21-letter words containing g, r, a, d, t, i

gideons international — an interdenominational lay society organized in 1899 to place Bibles in hotel rooms.
give a horse its head — to allow a horse to gallop by lengthening the reins
give sb the runaround — If someone gives you the runaround, they deliberately do not give you all the information or help that you want, and send you to another person or place to get it.
gold bullion standard — a gold standard in which gold is not coined but may be purchased at a fixed price for foreign exchange.
great victoria desert — a desert in SW central Australia. 125,000 sq. mi. (324,000 sq. km).
greater sunda islands — a group of islands in the W Malay Archipelago, forming the larger part of the Sunda Islands: consists of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, and Sulawesi
ground-effect machine — ACV (def 2).
guaranteed scheduling — (algorithm) A scheduling algorithm used in multitasking operating systems that guarantees fairness by monitoring the amount of CPU time spent by each user and allocating resources accordingly.
in good circumstances — (of a person) in a good financial situation
indigenous australian — another name for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
industrial psychology — the application of psychological principles and techniques to business and industrial problems, as in the selection of personnel or development of training programs.
international brigade — a military force that fought on the Republican side in the Spanish Civil War, consisting of volunteers (predominantly socialists and communists) from many countries
intravenous drug user — a drug addict who injects drugs (esp heroin) intravenously
language-based editor — language-sensitive editor
learning difficulties — difficulty experienced in reaching the average standard of people of the same age group as regards intellectual and cognitive skills and performance
light armored vehicle — an eight-wheeled armored reconnaissance car with a 25mm cannon, in service with the U.S. Army and Marine Corps in the 1980s.
liquefied natural gas — a mixture of various gases, esp methane, liquefied under pressure for transportation and used as an engine fuel
magneto-optical drive — magneto-optical disk
magnificent riflebird — a bird of paradise, Craspedophora magnifica
majority shareholding — a holding of more than half a company's shares
mayor of casterbridge — a novel (1886) by Thomas Hardy.
meter-kilogram-second — of or relating to the system of units in which the meter, kilogram, and second are the principal units of length, mass, and time. Abbreviation: mks, MKS.
non-repeating decimal — a decimal representation of any irrational number, having the property that no sequence of digits is repeated ad infinitum.
one thing and another — You can use the expression 'one thing and another' to suggest that there are several reasons for something or several items on a list, but you are not going to explain or mention them all.
open trading protocol — Internet Open Trading Protocol
progressive education — any of various reformist educational philosophies and methodologies since the late 1800s, applied especially to elementary schools, that reject the rote recitation and strict discipline of traditional, single-classroom teaching, favoring instead more stimulation of the individual pupil as well as group discussion, more informality in the classroom, a broader curriculum, and use of laboratories, gymnasiums, kitchens, etc., in the school.
purchasing department — the group of staff within an organization that is responsible for buying goods or products
pyrenean mountain dog — a large heavily built dog of an ancient breed originally used to protect sheep from wild animals: it has a long thick white coat with a dense ruff
rayleigh distribution — (mathematics) A curve that yields a good approximation to the actual labour curves on software projects.
registration document — a document giving identification details of a motor vehicle, including its manufacturer, date of registration, engine and chassis numbers, and owner's name
right-angled triangle — a triangle one angle of which is a right angle
ring down the curtain — to lower the curtain at the end of a theatrical performance
ring-around-the-rosey — a children's game in which the players sing while going around in a circle and squat when the lyrics “all fall down” are sung.
roodepoort-maraisburg — a city in S Transvaal, in the NE Republic of South Africa.
rutherford scattering — the scattering of an alpha particle through a large angle with respect to the original direction of motion of the particle, caused by an atom (Rutherford atom) with most of the mass and all of the positive electric charge concentrated at a center or nucleus.
sampling distribution — the distribution of a statistic based on all possible random samples that can be drawn from a given population.
serbia and montenegro — a former country in SE Europe, consisting of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro; replaced the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 2003, and dissolved in 2006 following Montenegro’s decision to secede
sing a different tune — a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
sovereign wealth fund — an investment fund created using the financial assets of a national government
stem-and-leaf diagram — a histogram in which the data points falling within each class interval are listed in order
strategic air command — a U.S. Air Force command charged with intercontinental air strikes, especially nuclear attacks.
suction and curettage — a technique involving extraction of the fetus through a suction tube, used to perform abortions during the early stages of pregnancy.
surface friction drag — the part of the drag on a body moving through a fluid that is dependent on the nature of the surface of the body
the moral high ground — If you say that someone has taken the moral high ground, you mean that they consider that their policies and actions are morally superior to the policies and actions of their rivals.
three-quarter binding — a binding in which the material used for the back extends further over the covers than in half binding.
threshold wage policy — a policy whereby wages are increased in accordance with inflation
tide-generating force — the difference between the force of gravity exerted by the moon or the sun on a particle of water in the ocean and that exerted on an equal mass of matter at the centre of the earth. The lunar tide-generating forces are about 2.2 times greater than are the solar ones
to be arrayed against — to be opposed to
to kill a mockingbird — a novel (1960) by Harper Lee.
to rear its ugly head — If something unpleasant rears its head or rears its ugly head, it becomes visible or noticeable.

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