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

  • restricted users group — a group of people who, with knowledge of a secret password, or by some other method, have access to restricted information stored in a computer
  • retrograde ejaculation — ejaculation of semen backward toward the bladder instead of forward through the urethra.
  • satellite broadcasting — the transmission of television or radio programmes from an artificial satellite at a power suitable for direct reception in the home
  • sick building syndrome — an illness caused by exposure to pollutants or germs inside an airtight building.
  • structured programming — the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.
  • take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
  • tapered roller bearing — a rolling bearing that uses tapered rollers running in coned races and is able to accept axial thrust as well as providing shaft location
  • the (great) depression — the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
  • the golden gate bridge — a bridge crossing the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay, with a central span of 1280 m (4200 ft)
  • 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 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.
  • underground combustion — Underground combustion is the process of heating oil to allow it to flow more easily and make it easier to recover.
  • 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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