20-letter words containing g, a, i, n, e, s

spatial technologies — (company) Distributors of the ACIS solid modelling engine.
squatter sovereignty — (used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty (def 2).
st.-germain-des-pres — an area in Paris, on the Left Bank.
stained glass window — a window made of coloured glass, often showing religious pictures and usually seen in churches
standstill agreement — law: between company and bidder
sunday-go-to-meeting — most presentable; best: Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes.
surface-active agent — any substance that when dissolved in water or an aqueous solution reduces its surface tension or the interfacial tension between it and another liquid.
synchronized skating — the art or sport of teams of up to twenty skaters holding onto each other and moving in patterns in time to music
take something amiss — to be annoyed or offended by something
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
terrestrial guidance — a method of missile or rocket guidance in which the flight path is controlled by reference to the strength and direction of the earth's gravitational or magnetic field
tetrahydrogestrinone — a synthetic anabolic steroid. Formula: C21H28O2
the founding fathers — any of the men who were members of the U.S. Constituional Convention of 1787
the garment industry — the manufacturing of items of clothing
the grass is greener — If you say the grass is greener somewhere else, you mean that other people's situations always seem better or more attractive than your own, but may not really be so.
the greater antilles — a group of islands in the Caribbean, including Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola, and Puerto Rico
the high renaissance — the period from about the 1490s to the 1520s in painting, sculpture, and architecture in Europe, esp in Italy, when the Renaissance ideals were considered to have been attained through the mastery of Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Raphael
the legal profession — the profession of law
the naughty nineties — (in Britain) the 1890s, considered to be a period of fun-loving and laxity, esp in sexual morals
the roaring twenties — a phrase used to describe the decade of the 1920s (esp in America), so called due to the social, artistic, and cultural dynamism of the period
the thousand guineas — an annual horse race, restricted to fillies, run at Newmarket since 1814
there's no mistaking — You can say there is no mistaking something when you are emphasizing that you cannot fail to recognize or understand it.
to be a warning shot — to be a warning
to get your bearings — to find out where one is or to find out what one should do next
to reach new heights — to become higher than ever before
to sb's disadvantage — If something is to your disadvantage or works to your disadvantage, it creates difficulties for you.
to spread your wings — If you spread your wings, you do something new and rather difficult or move to a new place, because you feel more confident in your abilities than you used to and you want to gain wider experience.
transcendental logic — (in Kantian epistemology) the study of the mind with reference to its perceptions of external objects and to the objective truth of such perceptions.
transfer of training — transfer (def 19).
transformation range — the temperature range within which austenite forms when a ferrous metal is heated, or within which it disappears when the metal is cooled.
trustee savings bank — a British financial institution which offered savings facilities for small investors and was managed by unpaid trustees. Depositors had no voting rights and no say in financial or managerial matters. The bank is now a public limited company with the same rights and services as other banks and only retains the title in the abbreviated form TSB.
tubing head pressure — The tubing head pressure is the pressure on the tubing, which is measured at the wellhead.
twelve-string guitar — an acoustic guitar having twelve strings instead of six, with each pair tuned an octave apart, and more difficult to play than the standard guitar.
unsaddling enclosure — the area at a racecourse where horses are unsaddled after a race and often where awards are given to owners, trainers, and jockeys
visual merchandising — Visual merchandising is the use of attractive displays and floor plans to increase customer numbers and sales volumes.
waiting in the wings — standing offstage and ready to make an entrance
warrensville heights — a city in NE Ohio.
watering of the eyes — the formation of tears in the eyes
weights and measures — units or standards of measurement
winter olympic games — an international contest of winter sports, esp skiing, held every four years
with all one's might — If you do something with all your might, you do it using all your strength and energy.
working relationship — a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee
your marching orders — If you give someone their marching orders, you tell them that you no longer want or need them, for example as your employee or as your lover.
yu-shiang whole fish — /yoo-shyang hohl fish/ An obsolete name for the Greek character gamma (extended SAIL ASCII code 9, Unicode glyph 0x0263) which with a loop in its tail looks like a little fish swimming down the page. The term is actually the name of a Chinese dish in which a fish is cooked whole (not parsed) and covered with Yu-Shiang (or Yu-Hsiang) sauce. Used primarily by people on the MIT LISP Machine, which could display this character on the screen. Tends to elicit incredulity from people who hear about it second-hand.

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