24-letter words containing e, n, s, o, r

people's liberation army — See under Huk (def 1).
photomechanical transfer — a method of producing photographic prints or offset printing plates from paper negatives by a chemical transfer process rather than by exposure to light
plantation walking horse — one of a breed of saddle horses developed largely from Standardbred and Morgan stock.
port address translation — (networking) (PAT) A function provided by some routers which allows hosts on a LAN to communicate with the rest of a network (such as the Internet) without revealing their own private IP address. All outbound packets have their IP address translated to the routers external IP address. Replies come back to the router which then translates them back into the private IP address of the original host for final delivery. Compare SOCKS.
potassium cobaltinitrite — a yellow, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder, K 3 Co(NO 2) 6 , used as a pigment in oil and watercolor paints, and for coloring surfaces of glass, porcelain, etc.
prairie button snakeroot — a stout composite plant, Liatris pycnostachya, of prairies in the central U.S., having showy, rose-purple flower heads in dense spikes.
preparatory to doing sth — If one action is done preparatory to another, it is done before the other action, usually as preparation for it.
present company excepted — If you are making a general, unfavourable comment about a particular type of person, and you are with people of that type, you can say 'present company excepted' as a way of making your comment sound more polite.
presumption of innocence — the rebuttable presumption of the innocence of the defendant in a criminal action in Anglo-Saxon jurisprudence, placing upon the prosecution the burden of proof of the defendant's guilt.
professional association — a body of persons engaged in the same profession, formed usually to control entry into the profession, maintain standards, and represent the profession in discussions with other bodies
professional corporation — a corporation formed by one or more licensed practitioners, especially medical or legal, to operate their practices on a corporate plan. Abbreviation: PC, P.C.
professional programming — paranoid programming
progressive assimilation — assimilation in which a preceding sound has an effect on a following one, as in shortening captain to cap'm rather than cap'n.
progressive conservative — a member of the Progressive Conservative party of Canada.
psychopathic personality — an antisocial personality characterized by the failure to develop any sense of moral responsibility and the capability of performing violent or antisocial acts
public relations officer — a person who is responsible for communications with the public
put one's house in order — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
put the show on the road — to set things in operation; start an activity, venture, etc.
rain on someone's parade — to hinder someone's enjoyment; upset someone's plans
rapid eye movement sleep — REM sleep.
read someone like a book — to understand a person, or his motives, character, etc, thoroughly and clearly
recharge one's batteries — If you recharge a battery, you put an electrical charge back into the battery by connecting it to a machine that draws power from another source of electricity.
reciprocal translocation — an exchange of segments between two nonhomologous chromosomes.
reconnaissance satellite — a military satellite designed to carry out photographic surveillance, gather electronic intelligence, detect nuclear explosions, or provide early warning of strategic-missile launchings.
repondez s'il vous plait — Répondez s'il vous plait
representative democracy — a person or thing that represents another or others.
research and development — the part of a commercial company's activity concerned with applying the results of scientific research to develop new products and improve existing ones
responsibility allowance — payment made to somebody who has special responsibilities
reverse annuity mortgage — a type of home mortgage under which an elderly homeowner is allowed a long-term loan in the form of monthly payments against his or her paid-off equity as collateral, repayable when the home is eventually sold. Abbreviation: RAM.
revised standard version — a revision of the Bible, based on the American Standard Version and the King James Version, prepared by American scholars, published in its completed form in 1952. Abbreviation: RSV.
robot exclusion standard — standard for robot exclusion
rock back on one's heels — to astonish or be astonished
rocky mountain whitefish — mountain whitefish.
rub someone's nose in it — to remind someone unkindly of his or her failing or error
san bernardino mountains — mountain range in S Calif., south of the Mojave Desert: highest peak, 11,502 ft (3,506 m)
san francisco de macoris — a city in the N Dominican Republic.
san joaquin valley fever — coccidioidomycosis.
santa coloma de gramanet — a city in NE Spain.
second earl of shelburne — William Petty Fitzmaurice, 2nd Earl of, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne, William Petty Fizmaurice Lansdowne.
secondary school teacher — a person who teaches at a secondary school
see someone hanged first — to refuse absolutely to do what one has been asked
self-fulfilling prophecy — a prophecy that comes true because of the expectation that it will
senegambia confederation — an economic and political union (1982–89) between Senegal and The Gambia
serial interface adaptor — (SIA) The Ethernet driver chip used on a Filtabyte Ethernet card.
set one's house in order — to put one's affairs in order
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
shenandoah national park — a national park in N Virginia, including part of the Blue Ridge mountain range. 302 sq. mi. (782 sq. km).
short-horned grasshopper — locust (def 1).
show one's (true) colors — to reveal one's true self

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