28-letter words containing s, h, e, l, o, u
- a square peg in a round hole — If you describe someone as a square peg in a round hole, you mean that they are completely unsuitable for the job they are doing or the situation they are in.
- apple-touch-icon-precomposed — (programming) An alternative form of apple-touch-icon that is not subject to automatic modification (rounding, drop-shadow, reflective shine) as applied by iOS versions prior to iOS 7. A web page specifies a pre-composed icon by including an element in the like:
- as happy etc as can/could be — If someone or something is, for example, as happy as can be or as quiet as could be, they are extremely happy or extremely quiet.
- bite your nails to the quick — If someone bites their nails to the quick, they bite off all the white part at the end of each nail.
- burn the candle at both ends — to exhaust oneself, esp by being up late and getting up early to work
- committee of the whole house — (in Britain) an informal sitting of the House of Commons to discuss and amend a bill
- distinguished encoding rules — (communications, data) (DER) An X.690 encoding format (or transfer syntax) for data structures described by ASN.1 that specifies exactly one way to encode a value thus ensuring a unique, canonical, serialised representation. DER is a restricted variant of BER. For example, DER has exactly one way to encode a Boolean value. DER is used in cryptography, e.g. for digital certificates such as X.509.
- english as a second language — subject: English for non-native speakers
- english for special purposes — the practice and theory of learning and teaching English for specific uses in given fields, such as science, nursing, tourism, etc.
- financial services authority — (in the United Kingdom) a regulatory body that oversees London's financial markets, each of which has its own self-regulatory organization: it succeeded the Securities and Investments Board
- follicle-stimulating hormone — FSH.
- formal description technique — (specification, protocol) (FDT) A formal method for developing telecomunications services and protocols. FDTs range from abstract to implementation-oriented descriptions. All FDTs offer the means for producing unambiguous descriptions of OSI services and protocols in a more precise and comprehensive way than natural language descriptions. They provide a foundation for analysis and verification of a description. The target of analysis and verification may vary from abstract properties to concrete properties. Natural language descriptions remain an essential adjunct to formal description, enabling an unfarmiliar reader to gain rapid insight into the structure and function of services and protocols. Examples of FDTs are LOTOS, Z, SDL, and Estelle.
- have sth/a lot going for you — If someone or something has a lot going for them, they have a lot of advantages.
- how stupid/lucky can you get — You can say, for example, 'How lucky can you get?' or 'How stupid can you get?' to show your surprise that anyone could be as lucky or stupid as the person that you are talking about.
- infectious laryngotracheitis — a viral disease of adult chickens, characterized by inflammation and hemorrhage of the larynx and trachea and, in many cases, resulting in asphyxiation.
- leader of the house of lords — a member of the Government having primary authority in initiating legislative business
- like a lamb to the slaughter — without resistance
- ordinary-language philosophy — linguistic analysis.
- ousterhout's false dichotomy — Ousterhout's dichotomy
- penny-wise and pound-foolish — careful about trifles but wasteful in large ventures
- put one's cards on the table — 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.
- put one's hand to the plough — to begin or undertake a task
- richardson's ground squirrel — a ground squirrel of the NW USA and Canada, Citellus richardsoni
- smooth endoplasmic reticulum — a network of tubular membranes within the cytoplasm of the cell, occurring either with a smooth surface (smooth endoplasmic reticulum) or studded with ribosomes (rough endoplasmic reticulum) involved in the transport of materials.
- systemic lupus erythematosus — an autoimmune inflammatory disease of the connective tissues, occurring mainly among middle-aged women, chiefly characterized by skin eruptions, joint pain, recurrent pleurisy, and kidney disease. Abbreviation: SLE.
- the medical research council — a government body that uses public funds to finance research in medicine
- the obscene publications act — a group of obscenity laws that determines what can be published in Britain
- through rose-colored glasses — with optimism, esp. undue optimism
- to be no let-up in something — if there is no let-up in something, usually something unpleasant, there is no reduction in the intensity of it
- to ruffle someone's feathers — To ruffle someone's feathers means to cause them to become very angry, nervous, or upset.
- to slip through your fingers — If someone or something slips through your fingers, you just fail to catch them, get them, or keep them.
- to throw the rule book at sb — to inflict the most severe punishment on someone
- wake up and smell the coffee — to face up to reality, especially in an unpleasant situation
- wouldn't be seen/caught dead — If you say that you wouldn't be seen dead or be caught dead in particular clothes, places, or situations, you are expressing strong dislike or disapproval of them.
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