desktop
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/ˈdɛsktɒp/
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/ˈdɛsktɒp/ · [ˈdɛskˌtɔp] · [ˈdɛskˌtɒp](UK) · [ˈdɛskˌtɑp](US)
Definition of desktop
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The top surface of a desk.
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noun
- The top surface of a desk.
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A desktop computer.
“Laptops are often more expensive than desktops.”
- A personal computer, as opposed to computers for business or server purposes.
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The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
“I installed a new application and it added its icon to my desktop.”
“Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop […]”
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The wallpaper of this interface.
“For quotations using this term, see Citations:desktop.”
adj
- (not-comparable)Designed for use on a desk or similar piece of furniture.
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(not-comparable)Of an application or website, designed to be run or viewed on a personal computer.
“desktop browser”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From desk + top.
Words you can make from desktop
119 playable · top: SPOKED (13 pts)
Best play spoked 13 points6-letter words
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20 words4-letter words
43 words- KEPS 10 pts
- KEPT 10 pts
- KOPS 10 pts
- POKE 10 pts
- SKEP 10 pts
- DESK 9 pts
- SKED 9 pts
- KETO 8 pts
- OKES 8 pts
- SOKE 8 pts
- TOKE 8 pts
- DEPS 7 pts
- DOPE 7 pts
- OPED 7 pts
- PEDS 7 pts
- PODS 7 pts
- SPED 7 pts
- EPOS 6 pts
- OPES 6 pts
- OPTS 6 pts
- PESO 6 pts
- PEST 6 pts
- PETS 6 pts
- POET 6 pts
- POSE 6 pts
- POST 6 pts
- POTS 6 pts
- SEPT 6 pts
- SPOT 6 pts
- STEP 6 pts
- STOP 6 pts
- TOPE 6 pts
- TOPS 6 pts
- DOES 5 pts
- DOSE 5 pts
- DOST 5 pts
- DOTE 5 pts
- DOTS 5 pts
- ODES 5 pts
- TEDS 5 pts
- TODS 5 pts
- TOED 5 pts
- TOES 4 pts
3-letter words
34 words- KEP 9 pts
- KOP 9 pts
- KOS 7 pts
- OKE 7 pts
- TSK 7 pts
- DEP 6 pts
- PED 6 pts
- POD 6 pts
- OPE 5 pts
- OPS 5 pts
- OPT 5 pts
- PES 5 pts
- PET 5 pts
- POS 5 pts
- POT 5 pts
- PST 5 pts
- SOP 5 pts
- TOP 5 pts
- DOE 4 pts
- DOS 4 pts
- DOT 4 pts
- EDS 4 pts
- ODE 4 pts
- ODS 4 pts
- SOD 4 pts
- TED 4 pts
- TOD 4 pts
- EST 3 pts
- OES 3 pts
- OSE 3 pts
- SET 3 pts
- SOT 3 pts
- TES 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
2-letter words
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