24-letter words containing c, h, o, r, g
- scottish country dancing — a type of Scottish folk dancing, including reels, jigs, and strathspeys, in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
- self-fulfilling prophecy — a prophecy that comes true because of the expectation that it will
- shadow foreign secretary — the member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold the office of Foreign Secretary if their party were in power
- she is no spring chicken — she is no longer young
- stereographic projection — a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.
- synchronous graphics ram — Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
- teacher training college — a higher-education college that specializes in teacher training
- the red badge of courage — a novel (1895) by Stephen Crane.
- to change for the better — If something changes for the better, it improves.
- to get on the scoresheet — (of a player In football, rugby, and some other sports) to score one or more goals, tries, or points.
- to get your act together — If you get your act together, you organize your life or your affairs so that you are able to achieve what you want or to deal with something effectively.
- to have egg on your face — If someone has egg on their face or has egg all over their face, they have been made to look foolish.
- to light the touch paper — if someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper, they do something which causes anger or excitement
- to make boundary changes — to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, because of population shifts
- to play your cards right — If you say that someone will achieve success if they play their cards right, you mean that they will achieve success if they act skilfully and use the advantages that they have.
- to rise to the challenge — If someone rises to the challenge, they act in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful.
- transpersonal psychology — a branch of psychology or psychotherapy that recognizes altered states of consciousness and transcendent experiences as a means to understand the human mind and treat psychological disordrs.
- tug/touch one's forelock — If you say that a person tugs their forelock to another person, you are criticizing them for showing too much respect to the second person or being unnecessarily worried about their opinions.
- where one is coming from — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
- which stands for nothing — (language) (WSFN) A beginner's language with emphasis on graphics produced by Atari in 1983 for Atari home computers. There is also Advanced WSFN.
- work/go/run like a charm — If you say that something worked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful.