20-letter words containing g, r, a, t, o, i

saint george's cross — the Greek cross as used in the flag of Great Britain.
satellite photograph — a photograph taken by an artificial satellite from space
scatter site housing — public housing, especially for low-income families, built throughout an urban area rather than being concentrated in a single neighborhood.
schrodinger equation — the wave equation of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. Also called Schrödinger wave equation. Compare wave equation (def 2).
semiautobiographical — pertaining to or being a fictionalized account of an author's own life.
serve a person right — to pay a person back, esp for wrongful or foolish treatment or behaviour
set the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
sex change operation — a surgical operation designed to change a person's physical sexual characteristics to those of the opposite sex
shoulder-length hair — hair that reaches a person's shoulders
snowflake generation — the generation of people who became adults in the 2010s, viewed as being less resilient and more prone to taking offence than previous generations
software engineering — the process of writing computer programs
special patrol group — a former police unit tasked with counter terrorism in the Royal Ulster Constabulary
squatter sovereignty — (used contemptuously by its opponents) popular sovereignty (def 2).
state highway patrol — a state's road traffic police
straight as an arrow — direct, unwavering
straight-cut tobacco — tobacco that is cut in such a way that it will lie flat.
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
television programme — a programme broadcast on television
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 legal profession — the profession of law
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
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 be walking on air — If you say that you are walking on air or floating on air, you mean that you feel extremely happy about something.
to bring up the rear — If a person or vehicle is bringing up the rear, they are the last person or vehicle in a moving line of them.
to get your bearings — to find out where one is or to find out what one should do next
to go the extra mile — If you say that someone is willing to go the extra mile, you mean that they are willing to make a special effort to do or achieve something.
to reach new heights — to become higher than ever before
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.
toxemia of pregnancy — an abnormal condition of pregnancy characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, edema, and the presence of protein in the urine.
traditional marriage — Anthropology. the primary established form of marriage recognized in a given country or religious or social group at a given time: In that culture, traditional marriage requires the families of the future bride and groom to engage in ritual visits and exchange gifts.
trailing vortex drag — drag arising from vortices that occur behind a body moving through a gas or liquid
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.
upmail tricia prolog — ftp://ftp.csd.uu.se/pub/Tricia/README. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
vertical integration — the joining together of all companies or firms involved in manufacturing a product into one company or firm
walk-in refrigerator — a refrigerated storage room, as at a butcher shop.
walton and weybridge — a city in Surrey, SE England: a London suburb.
watering of the eyes — the formation of tears in the eyes
wide-angle converter — a person or thing that converts.
winter olympic games — an international contest of winter sports, esp skiing, held every four years
with a grain of salt — to season with salt.
working relationship — a relationship with a colleague, boss or employee
working-capital fund — a fund established to finance operating activities in an industrial enterprise.

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