21-letter words containing a, d, n, e

central standard time — one of the standard times used in North America, based on the local time of the 90° meridian, six hours behind Greenwich Mean Time
character development — the portrayal of people in a work of fiction in such a way that the reader or audience seems to learn more about them as they develop
cheese and wine party — a party at which cheese and wine are served
cheque guarantee card — a card issued by a bank or building society, guaranteeing payment of a customer's cheques up to a stated value
christmas decorations — decorations of different kinds appropriate to Christmas, such as tinsel, candles, images of angels, etc.
circle of declination — hour circle.
civilian review board — a quasi-judicial board of appointed or elected citizens that investigates complaints against the police.
class-relation method — (programming) A design technique based on the concepts of object-oriented programming and the Entity-Relationship model from the French company Softeam.
clement of alexandria — Saint. original name Titus Flavius Clemens. ?150–?215 ad, Greek Christian theologian: head of the catechetical school at Alexandria; teacher of Origen. Feast day: Dec 5
clone-and-hack coding — case and paste
closed-angle glaucoma — angle-closure glaucoma. See under glaucoma.
college of propaganda — information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
collimator viewfinder — a type of viewfinder in a camera
column address strobe — (hardware) (CAS) A signal sent from a processor (or memory controller) to a dynamic random-access memory (DRAM) (qv) circuit to indicate that the column address lines are valid.
comfortably-furnished — containing comfortable furniture
committal proceedings — a preliminary hearing in a magistrates' court to decide if there is a case to answer
common carotid artery — the part of a carotid artery between its origin and its point of division into branches.
competitive advantage — an advantage based on success in competition
computer aided design — (application) (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing".
computer-aided design — the use of computer techniques in designing products, esp involving the use of computer graphics
concert grand (piano) — the largest size of grand piano, for concert performance
conditional discharge — If someone who is convicted of an offence is given a conditional discharge by a court, they are not punished unless they later commit a further offence.
conditional operation — a step in a computer program that determines which of two or more instructions or instruction sequences to execute next, depending on whether or not one or more specified conditions have been met.
confidence and supply — denoting an arrangement in a hung parliament in which an opposition party agrees not to vote against a minority government in votes of confidence or budgetary matters but reserves the right to oppose other legislation
consultation document — a report that is the result of a consultation process
contextual definition — definition of a word or symbol by explaining the meaning of the phrase or statement in which it occurs.
conventional medicine — the type of medicine that is generally used in the US and Europe which uses drugs and surgery as a form of treatment
coordination language — (networking, protocol) A language defined specifically to allow two or more parties (components) to communicate in order to accomplish some shared goal. Examples of coordination languages are Linda and Xerox's CLF (STITCH).
cordillera occidental — the western coastal ranges of the Andes, in Peru and Colombia.
cornella de llobregat — a city in N Spain.
counterdemonstrations — Plural form of counterdemonstration.
credit card guarantee — If you pay for a booking at a hotel by credit card, a credit card guarantee allows the hotel to charge a cost to your credit card if you do not arrive on the day you arranged or if you damage something in the hotel.
credit card insurance — Credit card insurance is coverage for situations in which someone fraudulently uses your credit card.
credit life insurance — insurance guaranteeing payment of the unpaid portion of a loan if the debtor should die.
crude oil dehydration — Crude oil dehydration is the removal of water or water vapor from crude oil, by separating the oil from the water, often in a rotating centrifuge.
dance to another tune — to alter one's actions or opinions as a result of changed conditions
darby and joan settee — a settee having a back resembling two chair backs.
darken someone's door — to visit someone
data set organization — (operating system, storage) (DSORG) An IBM term for file structure. These include PS physical sequential, DA direct access, IS indexed sequential, PO partitioned (a library). This system dates from OS/360, and breaks down beginning with VSAM and VTAM, where it is no longer applied. Sequential and indexed data sets can be accessed using either a "basic" or a "queued" "access method." For example a DSORG=PS file can use either BSAM (basic sequential access method) or QSAM (queued sequential access method). It can also be processed as a direct file using BDAM. Likewise a library can be processed using BPAM (basic partitioned access method), BSAM, QSAM, or BDAM. DSORG and access method are somewhat, but not completely, orthogonal. The "basic" access method deals with physical blocks rather than records, and usually provides more control over the specific device. Each I/O operation using the "basic" access method reads or writes a single block. A "basic" read or write starts an asynchronous I/O operation, and the programmer is responsible for waiting for completion and checking for errors. The "queued" access method deals with logical records and provides blocking and deblocking services. It is "queued" because it provides read-ahead and write-behind services. While a program is processing records in one input block, for example, QSAM may be reading one or more blocks ahead. Queued "get" or "put" operations are synchronous as far as the programmer is concerned. The operation is complete when the next logical record has been successfully processed. EXCP (Execute Channel Program) is a lower-level method of accessing data. IBM manuals usually named "Data Administration Guide", e.g. SC26-4505-1 for MVS/ESA DFP 3.1, provide more detail about data set organizations and access methods.
de-ontological ethics — the branch of ethics dealing with right action and the nature of duty, without regard to the goodness or value of motives or the desirability of the ends of any act.
dead from the neck up — stupid or unintelligent
death by misadventure — a possible verdict in a coroner's court, indicating that death was due to an accident not to a crimes or somebody's negligence
decompression chamber — a chamber in which the pressure of air can be varied slowly for returning people from abnormal pressures to atmospheric pressure without inducing decompression sickness
deep scattering layer — any of the stratified zones in the ocean which reflect sound during echo sounding, usually composed of marine organisms which migrate vertically from c. 250 to 800 m (c. 820 to 2,625 ft)
defender of the faith — the title conferred upon Henry VIII by Pope Leo X in 1521 in recognition of the King's pamphlet attacking Luther's doctrines and retained by subsequent monarchs of England
degradation of energy — the principle that during any irreversible process the total energy available to do work decreases.
delusions of grandeur — If someone has delusions of grandeur, they think and behave as if they are much more important or powerful than they really are.
demand-pull inflation — inflation in which rising demand results in a rise in prices.
democratic centralism — the Leninist principle that policy should be decided centrally by officials, who are nominally democratically elected
dendrochronologically — By the use of, or with reference to dendrochronology.

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