22-letter words containing s, a, n, g
- go to meet one's maker — to die
- gold-exchange standard — a monetary system in one country in which currency is maintained at a par with that of another country that is on the gold standard.
- graeco-roman wrestling — a style of wrestling in which the legs may not be used to obtain a fall and no hold may be applied below the waist
- gran turismo omologato — (of an automobile) certified as conforming to the specifications, as fuel capacity and engine displacement, for a class of standard automobiles (Gran Turismo) qualified to engage in various types of competitions. Abbreviation: GTO.
- grand duchy of muscovy — Muscovy (def 1).
- graph rewriting system — An extension of a term rewriting system which uses graph reduction on terms represented by directed graphs to avoid duplication of work by sharing expressions.
- graphical display unit — an output device incorporating a cathode ray tube on which both line drawings and text can be displayed. It is usually used in conjunction with a light pen to input or reposition data
- gravitational collapse — the final stage of stellar evolution in which a star collapses to a final state, as a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole, when the star's nuclear reactions no longer generate enough pressure to balance the attractive force of gravity.
- gravitational constant — constant of gravitation. See under law of gravitation.
- gravitational redshift — (in general relativity) the shift toward longer wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation emitted by a source in a gravitational field, especially at the surface of a massive star.
- great australian bight — a wide bay in S Australia.
- great glen of scotland — Glen More
- green around the gills — the respiratory organ of aquatic animals, as fish, that breathe oxygen dissolved in water.
- gross national product — the total monetary value of all final goods and services produced in a country during one year. Abbreviation: GNP.
- guanosine triphosphate — GTP.
- guest services manager — A guest services manager at a hotel is responsible for the services and facilities that the hotel provides for its guests.
- gulf of saint lawrence — a deep arm of the Atlantic off the E coast of Canada between Newfoundland and the mainland coasts of Quebec, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
- handle with kid gloves — grant special treatment to
- hang out one's shingle — a thin piece of wood, slate, metal, asbestos, or the like, usually oblong, laid in overlapping rows to cover the roofs and walls of buildings.
- have a leg to stand on — If you say that someone does not have a leg to stand on, or hasn't got a leg to stand on, you mean that a statement or claim they have made cannot be justified or proved.
- hermann-mauguin symbol — a notation for indicating a particular point group.
- historical linguistics — the study of changes in a language or group of languages over a period of time.
- 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/within sb's hearing — If someone says something in your hearing or within your hearing, you can hear what they say because they are with you or near you.
- industrial archaeology — the study of past industrial machines, works, etc
- industrial engineering — engineering applied to the planning, design, and control of industrial operations.
- information processing — processing of information, especially the handling of information by computers in accordance with strictly defined systems of procedure.
- interrogator-responsor — a radio or radar transceiver for sending a signal to a transponder and receiving and interpreting the reply.
- investigative new drug — a regulatory classification assigned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to an unproven drug, allowing its use in approved studies with human patients. Abbreviation: IND.
- keep a person guessing — to let a person remain in a state of uncertainty
- kensington and chelsea — a borough of Greater London, England.
- kill yourself laughing — If you say that you killed yourself laughing, you are emphasizing that you laughed a lot because you thought something was extremely funny.
- knowledge-based system — (artificial intelligence) (KBS) A program for extending and/or querying a knowledge base. The related term expert system is normally used to refer to a highly domain-specific type of KBS used for a specialised purpose such as medical diagnosis. The Cyc project is an example of a large KBS.
- 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.
- lady's not for burning — a verse play (1948) by Christopher Fry.
- land of the rising sun — Japan.
- league of women voters — a nonpartisan organization that works toward improving the political process: created in 1920 to inform women on public issues. Abbreviation: LWV.
- 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.
- lethargic encephalitis — sleeping sickness (def 2).
- 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.
- make one's marble good — to succeed or do the right thing
- management consultancy — a company of professionals who are employed to help an organization improve efficiency and performance
- manufacturing industry — the industry of manufacturing goods from raw materials
- message transfer agent — (messaging) (MTA, Mail Transfer Agent) Any program responsible for delivering e-mail messages. Upon receiving a message from a Mail User Agent or another MTA, often by SMTP over the Internet, it stores it temporarily locally and analyses the recipients and delivers it to any local addressees and/or forwards it to other remote MTAs (routing) for delivery to remote recipients. In either case it may edit and/or add to the message headers. The most widely used MTA for Unix is sendmail, which communicates using SMTP.
- missing persons bureau — the part of the Police Force dealing with tracing missing people
- monday morning disease — azoturia (def 2).
- most significant digit — the digit farthest to the left in a number. Abbreviation: MSD.
- name service switching — Domain Name System
- native language system — (NLS) A set of interfaces specified by X/Open for developing applications to run in different natural language environments.
- navigational satellite — a satellite designed to enable operators of aircraft, vehicles, or vessels to determine their geographical position.