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24-letter words containing o, r, t, h, n, m

  • organization and methods — a systematic examination of an organization's structure, procedures, management and control, with a view to determining its comparative efficiency in achieving defined organizational aims
  • photomechanical transfer — a method of producing photographic prints or offset printing plates from paper negatives by a chemical transfer process rather than by exposure to light
  • rational-emotive therapy — a form of therapy in which a patient is asked to reject irrational attitudes and assumptions in order to deal effectively with stressful situations.
  • remote method invocation — (programming)   (RMI) Part of the Java programming language library which enables a Java program running on one computer to access the objects and methods of another Java program running on a different computer.
  • research and development — the part of a commercial company's activity concerned with applying the results of scientific research to develop new products and improve existing ones
  • rocky mountain whitefish — mountain whitefish.
  • see someone hanged first — to refuse absolutely to do what one has been asked
  • take someone at his word — to assume that someone means, or will do, what he or she says
  • the department of health — a department of the government of the United Kingdom concerned with governmental policy relating to health in England but not elsewhere in the United Kingdom
  • the long-term unemployed — people who have no job and have not worked for a long time
  • the ravages of something — the destructive effects of something
  • the suffragette movement — a movement advocating of the extension of the franchise to women, as in Britain at the beginning of the 20th century
  • thermal neutron analyzer — a baggage-screening device that detects explosives by using low-energy neutrons to sense gamma radiation.
  • to break someone's heart — If someone breaks your heart, they make you very sad and unhappy, usually because they end a love affair or close relationship with you.
  • to burn the midnight oil — If someone is burning the midnight oil, they are staying up very late in order to study or do some other work.
  • to lay something to rest — If you lay something such as fears or rumours to rest or if you put them to rest, you succeed in proving that they are not true.
  • to make boundary changes — to change the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies, because of population shifts
  • to move heaven and earth — If you move heaven and earth to do something, you try as hard as you can to do it.
  • to set fire to something — If you set fire to something or if you set it on fire, you start it burning in order to damage or destroy it.
  • to show someone the door — If someone shows you the door, they ask you to leave because they are angry with you.
  • tri-nations championship — (from 1996–2011) the annual tournament in which the national sides representing Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa compete; in 2012 Argentina entered and the competition became the Rugby Championship
  • virtual home environment — (VHE) A tool for using NFS on HP UX.
  • voluntary aid detachment — (in World War I) an organization of British women volunteers who assisted in military hospitals and ambulance duties
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