32-letter words containing a, b, n, o, r
- a number down and a number to go — If you say that there are a number of things down and a number to go, you are saying how many of the things have already been dealt with and how many remain to be dealt with.
- algebraic specification language — 1. (language) (ASL) 2. (language) (ASF) A language for equational specification of abstract data types.
- artificial insemination by donor — a form of artificial insemination in which the semen is not supplied by the woman's partner
- as low as reasonably practicable — (legal) (ALARP) A term from UK health and safety law that mandates reducting the risk to workers to the point where the cost of further reduction is grossly disproportionate to the benefit.
- bardeen-cooper-schrieffer theory — BCS theory.
- be a shadow of one's former self — If you say that someone is a shadow of their former self, you mean that they are much less strong or capable than they used to be.
- beggar belief/beggar description — If something beggars belief, it is impossible to believe it. If something beggars description, it is impossible to describe it.
- black data processing associates — (body) (BDPA) A non-profit professional association, founded in 1975 to promote positive influence in the information technology (IT) industry and how it affects African Americans. The BDPA facilitates African American professional participation in local and national activities keeping up with developing IT trends. BDPA offers a forum for exchanging information and ideas about the computer industry. It provides numerous networking opportunities through monthly program meetings, seminars, and workshops and the annual national conference. Membership is open to anyone interested in IT. The Foundation provides scholarships to students who compete in an annual Visual Basic competition. E-mail: <[email protected]>. Telephone: Ms. Pat Drumming, +1 (800) 727-BDPA.
- bolivarian republic of venezuela — a republic in South America, on the Caribbean: colonized by the Spanish in the 16th century; independence from Spain declared in 1811 and won in 1819 after a war led by Simón Bolívar. It contains Lake Maracaibo and the northernmost chains of the Andes in the northwest, the Orinoco basin in the central part, and the Guiana Highlands in the south. Exports: petroleum, iron ore, and coffee. Official language: Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: bolívar. Capital: Caracas. Pop: 26 170 000 (2004 est). Area: 912 050 sq km (352 142 sq miles)
- british association screw thread — a system of screw sizes designated from 0 to 25. Now superseded by standard metric sizes
- british broadcasting corporation — the full name of the BBC, the official public broadcasting organization in the UK, which is funded by licence fees paid by everyone who uses a television receiver
- broadcasting standards authority — a New Zealand Crown Entity that develops and upholds standards of broadcasting for radio and television
- brother of the christian schools — a member of a congregation of brothers, founded in France in 1684 for the education of the poor.
- cast one's bread upon the waters — to do good without expectation of advantage or return
- crab one's act (the deal, etc. ) — to ruin or frustrate one's scheme (the deal, etc.)
- cumulative distribution function — a function defined on the sample space of a distribution and taking as its value at each point the probability that the random variable has that value or less. The function F(x) = P(X≤x) where X is the random variable, which is the sum or integral of the probability density function of the distribution
- democratic-republic-of-the-congo — People's Republic of the, a republic in central Africa, W of the Democratic Republic of the Congo: formerly an overseas territory in French Equatorial Africa; now an independent member of the French Community. 132,046 sq. mi. (341,999 sq. km). Capital: Brazzaville. Formerly French Congo, Middle Congo.
- direct broadcasting by satellite — the production of satellite television broadcasts intended for home reception
- gentleman usher of the black rod — Black Rod (def 1).
- go over with a fine-toothed comb — to examine very carefully and thoroughly
- government accountability office — (in the US) a federal agency that ensures that the executive is accountable to Congress, and that the government as a whole is accountable to the country, esp in the way that taxes are spent
- hit/come up against a brick wall — If you hit a brick wall or come up against a brick wall, you are unable to continue or make progress because something stops you.
- international algebraic language — ALGOL 58
- international labor organization — a specialized agency of the United Nations working through member nations to improve working conditions throughout the world; originally an affiliate of the League of Nations: Nobel Peace Prize 1969. Abbreviation: ILO, I.L.O.
- manager of business applications — (job) A person who plans and oversees multiple projects and project managers. He works with the CIO and senior management to determine systems development strategy and standards. He administers the department budget and reviews project managers.
- national insurance contributions — the payments someone makes towards their national insurance, usually taken from their salary by their employer before the salary is paid to the person
- object database management group — Object Data Management Group
- orbiting geophysical observatory — OGO.
- portable common tool environment — (tool) (PCTE) An ECMA standard framework for software tools developed in the Esprit programme. It is based on an entity-relationship Object Management System and defines the way in which tools access this.
- probability of failure on demand — (systems) (POFOD) The likelihood that some system will fail when a service request is made.
- professional liability insurance — Professional liability insurance is insurance for a company or a professional person against claims or financial losses that may occur as a result of their negligence.
- pull oneself by one's bootstraps — a loop of leather or cloth sewn at the top rear, or sometimes on each side, of a boot to facilitate pulling it on.
- saint bartholomew's day massacre — a massacre of over 3000 Huguenots, instigated by Catherine de Médicis and begun in Paris on St. Bartholomew's Day, August 24, 1572.
- securities and investments board — (from 1986 to 1997) a British regulatory body that oversaw London's financial markets, each of which has its own self-regulatory organization: replaced by the Financial Services Authority
- smaller european elm bark beetle — elm bark beetle (def 1).
- take one's courage in both hands — to nerve oneself to perform an action
- temporomandibular joint disorder — a syndrome caused by a dislocation, injury, etc. of the temporomandibular joint, characterized variously by headache, facial pain, dizziness, partial loss of hearing, etc.
- temporomandibular joint syndrome — a condition attributed to tension in or faulty articulation of the temporomandibular joint, having a wide range of symptoms that include dizziness, ringing in the ears, and pain in the head, neck, and shoulders.
- to be living at starvation level — to have insufficient food to stay alive
- to have by the short and curlies — to have completely in one's power
- turn/beat swords into plowshares — If you say that swords have been turned into plowshares or beaten into plowshares, you mean that a state of conflict between two or more groups of people has ended and a period of peace has begun.
- wash one's dirty linen in public — fabric woven from flax yarns.
- with your tail between your legs — If you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed.
- yet another scheme object system — (language) (YASOS) A system for object-oriented programming in Scheme. E-mail: Ken Dickey <[email protected]>
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