22-letter words containing s, o, f, t, n

play into the hands of — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
point of sale terminal — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
point-of-sale terminal — the store, dealer, or other retail outlet where an item is sold: from manufacturer to point-of-sale.
positive reinforcement — encouragement
post office department — former name of United States Postal Service.
potassium ferricyanide — a bright-red, crystalline, water-soluble, poisonous solid, K 3 Fe(CN) 6 , used chiefly in the manufacture of pigments, as Prussian blue, and of paper, especially blueprint paper.
potassium ferrocyanide — a lemon-yellow, crystalline, water-soluble solid, K 4 Fe(CN) 6 ⋅3H 2 O, used chiefly in casehardening alloys having an iron base and in dyeing wool and silk.
program transformation — The systematic development of efficient programs from high-level specifications by meaning-preserving program manipulations. Also known as optimisation. See fusion, loop combination, peephole optimisation, register allocation, tupling, unfold/fold.
propositional function — sentential function.
protestant reformation — reformation (def 2).
public domain software — public domain
put the frighteners on — to intimidate
request for technology — (RFT) The process established by the OSF to get proposals for new standards.
sales force automation — (business) (Sales Automation, SFA, SFFA, Sales & Field Force Automation) Software to support sales reps. The software gives sales representitives access to contacts, appointments and e-mail. It is likely to be integrated with Customer Relationship Management systems and Opportunity Management Systems.
sb can whistle for sth — If you say that someone can whistle for a particular thing, you mean that you are not willing or able to give it to them.
scientific creationism — the belief that the account of creation in the early chapters of Genesis is scientifically as well as religiously valid and that it can be supported by scientific evidence apart from scriptural authority.
second consonant shift — the consonant shift by which High German became differentiated from other Germanic languages.
self-sustaining growth — economic growth that maintains itself without intervention
set one's face against — impudence; boldness: to have the face to ask such a rude question.
short end of the stick — a branch or shoot of a tree or shrub that has been cut or broken off.
social differentiation — the distinction made between social groups and persons on the basis of biological, physiological, and sociocultural factors, as sex, age, or ethnicity, resulting in the assignment of roles and status within a society.
softening of the brain — a softening of the cerebrum, caused by impairment of the blood supply; encephalomalacia.
solid dose formulation — A solid dose formation is a hard tablet made by compressing medicine in a powder form.
south african republic — former name of Transvaal.
speckle interferometry — a photographic technique for clarifying the telescopic images of a star by taking short exposures of the electronic images of the star's speckle pattern and extrapolating properties of the starlight to create a more accurate composite image.
speech from the throne — (in Britain and the dominions of the Commonwealth) the speech at the opening of each session of Parliament in which the Government outlines its legislative programme. It is read by the sovereign or his or her representative
stand the test of time — last, endure
statute of limitations — a statute defining the period within which legal action may be taken.
statute of westminster — the act of Parliament (1931) that formally recognized the independence of the dominions within the Empire
strait of juan de fuca — a strait between Vancouver Island (Canada) and NW Washington (US). Length: about 129 km (80 miles). Width: about 24 km (15 miles)
struggle for existence — the competition in nature among organisms of a population to maintain themselves in a given environment and to survive to reproduce others of their kind.
subornation of perjury — the offense of bribing or otherwise persuading another to commit perjury.
take a fancy to sb/sth — If you take a fancy to someone or something, you start liking them, usually for no understandable reason.
take cognizance of sth — If you take cognizance of something, you take notice of it or acknowledge it.
talk someone's arm off — to talk to someone at great length or without pause
television licence fee — the fee charged for a television licence
tell someone's fortune — position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.
the caring professions — professions such as nursing and social work that are involved with looking after people who are ill or who need help in coping with their lives
the internet of things — a network of objects that are fitted with microchips and connected to the internet, enabling them to interact with each other and to be controlled remotely
the medical profession — the occupation of working as a doctor of medicine
the time of one's life — a memorably enjoyable time
there's nothing for it — there's no choice; there's no other course
to be full to bursting — to be very full
to be on the safe side — If you say you are doing something to be on the safe side, you mean that you are doing it in case something undesirable happens, even though this may be unnecessary.
to draw someone's fire — If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them.
to hit someone for six — If someone or something is hit for six or knocked for six, they are very upset or badly affected by an experience or piece of news.
to open the floodgates — If events open the floodgates to something, they make it possible for that thing to happen much more often or much more seriously than before.
to play fast and loose — If you say that someone is playing fast and loose, you are expressing disapproval of them for behaving in a deceitful, immoral, or irresponsible way.
to seal someone's fate — If something seals a person's or thing's fate, it makes it certain that they will fail or that something unpleasant will happen to them.
transformational rules — rules that specify in purely syntactic terms a method by which theorems may be derived from the axioms of a formal system

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