18-letter words containing d, o, g, f, e
- angle of deviation — the angle between the direction of the refracted ray and the direction of the incident ray when a ray of light passes from one medium to another
- angle of incidence — the angle that a line or beam of radiation makes with the normal to the surface at the point of incidence
- arrest of judgment — a stay of proceedings after a verdict, on the grounds of error or possible error
- audio conferencing — the practice of conducting meetings by the use of audio telecommunications
- board of governors — a group of people who oversee the running of a school
- commanding officer — A commanding officer is an officer who is in charge of a military unit.
- cooling-off period — A cooling-off period is an agreed period of time during which two sides with opposing views try to resolve a dispute before taking any serious action.
- dangerous offender — an offender who is deemed by a court of law to be likely to engage in further violent conduct, and who thus becomes eligible for an indefinite prison sentence
- degrees of freedom — the number of independent variables entering into a statistical measure or frequency distribution
- duty-free shopping — the making of duty-free purchases
- dwarf storage unit — (humour) (DSU) An IBM term for a cupboard.
- fall to the ground — (of a plan, theory, etc) to be rendered invalid, esp because of lack of necessary information
- fatty degeneration — deterioration of the cells of the body, accompanied by the formation of fat globules within the diseased cells.
- federal government — pertaining to or of the nature of a union of states under a central government distinct from the individual governments of the separate states, as in federal government; federal system.
- fight to the death — If you say that you will fight to the death for something, you are emphasizing that you will do anything to achieve or protect it, even if you suffer as a consequence.
- fishing expedition — a legal proceeding mainly for the purpose of interrogating an adversary, or of examining his or her property and documents, in order to gain useful information.
- floating underflow — underflow
- fluorodeoxyglucose — (carbohydrate) A fluorine analog of glucose that is used in positron emission tomography.
- fore-edge painting — a technique of painting a picture on the fore edge of a book, often in such a manner that only when the pages are slightly fanned the picture is revealed.
- foreign-trade zone — free port (def 1).
- forgive and forget — be reconciled
- forwarding address — address for mail to be sent on
- foundation garment — an undergarment, as a girdle or corset, worn by women to support or give shape to the contours of the body.
- four-legged friend — a four-legged animal, esp a dog
- fragile x syndrome — a widespread form of mental retardation caused by a faulty gene on the X chromosome.
- fragile-x syndrome — an inherited condition characterized by learning disability: affected individuals have an X-chromosome that is easily damaged under certain conditions
- frederick douglass — Frederick, 1817–95, U.S. ex-slave, abolitionist, and orator.
- fringe-toed lizard — an iguanid lizard, Uma notata, of sandy deserts of the western U.S. and Mexico, having a wedge-shaped snout and toes fringed with long, pointed scales.
- from the ground up — the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground.
- fulminating powder — powder that explodes by percussion.
- funding operations — the conversion of government floating stock or short-term debt into holdings of long-term bonds
- garden loosestrife — any of various plants belonging to the genus Lysimachia, of the primrose family, having clusters of usually yellow flowers, as L. vulgaris (garden loosestrife) or L. quadrifolia (whorled loosestrife)
- get off the ground — project: start well
- go off half-cocked — (of a firearm) at the position of half cock.
- government deficit — A government deficit is a situation in which a government spends more money than it has.
- grains of paradise — Usually, grains of paradise. one of the pungent, peppery seeds of an African plant, Aframomum melegueta, of the ginger family, used to strengthen cordials and in veterinary medicine.
- grand council fire — a formal gathering of camp fire members requiring a minimum attendance of three troops.
- house of delegates — the lower house of the General Assembly in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland.
- identification tag — either of two oblong metal tags, issued to armed forces personnel, on which are impressed the serial number, name, etc., of the person to whom it is issued, and carried on or about the person at all times.
- idylls of the king — a series of poems by Tennyson, based on Arthurian legend.
- knight of the road — a tramp
- manufactured goods — products made by machine
- medium of exchange — anything generally accepted as representing a standard of value and exchangeable for goods or services.
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- oak-leaf hydrangea — a shrub, Hydrangea quercifolia, of the southeastern U.S., having lobed leaves and pyramidal clusters of white flowers.
- office of readings — the first of the canonical hours; matins
- omega-3 fatty acid — a polyunsaturated fatty acid, essential for normal retinal function, that influences various metabolic pathways, resulting in lowered cholesterol and triglyceride levels, inhibited platelet clotting, and reduced inflammatory and immune reactions.
- order of magnitude — You can use order of magnitude when you are giving an approximate idea of the amount or importance of something.
- primate of england — a title of the archbishop of Canterbury.
- programme of study — the prescribed syllabus that pupils must be taught at each key stage in the National Curriculum
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