26-letter words containing d, a, g, h, e, s
- a fat lot of good/use/help — If you say that something is a fat lot of good or a fat lot of help, you are saying rudely that it is no good or no help at all.
- bachelor of science degree — a degree conferred on a person who has successfully completed his or her undergraduate studies in a branch of the sciences
- be a lightning rod for sth — If you say that someone is a lightning rod for something, you mean that they attract that thing to themselves.
- bells, whistles, and gongs — A standard elaborated form of bells and whistles; typically said with a pronounced and ironic accent on the "gongs".
- below-the-line advertising — the use of sales promotions, direct marketing, in-store exhibitions and displays, trade shows, sponsorship and merchandising that do not involve an advertising agency
- childe harold's pilgrimage — a narrative poem (1812, 1816, 1818) by Byron.
- codd's reduction algorithm — (database) An algorithm to convert an arbitrary expression of the relational calculus to an equivalent expression of the relational algebra. This can be used as the basis of an implementation of the relational calculus.
- defy one's age / the years — If you say that someone defies their age, or defies the years, you mean that their appearance or behaviour suggests that they are younger than they really are.
- esophagogastroduodenoscopy — (medicine) upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
- first-class honours degree — an honours degree of the highest class
- frederic auguste bartholdi — Frédéric Auguste [frey-dey-reek oh-gyst] /freɪ deɪˈrik oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1834–1904, French sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty.
- german shorthaired pointer — one of a German breed of large sporting dogs having a short hard coat, usually liver or liver and white in color, and a docked tail, used as a versatile hunting dog.
- go to hell in a handbasket — a small basket with a handle for carrying by hand.
- grammar-translation method — a traditional technique of foreign-language teaching based on explicit instruction in the grammatical analysis of the target language and translation of sentences from the native language into the target language and vice versa.
- hanging gardens of babylon — ornamental gardens planted on the terraces of the ziggurats of ancient Babylon.
- have one's fingers crossed — to hope for or against something
- have yet to (do something) — to have not yet (done something)
- hydrogenated glucose syrup — a syrup produced by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch followed by the hydrogenation of the glucose syrup, and used as a sweetener in confectionery, etc
- if i had/given my druthers — You can say that you would do something if I had my druthers or given my druthers when you mean that you would do it if you were able to choose.
- knights of the round table — a legendary order of knights created by King Arthur.
- law of diminishing returns — diminishing returns (def 2).
- lysergic acid diethylamide — LSD2 .
- mongolian hordes technique — (programming, jargon) (Or "Chinese Army technique") Assigning a large number of inexperienced programmers to a job which would better performed by a few skilled ones. The term was first used by Dr. Fred Brooks in his book "The Mythical Man-Month", Chapter 3. According to Dr. Brooks, he had in mind the vision of the Mongol Hordes sweeping across Asia and Europe when he created the term.
- not have a leg to stand on — either of the two lower limbs of a biped, as a human being, or any of the paired limbs of an animal, arthropod, etc., that support and move the body.
- on the straight and narrow — If something keeps people on the straight and narrow, it helps to keep them living an honest or healthy life.
- postprandial thermogenesis — the rate at which food is broken down after a meal and used by your body
- renderman shading language — ["The RenderMan Companion", S. Upstill, A-W 1989, chaps 13-15].
- richardson ground squirrel — a ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni, of sagebrush and grassland areas of the northwestern U.S. and adjacent regions in Canada.
- round peg in a square hole — a person in a position, situation, etc. for which he or she is unsuited or unqualified
- shielded metal arc welding — Shielded metal arc welding is a process in which a coated wire is melted to fill spaces between parts. The molten coating floats to the surface of the molten metal to protect it from the atmosphere.
- square peg in a round hole — If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are in a situation or doing something that does not suit them at all.
- straight from the shoulder — direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
- straight-from-the-shoulder — direct, honest, and forceful in expression; outspoken.
- straight-line depreciation — Straight-line depreciation is a method of depreciation in which an equal amount of depreciation is taken each year.
- super video graphics array — (hardware) (SVGA) A video display standard created by VESA for IBM PC compatible personal computers. The resolution is 800 x 600 4-bit pixels. Each pixel can therefore be one of 16 colours. See Video Graphics Array.
- take something for granted — If you take something for granted, you believe that it is true or accept it as normal without thinking about it.
- take steps to do something — to undertake measures with a view to the attainment of some end
- three-dimensional printing — the creation of solid objects by building up multiple layers, each layer corresponding to a plan held in a digital file
- to catch hold of something — Hold is used in expressions such as grab hold of, catch hold of, and get hold of, to indicate that you close your hand tightly around something, for example to stop something moving or falling.
- to put your heads together — If two or more people put their heads together, they talk about a problem they have and try to solve it.
- to set the record straight — If you set the record straight or put the record straight, you show that something which has been regarded as true is in fact not true.
- turn something on its head — to treat or present something in a completely new and different way
- what someone is driving at — If you ask someone what they are driving at, you are asking what they are trying to say or what they are saying indirectly.
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