22-letter words containing g, r, a

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.
spontaneous generation — abiogenesis.
start the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
state registered nurse — (formerly in Britain) a nurse who had extensive training and passed examinations enabling him or her to perform all nursing services
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.
structured programming — the design and coding of programs by a methodology (top-down) that successively breaks problems into smaller, nested subunits.
stuffing and stripping — (in marine transport) the packing and unpacking of containers
subliminal advertising — a form of advertising on film or television that employs subliminal images to influence the viewer unconsciously
substantive agreements — collective agreements that regulate jobs, pay, and conditions
swings and roundabouts — If you say that a situation is swings and roundabouts, you mean that there are as many gains as there are losses.
system account manager — (cryptography, operating system, security) (SAM) A password database stored as a registry file in Windows NT and Windows 2000. The System Account Manager (SAM) database stores users' passwords in a hashed format. Since a hash function is one-way, this provides some measure of security for the storage of the passwords. In an attempt to enhance the security of the SAM database against offline cracking, Microsoft introduced the SYSKEY utility in Windows NT 4.0.
take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
talk through one's hat — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
tapered roller bearing — a rolling bearing that uses tapered rollers running in coned races and is able to accept axial thrust as well as providing shaft location
targa graphics adaptor — (graphics, file format) (TGA) The Truevision Targa Graphics Adaptor file format. The TGA format is a common bitmap file format for storage of 24-bit images. It supports colourmaps, alpha channels, compression and comments. More information is available from Truevision and The Graphics File Format Page.
the (great) depression — the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s
the caring professions — professions such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives
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 golden gate bridge — a bridge crossing the strait between the Pacific and San Francisco Bay, with a central span of 1280 m (4200 ft)
the grand remonstrance — the document prepared by the Long Parliament in 1640 listing the evils of the king's government, the abuses already rectified, and the reforms Parliament advocated
the great leap forward — the attempt by the People's Republic of China in 1959–60 to solve the country's economic problems by labour-intensive industrialization
the marriage of figaro — Italian Le nozze di Figaro. an opera (1786) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
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 camera — a camera that can make infrared radiation visible
thermal imaging system — equipment providing images of a target, or of a person or thing under examination
through thick and thin — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
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 get/be carried away — If you get carried away or are carried away, you are so eager or excited about something that you do something hasty or foolish.
to have had a good war — to have made the most of the opportunities presented to one during wartime
to laugh your head off — Phrases such as laugh your head off and scream your head off can be used to emphasize that someone is laughing or screaming a lot or very loudly.
to make a pig's ear of — If you make a pig's ear of something you are doing, you do it very badly.
to make the front page — if something 'makes the front page' it is printed on the first page of a newspaper
to play to the gallery — If you play to the gallery, you do something in public in a way which you hope will impress people.
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
transient program area — (operating system) (TPA) The region of memory CP/M set aside for user programs.
transposing instrument — a musical instrument played at a pitch different from that indicated in the score.
trigonometric equation — an equation involving trigonometric functions of unknown angles, as cos B = ½.
university of michigan — (body, education) A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. 70% of the University's students graduated in the top 10% of their high school class. 90% rank in the top 20% of their high school class. 60% of the students receive financial aid. The main Ann Arbor Campus lies in the Huron River valley, 40 miles west of Detroit. The campus boasts 2700 acres with 200 buildings, six million volumes in 23 libraries, nine museums, seven hospitals, hundreds of laboratories and institutes, and over 18000 microcomputers.
upright vacuum cleaner — a vacuum cleaner that is tall rather than wide
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.
variable rate mortgage — a mortgage involving a loan with a variable interest rate over the period of the loan
vibration white finger — a condition affecting workers using vibrating machinery, which causes damage to the blood vessels and nerves of the fingers and leads to a permanent loss of feeling
video graphics adapter — Video Graphics Array
video graphics adaptor — Video Graphics Array
voluntary manslaughter — the unlawful killing of one human being by another with malice aforethought but in mitigating circumstances
voluntary organization — an organization that is composed of or functions with the aid of volunteers and which provides aid or services to individuals, groups or countries

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