31-letter words containing a, h, o, l, d
- a hardware programming language — (language) (AHPL) A register-level language by Hill and Peterson, some of whose operators resemble APL. HPSIM2 is a function-level simulator, available from Engrg Expt Sta, University of Arizona.
- actions speak louder than words — If you say that actions speak louder than words, you mean that people's actions show their real attitudes, rather than what they say. This expression is sometimes used to advise a person to do something positive.
- analog hardware design language — (language) (AHDL) A language under development by the US Air Force.
- and the rest/all the rest of it — You can add and the rest or all the rest of it to the end of a statement or list when you want to refer in a vague way to other things that are associated with the ones you have already mentioned.
- between a rock and a hard place — having to choose between two equally unpleasant alternatives
- department of homeland security — the department of the U.S. federal government charged with protecting U.S. territory from terrorist attacks and providing a coordinated response to large-scale emergencies. Abbreviation: DHS.
- dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane — DDT.
- dictatorship of the proletariat — absolute control of economic and political power in a country by a government of the working class (proletariat): regarded in Communist theory as a means of effecting the transition from capitalism to communism
- digital subtraction angiography — a computerized x-ray technique in which arteries are visualized following injection of dye into a vein. Abbreviation: DSA.
- draw/pick/pull sth out of a hat — In competitions, if you say that the winners will be drawn or picked out of the hat, you mean that they will be chosen randomly, so everyone has an equal chance of winning.
- ear, nose and throat specialist — a medical practitioner who specializes in dealing with diseases affecting the ear, nose and throat
- environmental health department — the department of a local authority which deals with prevention of the spread of communicable diseases, food safety and hygiene, control of infestation by insects or rodents, etc
- every cloud has a silver lining — If you say that every cloud has a silver lining, you mean that every sad or unpleasant situation has a positive side to it.
- fetal alcohol spectrum disorder — any of several disorders characterized by a variable cluster of birth defects that may include facial abnormalities, growth deficiency, mental retardation, and other impairments, caused by the mother's consumption of alcohol during pregnancy. Abbreviation: FASD.
- foreign and commonwealth office — the department of British government which promotes the United Kingdom's interests abroad
- gastroesophageal reflux disease — a chronic condition in which acid from the stomach flows back into the lower esophagus, causing pain or tissue damage.
- hide one's light under a bushel — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- hierarchical design methodology — (programming) (HDM) A method for specifying software and systems using hierarchies of abstract machines, developed by Larry Robinson at SRI International circa 1975-1976. The specifications were written in SPECIAL.
- histrionic personality disorder — a psychological disorder usually beginning in early adulthood, characterized by excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking behavior. Abbreviation: HPD.
- in the olden days/in olden days — In the olden days or in olden days means in the past.
- industrial workers of the world — an international industrial labor union, considered radical by many, that was organized in Chicago in 1905 and that disintegrated after 1920. Abbreviation: I.W.W., IWW.
- is that/do i make myself clear? — You can say 'Is that clear?' or 'Do I make myself clear?' after you have told someone your wishes or instructions, to make sure that they have understood you, and to emphasize your authority.
- multi-user shared hallucination — (communications, application) (MUSH) A user-extendable MUD. A MUSH provides commands which the players can use to construct new rooms or make objects and puzzles for other players to explore.
- national endowment for the arts — an independent agency that stimulates the growth and development of the arts in the U.S. by awarding grants to individuals and organizations.
- not all sth is cracked up to be — If you say that something is not all it's cracked up to be, you mean that it is not as good as other people have said it is.
- old lady of threadneedle street — the Bank of England (used as a nickname).
- pluggable authentication module — (security) (PAM) The new industry standard integrated login framework. PAM is used by system entry components, such as the Common Desktop Environment's dtlogin, to authenticate users logging into a Unix system. It provides pluggability for a variety of system-entry services. PAM's ability to stack authentication modules can be used to integrate login with different authentication mechanisms such as RSA, DCE and Kerberos, and thus unify login mechanisms. PAM can also integrate smart card authentication.
- queued sequential access method — Physical Sequential
- secondary sexual characteristic — any of various features distinguishing individuals of different sex but not directly concerned in reproduction. Examples are the antlers of a stag and the beard of a man
- see the handwriting on the wall — to foresee impending disaster or misfortune: Dan. 5:5-28
- supplementary ideographic plane — (text, standard) (SIP) The third plane (plane 2) defined in Unicode/ISO 10646, designed to hold all the ideographs descended from Chinese writing (mainly found in Vietnamese, Korean, Japanese and Chinese) that aren't found in the Basic Multilingual Plane. The BMP was supposed to hold all ideographs in modern use; unfortunately, many Chinese dialects (like Cantonese and Hong Kong Chinese) were overlooked; to write these, characters from the SIP are necessary. This is one reason even non-academic software must support characters outside the BMP.
- take sb captive/hold sb captive — If you take someone captive or hold someone captive, you take or keep them as a prisoner.
- take sb hostage/hold sb hostage — If someone is taken hostage or is held hostage, they are captured and kept as a hostage.
- the charge of the light brigade — a poem (1854) by Tennyson, celebrating the British cavalry attack on the Russian position at Balaklava during the Crimean War.
- the early bird catches the worm — If you say that the early bird catches the worm, you mean that the person who arrives first in a place is most likely to get what they want.
- to burn the candle at both ends — If you burn the candle at both ends, you try to do too many things in too short a period of time so that you have to stay up very late at night and get up very early in the morning to get them done.
- to pour cold water on something — If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it.
- who's afraid of virginia woolf? — a play (1962) by Edward Albee.
- you could have heard a pin drop — You can say you could have heard a pin drop when a place is extremely quiet, especially because everyone is waiting for someone to speak or when someone has made a shocking remark.
- zenithal equidistant projection — azimuthal equidistant projection.
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