22-letter words containing o, h, i, g, n
- silicon graphics, inc. — (company) (SGI) Manufacturer of workstations and software for graphics and image processing. SGI was founded by Dr. James H. Clark, who left some time before May 1994 to head Mosaic Communications Corporation. Quarterly sales $433M, profits $44M (Aug 1994).
- 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
- 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).
- there's nothing for it — there's no choice; there's no other course
- through thick and thin — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
- to awaken to something — to become aware of something
- 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.
- 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
- wardour street english — affectedly archaic speech or writing
- washington court house — a city in SW Ohio.
- weigh anchor/up anchor — When the people on a boat weigh anchor or up anchor, they pull the anchor of the boat out of the water so that they can sail away.
- with egg on one's face — made to look ridiculous
- within someone's grasp — If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.
- wrong end of the stick — a complete misunderstanding of a situation, explanation, etc
- you can say that again — yes: emphatically
- zero population growth — the maintenance of a population at a constant level by limiting the number of live births to that needed to replace the existing population.