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

get someone in wrong — to bring someone into disfavor
get under one's skin — the external covering or integument of an animal body, especially when soft and flexible.
give one's right arm — to be prepared to make any sacrifice
give someone the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
give someone the eye — the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
glucosamine sulphate — a compound used in some herbal remedies and dietary supplements, esp to strengthen joint cartilage
go against the grain — If you say that an idea or action goes against the grain, you mean that it is very difficult for you to accept it or do it, because it conflicts with your previous ideas, beliefs, or principles.
good driver discount — A good driver discount is a discount on insurance that is available to drivers who have no at-fault accidents and no traffic offenses during a particular period.
gravimetric analysis — analysis by weight.
gravitational radius — Schwarzschild radius.
great-circle sailing — sailing between two points more or less according to an arc of a great circle, in practice almost always using a series of rhumb lines of different bearings to approximate the arc, whose own bearing changes constantly unless it coincides with a meridian or the equator.
green light district — an area in which prostitution is officially tolerated
green mountain state — Vermont (used as a nickname).
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.
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.
hawaii-standard-time — Alaska-Hawaii time.
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.
high-density housing — housing with a higher population density than the average, typically blocks of flats, and tower blocks
holy water sprinkler — morning star (def 2).
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.
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-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.
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.
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.
ibm systems engineer — (job) (SE) A software person from IBM.
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
ignotum per ignotius — an explanation that is obscurer than the thing to be explained
immunohistochemistry — the application of immunologic techniques to the chemical analysis of cells and tissues.
in a class by itself — unique
in a state of nature — completely naked
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

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