20-letter words containing s, a, i, n

group life insurance — a form of life insurance available to members of a group, typically employees of a company, under a master policy.
group representation — representation in a governing body on the basis of interests rather than by geographical location.
guided visualization — a relaxation technique in which words, sounds, etc., are used to evoke positive mental images, feelings, and thoughts.
hang up one's spikes — to retire, as from a professional sport
hard gelatin capsule — A hard gelatin capsule is a type of capsule that is usually used to contain medicine in the form of dry powder or very small pellets.
hardware handshaking — (communications) A technique for regulating the flow of data across an interface by means of signals carried on separate wires. A common example is the RTS (Request to Send) and CTS (Clear to Send) signals on an EIA-232 serial line. The alternative, software handshaking, uses two special characters inserted into the data stream to carry the same information.
harmonic minor scale — minor scale (def 1).
harmonic progression — a series of numbers the reciprocals of which are in arithmetic progression.
have had one's chips — to be defeated, condemned to die, killed, etc
hawaii-standard-time — Alaska-Hawaii time.
hazard warning lamps — Hazard warning lamps are flashing lamps on each corner of a vehicle that are used to show the position of the vehicle if there has been a breakdown or an accident.
he's no oil painting — he is not good-looking
health questionnaire — A health questionnaire is a list of questions about someone's health issued by underwriters before accepting a person as a risk.
heat of condensation — the heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses to a liquid: equal to the heat of vaporization.
heston and isleworth — a former borough, now part of Hounslow, in SE England, near London.
hold one's head high — to conduct oneself in a proud and confident manner
holy water sprinkler — morning star (def 2).
homo sapiens sapiens — the subspecies of the genus Homo in which modern humans are classified.
horizontal scan rate — (hardware) (HSR) The measure of how many scan lines of pixels a monitor can display in one second, expressed in kHz (generally somewhere between 20 and 100 kHz). The HSR is controlled by the horizontal sync signal generated by the video controller, but is limited by the speed with which the monitor can scan the electron beam horizontally across the screen and then return it to the beginning of the next line.
horizontally opposed — A horizontally opposed engine has the cylinders set horizontally at either side of the crankshaft.
hospitality industry — the hotel and accommodation industry
house of assignation — a brothel.
household appliances — devices or machines, usually electrical, that are in your home and which you use to do jobs such as cleaning or cooking
houses of parliament — In Britain, the Houses of Parliament are the British parliament, which consists of two parts, the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The buildings where the British parliament does its work are also called the Houses of Parliament.
how about something? — what is your wish, opinion, or information concerning something (or someone)?
human interest story — news item about people's lives
human papillomavirus — any of a group of papillomaviruses causing cutaneous warts and lesions of the oral, anal, and genital mucous membranes in human beings
human parvovirus b19 — Pathology. a mild infection, most often seen in children or young adults, caused by a small virus ((the human parvovirus B19)) and marked by a blotchy rash on the cheeks, arms, and legs.
human-interest story — a story or report, as in a newspaper or on a newscast, designed to engage attention and sympathy by enabling one to identify readily with the people, problems, and situations described.
hungarian bromegrass — a pasture grass, Bromus inermis, native to Europe, having smooth blades.
huntington's disease — a hereditary disease of the central nervous system characterized by brain deterioration and loss of control over voluntary movements, the symptoms usually appearing in the fourth decade of life.
hydraulic suspension — a system of motor-vehicle suspension using hydraulic members, often with hydraulic compensation between front and rear systems (hydroelastic suspension)
hydrodesulfurization — desulfurization by catalytic agents of the sulfur-rich hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum or the like during cracking or hydrocracking.
hyperadrenocorticism — Cushing's syndrome.
hyperhomocysteinemia — (medicine) The presence of an excessive amount of homocysteine in the blood.
ideal of pure reason — God, seen as an idea of pure reason unifying the personal soul with the cosmos.
ieee standard 1149.1 — Joint Test Action Group
ignatius (of) loyola — Saint(born Iñigo López de Recalde) (1491-1556); Sp. priest: founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuit order): his day is July 31
in a class by itself — unique
in a state of nature — completely naked
in any shape or form — If you say, for example, that you will not accept something in any shape or form, or in any way, shape or form, you are emphasizing that you will not accept it in any circumstances.
in bad circumstances — (of a person) in a bad financial situation
in case/just in case — If you do something in case or just in case a particular thing happens, you do it because that thing might happen.
in contact (with sb) — If you are in contact with someone, you regularly meet them or communicate with them.
in the circumstances — a condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner,agent, etc., that accompanies, determines, or modifies a fact or event; a modifying or influencing factor: Do not judge his behavior without considering every circumstance.
in the driver's seat — If you say that someone is in the driver's seat, you mean that they are in control in a situation.
in the last analysis — after everything has been given due consideration
in the nature of sth — If you say that one thing is in the nature of another, you mean that it is like the other thing.
in-service education — training and education given to employed teachers throughout their career
income tax inspector — a person whose job is to assess individuals' income tax liability

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