWEmedium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong woodverified
Willow-Patternnounchinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a riververified
Willowherbnouna plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairsverified
Willowwarenounchinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a riververified
Winceynouna plain or twilled fabric of wool and cotton used especially for warm shirts or skirts and pajamasverified
Wind BellnounMWEa decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkleverified
Wind ChimenounMWEa decorative arrangement of pieces of metal or glass or pottery that hang together loosely so the wind can cause them to tinkleverified
Wind ExposurenounMWEexposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)verified
Wind InstrumentnounMWEa musical instrument in which the sound is produced by an enclosed column of air that is moved by the breathverified
Wind RosenounMWEweather map showing the frequency and strength of winds from different directionsverified
Wind TunnelnounMWEa structure resembling a tunnel where air is blown at known velocities for testing parts of aircraftverified
Windagenounexposure to the wind (as the exposed part of a vessel's hull which is responsible for wind resistance)verified
Windbreaknounhedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosionverified
Windernounmechanical device used to wind another device that is driven by a spring (as a clock)verified
Windfallnouna sudden happening that brings good fortune (as a sudden opportunity to make money)verified
Windfall ProfitnounMWEprofit that occurs unexpectedly as a consequence of some event not controlled by those who profit from itverified
Windflowernounany woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leavesverified
Windlassnounlifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope windsverified
Windmill GrassnounMWEperennial Australian grass having numerous long spikes arranged like the vanes of a windmillverified
Windownoun(computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screenverified
Window EnvelopenounMWEan envelope with a transparent panel that reveals the address on the enclosureverified
Window LocknounMWEa lock attached to the sashes of a double hung window that can fix both in the shut positionverified
Window OysternounMWEmarine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shellverified
WindowingnounA windowing system is a system for sharing a computer's graphical display presentation resources among multiple applications at the same time. In a computer that has a graphical user interface (GUI), you may want to use a number of applications at the same time (this is called task). Using a separate window for each application, you can interact with each application and go from one application to another without having to reinitiate it. Having different information or activities in multiple windows may also make it easier for you to do your work. A windowing system uses a window manager to keep track of where each window is located on the display screen and its size and status. A windowing system doesn't just manage the windows but also other forms of graphical user interface entities.System
Windowpane OysternounMWEmarine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shellverified
Windpipenounmembranous tube with cartilaginous rings that conveys inhaled air from the larynx to the bronchiverified
Windtalkernouna secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native languageverified
WindumpnounWindump is a freeware tool for Windows that is a protocol analyzer that can monitor network traffic on a wire.Capability