22-letter words containing i, n, o, t, h, g

hold the purse strings — hold the purse strings, to have the power to determine how money shall be spent.
holy day of obligation — a day on which Roman Catholics are duty-bound to attend Mass and abstain from certain kinds of work.
home improvement grant — a government grant for house improvements such as insulation, adding a bathroom, or urgent repairs
hybrid multiprocessing — (parallel) (HMP) The kind of multitasking which OS/2 supports. HMP provides some elements of symmetric multiprocessing, using add-on IBM software called MP/2. OS/2 SMP was planned for release in late 1993.
hydrogen embrittlement — the weakening of metal by the sorption of hydrogen during a pickling process, such as that used in plating
in on the ground floor — in at the beginning (of a business, etc.) and thus in an especially advantageous position
in the lap of the gods — If you say that a situation is in the lap of the gods, you mean that its success or failure depends entirely on luck or on things that are outside your control.
in the neighborhood of — the area or region around or near some place or thing; vicinity: the kids of the neighborhood; located in the neighborhood of Jackson and Vine streets.
industrial archaeology — the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
information technology — the development, implementation, and maintenance of computer hardware and software systems to organize and communicate information electronically. Abbreviation: IT.
instruction scheduling — The compiler phase that orders instructions on a pipelined, superscalar, or VLIW architecture so as to maximise the number of function units operating in parallel and to minimise the time they spend waiting for each other. Examples are filling a delay slot; interspersing floating-point instructions with integer instructions to keep both units operating; making adjacent instructions independent, e.g. one which writes a register and another which reads from it; separating memory writes to avoid filling the write buffer. Norman P. Jouppi and David W. Wall, "Available Instruction-Level Parallelism for Superscalar and Superpipelined Processors", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Architectural Support for Programming Languages and Operating Systems, pp. 272--282, 1989.
kensington and chelsea — a borough of Greater London, England.
label switching router — (networking) (LSR) A device that typically resides somewhere in the middle of a network and is capable of forwarding datagrams by label switching. In many cases, especially early versions of MPLS networks, a LSR will typically be a modified ATM switch that forwards datagrams based upon a label in the VPI/VCI field.
land of the rising sun — Japan.
leather-stocking tales — a series of historical novels by James Fenimore Cooper, comprising The Pioneers, The Last of the Mohicans, The Prairie, The Pathfinder, and The Deerslayer.
magnetic pole strength — Electricity. a measure of the force exerted by one face of a magnet on a face of another magnet when both magnets are represented by equal and opposite poles. Symbol: m.
meeting of (the) minds — an agreement
much ado about nothing — a comedy (1598?) by Shakespeare.
myalgic encephalopathy — a condition characterized by painful muscles, extreme fatigue, and general debility, sometimes occurring as a sequel to viral illness
negative hallucination — an apparent abnormal inability to perceive an object
nigger in the woodpile — a hidden snag or hindrance
nodal switching system — (NSS) Main routing nodes in the NSFnet backbone.
obligational authority — the necessary authority that precedes budget spending by a government agency or department, granted by Congress through appropriations.
of the first magnitude — of the greatest importance
on a hiding to nothing — If you say that someone who is trying to achieve something is on a hiding to nothing, you are emphasizing that they have absolutely no chance of being successful.
on a shoestring budget — with very little money to spend
otorhinolaryngological — of or relating to the medical practice involving the ear, nose, and throat.
philip the magnanimous — 1504–67, German prince; landgrave of Hesse (1509–67). He helped to crush (1525) the Peasants' Revolt and formed (1531) the League of Schmalkaden, an alliance of German Protestant rulers
play one's cards right — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
process cinematography — cinematography in which the main or foreground action or scene is superimposed on or combined with simulated or separately filmed background action or scenery to produce special visual effects.
public housing project — a group of homes for poorer families which is funded and controlled by the local government
pull/bring sb up short — If something pulls you up short or brings you up short, it makes you suddenly stop what you are doing.
put the frighteners on — to intimidate
relationship marketing — a marketing strategy in which a company seeks to build long-term relationships with its customers by providing consistent satisfaction
rocky mountain bighorn — bighorn.
saint george's channel — a channel between Wales and Ireland, connecting the Irish Sea and the Atlantic. 100 miles (160 km) long; 50–90 miles (81–145 km) wide.
school crossing patrol — the official name for lollipop man or lady
self-sustaining growth — economic growth that maintains itself without intervention
slip something over on — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
softening of the brain — a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.
spherical trigonometry — the branch of trigonometry that deals with spherical triangles.
start the ball rolling — to open or initiate (an action, discussion, movement, etc)
synchronic linguistics — the branch of linguistics that analyzes the structure of a language or languages as static, at a given point in their history
take cognizance of sth — If you take cognizance of something, you take notice of it or acknowledge it.
take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
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 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 internet of things — a network of objects that are fitted with microchips and connected to the internet, enabling them to interact with each other and to be controlled remotely
the top of the morning — a morning greeting regarded as characteristic of Irishmen

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