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22-letter words containing d, o, g, t, r, e

  • the great leap forward — the attempt by the People's Republic of China in 1959–60 to solve the country's economic problems by labour-intensive industrialization
  • the green-eyed monster — jealousy or envy
  • to be in running order — if something is in running order it is functioning correctly and efficiently
  • to get/be carried away — If you get carried away or are carried away, you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish.
  • to have had a good war — to have made the most of the opportunities presented to one during wartime
  • to laugh your head off — Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly.
  • to ride roughshod over — If you say that someone is riding roughshod over a person or their views, you disapprove of them because they are using their power or authority to do what they want, completely ignoring that person's wishes.
  • total allergy syndrome — a condition in which a person suffers from a large number of symptoms that are claimed to be caused by allergies to various substances used or encountered in modern life
  • underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
  • user datagram protocol — (protocol)   (UDP) Internet standard network layer, transport layer and session layer protocols which provide simple but unreliable datagram services. UDP is defined in STD 6, RFC 768. It adds a checksum and additional process-to-process addressing information [to what?]. UDP is a connectionless protocol which, like TCP, is layered on top of IP. UDP neither guarantees delivery nor does it require a connection. As a result it is lightweight and efficient, but all error processing and retransmission must be taken care of by the application program.
  • video graphics adapter — Video Graphics Array
  • video graphics adaptor — Video Graphics Array
  • wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
  • wrong end of the stick — a complete misunderstanding of a situation, explanation, etc
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