22-letter words containing g, l, s

sleeping accommodation — place where people can sleep
slip something over on — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
social disorganization — disruption or breakdown of the structure of social relations and values resulting in the loss of social controls over individual and group behavior, the development of social isolation and conflict, and a sense of estrangement or alienation from the mainstream of one's culture; the condition or state of anomie.
social networking site — a website that allows subscribers to interact, typically by requesting that others add them to their visible list of contacts, by forming or joining sub-groups based around shared interests, or publishing content so that a specified group of subscribers can access it
solomon islands pidgin — the variety of Neo-Melanesian spoken in the Solomon Islands and neighbouring islands
special drawing rights — the reserve assets of the International Monetary Fund on which member nations may draw in proportion to their contribution to the Fund
special interest group — (SIG) One of several technical areas, sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery. Well-known SIGs include SIGPLAN (the Special Interest Group on Programming Languages), SIGARCH (the Special Interest Group for Computer Architecture) and SIGGRAPH (the Special Interest Group for Computer Graphics).
special marine warning — a National Weather Service warning of high-wind conditions at sea that are expected to last for up to two hours, and generally result from convective storm systems, as thunderstorms or squall lines. Compare warning (def 3).
special-interest group — Also called special interest. a body of persons, corporation, or industry that seeks or receives benefits or privileged treatment, especially through legislation.
spelling pronunciation — a pronunciation based on spelling, usually a variant of the traditional pronunciation. The spelling pronunciation of waistcoat is [weyst-koht] /ˈweɪstˌkoʊt/ (Show IPA) rather than [wes-kuh t] /ˈwɛs kət/ (Show IPA).
spherical trigonometry — the branch of trigonometry that deals with spherical triangles.
start the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
straining at the leash — eagerly impatient to begin something
structural engineering — the branch of civil engineering dealing with the design and planning of large structures
structural linguistics — a usually synchronic approach to language study in which a language is analyzed as an independent network of formal systems, each of which is composed of elements that are defined in terms of their contrasts with other elements in the system.
struggle for existence — the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind.
subliminal advertising — a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
synchronic linguistics — the branch of linguistics that analyzes the structure of a language or languages as static, at a given point in their history
talk through one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
the chattering classes — the educated sections of society, considered as enjoying discussion of political, social, and cultural issues
the edinburgh festival — an arts festival held in Edinburgh in August
the long-hours culture — the prevailing view that it is normal to work long hours; the practice of working long hours
the-leaning-tower-pisa — a round, marble campanile in Pisa, Italy, begun in 1174 and now 17 feet (5.2 meters) out of the perpendicular in its height of 179 feet (54 meters).
thermal imaging system — equipment providing images of a target, or of a person or thing under examination
through-the-lens meter — a light meter employing a sensor cell located behind the taking lens.
time-lapse photography — the photographing on motion-picture film of a slow and continuous process, as the growth of a plant, at regular intervals, especially by exposing a single frame at a time, for projection at a higher speed.
to be full to bursting — to be very full
to have the last laugh — If you say that you have the last laugh, you mean that you become successful at something so that people who criticize or oppose you look foolish.
to open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
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
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.
villingen-schwenningen — a city in Baden-Württemberg in SW Germany, on the E edge of the Black Forest.
voluntary manslaughter — the unlawful killing of one human being by another with malice aforethought but in mitigating circumstances
wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
welsh springer spaniel — one of a Welsh breed of springer spaniels having a red and white coat.
west greenland current — an ocean current flowing northward along the west coast of Greenland.
white-tailed sea eagle — a grayish-brown sea eagle, Haliaetus albicilla, of the Old World and Greenland, having a white tail.
william jennings bryan — William Jennings [jen-ingz] /ˈdʒɛn ɪŋz/ (Show IPA), 1860–1925, U.S. political leader.
william lloyd garrison — William Lloyd, 1805–79, U.S. leader in the abolition movement.
with all the trimmings — if you say that something comes with all the trimmings, you mean that it has many extra things added to it to make it more special

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