26-letter words containing o, r, t, h, p, s
- a skeleton in the cupboard — If you say that someone has a skeleton in the closet, or in British English a skeleton in the cupboard, you mean that they are keeping secret a bad or embarrassing fact about themselves.
- adzhar autonomous republic — an administrative division of SW Georgia, on the Black Sea: part of Turkey from the 17th century until 1878; mostly mountainous, reaching 2805 m (9350 ft), with a subtropical coastal strip. Capital: Batumi. Pop: 376 016 (2002). Area: 3000 sq km (1160 sq miles)
- allied health professional — a person who works in the allied health professions
- apache software foundation — (open source, body) (ASF) A consortium that manages the development of the Apache web server, dozens of XML- and Java-based projects (under the name Jakarta), the Ant build tool, the Geronimo J2EE server, the SpamAssassin anti-SPAM tool, and much more.
- atmospheric boundary layer — the thin layer of air adjacent to the earth's surface, usually considered to be less than 300 feet (91 meters) high.
- australian snubfin dolphin — a species of dolphin, Orcaella heinsohni, with a small stubby dorsal fin, a dark dorsal area, lighter brown body and white underbelly, found mainly in Australian waters
- australopithecus afarensis — an extinct species of early hominid whose fossil remains were discovered in Ethiopia and have been dated at between 3.5 and 4 million years of age.
- australopithecus africanus — an extinct species of gracile hominid, formerly known as Plesianthropus transvaalensis, that lived in southern Africa about three million years ago.
- bastard operator from hell — (humour) (BOFH) A rogue network operator character invented by Simon Travaglia <[email protected]>, regularly featured in "Computing" and "DATAMATION" magazine. See also: Dilbert.
- breathing space (or room) — enough space to breathe, move, etc. freely
- british airports authority — (formerly, in Britain) an organization that ran three state-owned airports in the London area
- catastrophe excess of loss — Catastrophe excess of loss is a form of excess of loss reinsurance where the reinsurer agrees to reimburse the amount of a very large loss in excess of a particular sum.
- chief inspector of schools — a high-ranking official of the British government who is responsible for overseeing the quality of education
- christian democratic party — any of various political parties in Europe and Latin America which combine moderate conservatism with historical links to the Christian Church
- computer graphics metafile — (graphics, file format) (CGM) A standard file format for storage and communication of graphical information, widely used on personal computers and accepted by desktop publishing and technical illustration systems. See also: WebCGM.
- department of the treasury — the department of the U.S. federal government that collects revenue and administers the national finances. Abbreviation: TD.
- electronic piece of cheese — EPOC
- enhanced capabilities port — (hardware) (ECP) The most common parallel printer interface on current (1997) IBM PC compatibles. Enhanced Capabilities Port is defined in standard IEEE 1284. It is bi-directional and faster than earlier parallel ports. Not to be confused with Extended Capabilities Port.
- esophagogastroduodenoscopy — (medicine) upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
- feast of st peter's chains — a former festival in England, held on August 1, in which bread made from the first harvest of corn was blessed.
- first-past-the-post system — a voting system in which a candidate may be elected by a simple majority rather than an absolute majority
- gastroesophageal sphincter — a ring of smooth muscle fibers connecting the esophagus and stomach.
- german shorthaired pointer — one of a German breed of large sporting dogs having a short hard coat, usually liver or liver and white in color, and a docked tail, used as a versatile hunting dog.
- hoist with your own petard — If someone who has planned to harm someone else is hoist with their own petard or hoist by their own petard, their plan in fact results in harm to themselves.
- human resources department — the department in an organization dealing with matters involving employees, as hiring, training, labor relations, and benefits.
- hydrogenated glucose syrup — a syrup produced by the incomplete hydrolysis of starch followed by the hydrogenation of the glucose syrup, and used as a sweetener in confectionery, etc
- jump down someone's throat — the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- justice of the peace court — (in Scotland, formerly) a court with limited criminal jurisdiction held by justices of the peace in counties: replaced in 1975 by the district court
- keep someone on their toes — If you say that someone or something keeps you on your toes, you mean that they cause you to remain alert and ready for anything that might happen.
- keep your eye on something — If you keep an eye on something or someone, you watch them carefully, for example to make sure that they are satisfactory or safe, or not causing trouble.
- knee-high to a grasshopper — very young or very small
- macintosh operating system — (operating system) (Mac OS) Apple Computer, Inc.'s proprietary operating system for their Macintosh family of personal computers. The part of the operating system that simulates the desktop is called "Finder." The multitasking version of Finder was called "MultiFinder" until multitasking was integrated into the core of the OS with the introduction of System 7.0 in 1990. The Macintosh series provides a built-in graphics language, called "QuickDraw", which provides a standard for software developers. Mac OS 8, scheduled for delivery in July 1997, included new human-interface features, increased system stability and performance, a PowerPC processor-native Finder, tighter integration of Internet access through panel-based "assistants," Personal Web Sharing and the ability to run Java applets and programs through Mac OS Run Time for Java. Version 9.2 was the last version of the bespoke Mac OS. The next version, Mac OS X is quite different, being based on Unix. See also Macintosh file system, Macintosh user interface.
- master chief petty officer — a noncommissioned rank above a senior chief petty officer. Abbreviation: MCPO.
- minister without portfolio — a minister of state who is not appointed to any specific department in a government.
- monochrome display adapter — (hardware, graphics) (MDA) One of IBM's earliest hardware video display standards for use in IBM PC. MDA can display only monochrome 80*25 text (IBM PC video mode 7). It is now obsolete.
- multi-color graphics array — (hardware, graphics) (MCGA) One of IBM's less popular hardware video display standards for use in the IBM PS/2. MCGA can display 80*25 text in monochrome, 40*25 text in 256 colours or 320*200 pixel graphics in 256 colors. It is now obsolete.
- national merit scholarship — one of some 6000 college scholarships awarded annually since 1956, by the nonprofit, grant-supported National Merit Scholarship Corporation, to high-school students (National Merit Scholars) on the basis of scholastic record, personal character, and score on a test administered nationally.
- on demand: usu phr after v — If something is available or happens on demand, you can have it or it happens whenever you want it or ask for it.
- open the door to something — If someone or something opens the door to a good new idea or situation, they introduce it or make it possible.
- parent teacher association — an organization of teachers and the parents of their students, as within a public school, to promote mutual understanding and to increase the effectiveness of the educational program. Abbreviation: PTA, P.T.A.
- parent-teacher association — an organization of teachers and the parents of their students, as within a public school, to promote mutual understanding and to increase the effectiveness of the educational program. Abbreviation: PTA, P.T.A.
- philosophical anthropology — anthropology (def 4).
- philosophical-anthropology — the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind.
- physical transport network — (communications) (PTN) The actual hardware through which data transfer devices are connected.
- pick up the threads of sth — If you pick up the threads of an activity, you start it again after an interruption. If you pick up the threads of your life, you become more active again after a period of failure or bad luck.
- post hoc, ergo propter hoc — after this, therefore because of this
- postprandial thermogenesis — the rate at which food is broken down after a meal and used by your body
- put one's signature to sth — If you put your signature to a document, you sign it as a way of officially showing that you agree with what is written.
- put sb out of their misery — If you put someone out of their misery, you tell them something that they are very anxious to know.
- quite apart from something — used to indicate that you are aware of one aspect of a situation, but that you are going to focus on another aspect
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