22-letter words containing s, e, g, o

motoring correspondent — a journalist who reviews and writes about cars
navigational satellite — a satellite designed to enable operators of aircraft, vehicles, or vessels to determine their geographical position.
new zealand greenstone — a variety of nephrite from New Zealand, used as a gemstone
nodal switching system — (NSS) Main routing nodes in the NSFnet backbone.
nondestructive testing — any of several methods of detecting flaws in metals without causing damage. The most common techniques involve the use of X-rays, gamma rays, and ultrasonic vibrations
nonmonetary advantages — the beneficial aspects of an employment, such as the stimulation of the work, attractiveness of the workplace, or its nearness to one's home, that do not reflect its financial remuneration
object-oriented design — (programming) (OOD) A design method in which a system is modelled as a collection of cooperating objects and individual objects are treated as instances of a class within a class hierarchy. Four stages can be identified: identify the classes and objects, identify their semantics, identify their relationships and specify class and object interfaces and implementation. Object-oriented design is one of the stages of object-oriented programming.
of the first magnitude — of the greatest importance
on a shoestring budget — with very little money to spend
on the same wavelength — Physics. the distance, measured in the direction of propagation of a wave, between two successive points in the wave that are characterized by the same phase of oscillation.
one's ears are burning — one is aware of being the topic of another's conversation
operating instructions — instructions on how to use something (such an electrical appliance, etc)
philip the magnanimous — 1504–67, German prince; landgrave of Hesse (1509–67). He helped to crush (1525) the Peasants' Revolt and formed (1531) the League of Schmalkaden, an alliance of German Protestant rulers
physiographic province — a geographic region in which climate and geology have given rise to an array of landforms different from those of surrounding regions.
play one's cards right — a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder: a 3″ × 5″ file card; a membership card.
portuguese east africa — former name of Mozambique (def 1).
portuguese west africa — a republic in SW Africa: formerly an overseas province of Portugal; gained independence Nov. 11, 1975. 481,226 sq. mi. (1,246,375 sq. km). Capital: Luanda.
potassium permanganate — a very dark purple, crystalline, water-soluble solid, KMnO 4 , used chiefly as an oxidizing agent, disinfectant, laboratory reagent, and in medicine as an astringent and antiseptic.
privileged instruction — A machine code instruction that may only be executed when the processor is running in supervisor mode. Privileged instructions include operations such as I/O and memory management.
process cinematography — cinematography in which the main or foreground action or scene is superimposed on or combined with simulated or separately filmed background action or scenery to produce special visual effects.
programmed instruction — a progressively monitored, step-by-step teaching method, employing small units of information or learning material and frequent testing, whereby the student must complete or pass one stage before moving on to the next.
progressive participle — present participle.
pronunciation spelling — a spelling intended to match a certain pronunciation more closely than the traditional spelling does, as gonna for going to , kinda for kind of (meaning “rather”), git for get , or lite for light.
psychological thriller — book, movie: suspense story
public housing project — a group of homes for poorer families which is funded and controlled by the local government
put the frighteners on — to intimidate
pyridostigmine bromide — a cholinesterase inhibitor, C 9 H 1 3 BrN 2 O 2 , used in its bromide form in the treatment of myasthenia gravis.
raster image processor — (application, printer) (RIP) A device (usually hardware but can be software) that takes a Page Description Language description of a page and converts it into a bitmap for printing.
reconstructive surgery — the restoration of appearance and function following injury or disease, or the correction of congenital defects, using the techniques of plastic surgery.
registered shareholder — someone who holds or owns a stock registered to their name
relationship marketing — a marketing strategy in which a company seeks to build long-term relationships with its customers by providing consistent satisfaction
reporting restrictions — restrictions or rules on whether something or certain details of something can be published or broadcast by the media
request for technology — (RFT) The process established by the OSF to get proposals for new standards.
resettlement programme — a scheme that helps refugees to be settled in another place
restricted users group — a group of people who, with knowledge of a secret password, or by some other method, have access to restricted information stored in a computer
rose-breasted grosbeak — an American grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, the male of which, in nuptial plumage, has a rose-pink triangular breast patch.
saint george's channel — a channel between Wales and Ireland, connecting the Irish Sea and the Atlantic. 100 miles (160 km) long; 50–90 miles (81–145 km) wide.
santiago de compostela — a city in and the capital of Chile, in the central part.
satellite broadcasting — the transmission of television or radio programmes from an artificial satellite at a power suitable for direct reception in the home
see the light (of day) — to come into existence
self-sustaining growth — economic growth that maintains itself without intervention
senior master sergeant — a noncommissioned officer ranking above a master sergeant and below a chief master sergeant. Abbreviation: SMSgt.
set one's face against — impudence; boldness: to have the face to ask such a rude question.
sick building syndrome — an illness caused by exposure to pollutants or germs inside an airtight building.
sing someone's praises — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
single virtual storage — OS/VS2
sixteen bit organisers — (communications) (SIBO) Psion's family of PDAs running EPOC, including the MC200, MC400, Series 3 (1991-1998), Series 3a, Series 3c, Series 3mx, Siena, Workabout and Workabout mx.
sleeping accommodation — place where people can sleep
slip something over on — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
social networking site — a website that allows subscribers to interact, typically by requesting that others add them to their visible list of contacts, by forming or joining sub-groups based around shared interests, or publishing content so that a specified group of subscribers can access it

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