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17-letter words containing g, o, n, e, r

  • pythagorean scale — the major scale as derived acoustically by Pythagoras from the perfect fifth.
  • rattle one's dags — to hurry up
  • reading knowledge — the ability to read a language, but not speak it
  • receding forehead — a forehead which slopes backwards
  • recording session — a period of time devoted to recording music in a studio
  • recreation ground — an open space for public recreation, esp one in a town, with swings and slides, etc, for children
  • recreational drug — drug taken for pleasure
  • recruiting office — an office where staff are recruited, esp by the military
  • reformed spelling — a revised orthography intended to simplify the spelling of English words, especially to eliminate unpronounced letters, as by substituting thru for through, tho for though, slo for slow, etc.
  • regent honeyeater — a large brightly-coloured Australian honeyeater, Zanthomiza phrygia
  • remote monitoring — (protocol)   (RMON) A network management protocol that allows network information to be gathered at a single computer. Whereas SNMP gathers network data from a single type of Management Information Base (MIB), RMON 1 defines nine additional MIBs that provide a much richer set of data about network usage. For RMON to work, network devices, such as hubs and switches, must be designed to support it. The newest version of RMON, RMON 2, provides data about traffic at the network layer in addition to the physical layer. This allows administrators to analyse traffic by protocol.
  • restraining order — a judicial order to forbid a particular act until a decision is reached on an application for an injunction.
  • retarded ignition — late ignition, which may cause the engine to under-perform
  • returning officer — a public official appointed to conduct and preside at an election.
  • revealed religion — religion based chiefly on the revelations of God to humans, especially as described in Scripture.
  • ringer's solution — an aqueous solution of the chlorides of sodium, potassium, and calcium in the same concentrations as normal body fluids, used chiefly in the laboratory for sustaining tissue.
  • rio grande do sul — a state in S Brazil. 107,923 sq. mi. (279,520 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Alegre.
  • rocket technology — the technology of the design, operation, maintenance, and launching of rockets
  • role-playing game — a game in which participants adopt the roles of imaginary characters in an adventure under the direction of a Game Master.
  • row-level locking — (database)   A technique used in database management systems, where a row is locked for writing to prevent other users from accessing data being while it is being updated. Other techniques are table locking and MVCC.
  • rub the wrong way — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
  • sandringham house — a residence of the royal family, in Sandringham, a village in E England, in Norfolk near the E shore of the Wash
  • schizophrenogenic — causative of schizophrenia.
  • sea grant college — a college or university doing research on marine resources under the U.S. National Sea Grant College and Program Act of 1966.
  • second generation — being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country: the oldest son of second-generation Americans.
  • second-generation — being the second generation of a family to be born in a particular country: the oldest son of second-generation Americans.
  • secondary glazing — insulation by means of a second pane of glass, or a sheet of plastic: a simple form of double glazing
  • secondary sealing — Secondary sealing is a system of wiper seals used in floating roof tanks.
  • secondary winding — A secondary winding is the winding of a transformer that receives its energy by electromagnetic induction from the primary winding.
  • see someone right — to ensure fair treatment of (someone)
  • self-rising flour — Self-rising flour is flour that makes cakes rise when they are cooked because it has chemicals added to it.
  • senior management — the most senior staff of an organization or business, including the heads of various divisions or departments led by the chief executive
  • sensitivity group — a group of persons participating in sensitivity training.
  • separation energy — binding energy (def 1).
  • sexual generation — the gametophyte generation in the alternation of generations in plants that produces a zygote from male and female gametes.
  • sheltered housing — accommodation designed esp for the elderly or infirm consisting of a group of individual premises, often with some shared facilities and a caretaker
  • shoestring tackle — a tackle made around the ankles of the ball carrier.
  • shooting practice — practice in shooting for soldiers or other people who shoot guns
  • shopping precinct — pedestrian area with shops
  • sign of the cross — a movement of the hand to indicate a cross, as from forehead to breast and left shoulder to right or, in the Eastern Orthodox Church, from right shoulder to left.
  • significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
  • singer-songwriter — A singer-songwriter is someone who writes and performs their own songs, especially popular songs.
  • single-track road — a road that is only wide enough for one vehicle
  • sleeping problems — difficulties in getting to sleep or in staying asleep
  • smarandache logic — neutrosophic logic
  • social networking — the development of social and professional contacts; the sharing of information and services among people with a common interest.
  • software engineer — a person who writes computer programs
  • solicitor general — a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general.
  • sound spectrogram — a graphic representation, produced by a sound spectrograph, of the frequency, intensity, duration, and variation with time of the resonance of a sound or series of sounds.
  • south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
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