24-letter words containing h, o, g, c

physiological atmosphere — ecosphere.
physiological psychology — the branch of psychology concerned with the relationship between the physical functioning of an organism and its behavior.
portable scheme debugger — (PSD) A package for source code debugging of R4RS-compliant Scheme under GNU Emacs by Kellom ?ki Pertti <[email protected]>. Version 1.1. Distributed under GNU GPL. It works with scm, Elk and Scheme->C.
private-key cryptography — (cryptography) As opposed to public-key cryptography, a cryptographic method in which the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt the message. Private-key algorithms include the obsolescent Data Encryption Standard (DES), triple-DES (3DES), the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), also known as Rijndael, Blowfish, Twofish RC2, RC4, RC5 and RC6. A problem with private-key cryptography is that the sender and the recipient of the message must agree on a common key via some alternative secure channel.
punch above one's weight — to do something that is considered to be beyond one's ability
recharge one's batteries — If you recharge a battery, you put an electrical charge back into the battery by connecting it to a machine that draws power from another source of electricity.
regular checking account — a checking account for which the monthly fee is usually based on the average balance maintained and the number of transactions recorded.
revolving charge account — a charge plan offerring revolving credit.
ring down the curtain on — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
scalable vector graphics — (graphics, web) A W3C standard for vector graphics, based on XML.
scottish country dancing — a type of Scottish folk dancing, including reels, jigs, and strathspeys, in which couples are arranged in sets and perform a series of movements, esp facing one another in a line
self-fulfilling prophecy — a prophecy that comes true because of the expectation that it will
shadow foreign secretary — the member of the main opposition party in Parliament who would hold the office of Foreign Secretary if their party were in power
she is no spring chicken — she is no longer young
single connection attach — (hardware) (SCA, "Single Connector Attachment") A non-standard type of SCSI connector, used mostly by OEMs, which carries both power and data on one 80-pin connector. SCA SCSI drives tend to be cheaper but use with standard SCSI cables requires an adaptor and external termination.
special checking account — a checking account that requires no minimum balance but in which a small charge is made for each check issued or drawn and for monthly maintenance.
stereographic projection — a one-to-one correspondence between the points on a sphere and the extended complex plane where the north pole on the sphere corresponds to the point at infinity of the plane.
synchronous graphics ram — Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
syquest technology, inc. — (company, hardware) An early entrant into the removable hard disk market for personal computers. For may years SyQuest held the market, particularly as a method of transferring large desktop publisher documents to printers. SyQuest aim their products to give personal computer users "endless" hard drive space for data-intensive applications like desktop publishing, Internet information management, pre-press, multimedia, audio, video, digital photography, fast backup, data exchange, archiving, confidential data security and easy portability for the road. At the top of their current (Mar 1997) range are two drives, The SyJet 1.5 GB a 3.5 inch, double platter removable drive and the EZFlyer 230 MB also on 3.5 inch media. A cartridge holding over 4.7GB is promised before the end of 1997. In recent years they have not fared as well in the market, whilst Iomega has cornered the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) market. Over the period 1995 to 1997 sales declined resulting in a series of losses. In the first quarter of 1997 these losses had been reduced to $6.8 million with net revenues increasing to $48.3 million. This compares to a net loss of $33.8 million, or $2.98 per share, on net revenues of $78.7 million for the same period the year before. It would appear that substantial restructuring has occurred over the past few years.
teacher training college — a higher-education college that specializes in teacher training
the red badge of courage — a novel (1895) by Stephen Crane.
the whole shooting match — everything; the whole lot
thompson sub-machine-gun — a .45 calibre sub-machine-gun
to change for the better — If something changes for the better, it improves.
to get on the scoresheet — (of a player In football, rugby, and some other sports) to score one or more goals, tries, or points.
to get your act together — If you get your act together, you organize your life or your affairs so that you are able to achieve what you want or to deal with something effectively.
to have egg on your face — If someone has egg on their face or has egg all over their face, they have been made to look foolish.
to light the touch paper — if someone lights the touch paper or lights the blue touch paper, they do something which causes anger or excitement
to make boundary changes — to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, because of population shifts
to play your cards right — If you say that someone will achieve success if they play their cards right, you mean that they will achieve success if they act skilfully and use the advantages that they have.
to rise to the challenge — If someone rises to the challenge, they act in response to a difficult situation which is new to them and are successful.
transpersonal psychology — a branch of psychology or psychotherapy that recognizes altered states of consciousness and transcendent experiences as a means to understand the human mind and treat psychological disordrs.
tug/touch one's forelock — If you say that a person tugs their forelock to another person, you are criticizing them for showing too much respect to the second person or being unnecessarily worried about their opinions.
where one is coming from — to approach or move toward a particular person or place: Come here. Don't come any closer!
which stands for nothing — (language) (WSFN) A beginner's language with emphasis on graphics produced by Atari in 1983 for Atari home computers. There is also Advanced WSFN.
wolf in sheep's clothing — any of several large carnivorous mammals of the genus Canis, of the dog family Canidae, especially C. lupus, usually hunting in packs, formerly common throughout the Northern Hemisphere but now chiefly restricted to the more unpopulated parts of its range.
work/go/run like a charm — If you say that something worked like a charm, you mean that it was very effective or successful.

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