27-letter words containing t, h, a, n, o

soviet of the nationalities — (in the former Soviet Union) part of the bicameral legislature of the Supreme Soviet, together with the Soviet of the Union
stand/turn sth on it's head — If you stand an idea or argument on its head or turn it on its head, you think about it or treat it in a completely new and different way.
stanford research institute — Former name of SRI International.
sth is not an exact science — there are no set rules to follow, or something may produce results that are not wholly accurate
sudden adult death syndrome — the unexpected death of a young adult, usually due to undetected inherited heart disease
synchronous optical network — (networking) (SONET) A broadband networking standard based on point-to-point optical fibre networks. SONET will provide a high-bandwidth "pipe" to support ATM-based services. The SONET standard will establish a digital hierarchical network with a consistent worldwide transport scheme. SONET has been designed to take advantage of fibre, in contrast to the plain old telephone system which was designed for copper wires. SONET carries circuit-switched data in frames at speeds in multiples of 51.84 megabits per second (Mbps) up to 48 * 51.84 Mbps = 2.488 gigabits per second. Since SONET uses multiple channels to transmit data, each SONET frame can be considered to be a two-dimensional table of bytes that is 9 rows high and 90 columns deep. For every OC-n level, SONET can transmit n number of frames at a given time. Groups of frames are called superframes. SONET is the American version of SDH.
take advantage of something — If you take advantage of something, you make good use of it while you can.
take exception to something — If you take exception to something, you feel offended or annoyed by it, usually with the result that you complain about it.
take someone out of himself — to make someone forget his anxieties, problems, etc
take something upon oneself — to assume the right to do or responsibility for (something)
take sth into consideration — If you take something into consideration, you think about it because it is relevant to what you are doing.
take the bit in one's teeth — to undertake a task with determination
teach an old dog new tricks — to induce a person of settled habits to adopt new methods or ideas
telephone answering machine — answering machine.
the devil take the hindmost — You can say the devil take the hindmost to describe or comment on a situation you disapprove of because people do only what is best for themselves without thinking about other people.
the forest of fontainebleau — a forest in N France, where the town of Fontainebleau is located
the hunchback of notre dame — French Notre Dame de Paris. a novel (1831) by Victor Hugo.
the long and (the) short of — the whole story of in a few words; gist or point of
the odds are in sb's favour — If you say that the odds are in someone's favour, you mean that they are likely to succeed in what they are doing.
the shape of things to come — If you say that something is the shape of things to come, you mean that it is the start of a new trend or development, and in future things will be like this.
the tail is wagging the dog — If you say that the tail is wagging the dog, you mean that a small or unimportant part of something is becoming too important and is controlling the whole thing.
third law of thermodynamics — any of three principles variously stated in equivalent forms, being the principle that the change of energy of a thermodynamic system is equal to the heat transferred minus the work done (first law of thermodynamics) the principle that no cyclic process is possible in which heat is absorbed from a reservoir at a single temperature and converted completely into mechanical work (second law of thermodynamics) and the principle that it is impossible to reduce the temperature of a system to absolute zero in a finite number of operations (third law of thermodynamics)
throw one's hat in the ring — a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
thyroid stimulating hormone — thyrotropin. Abbreviation: TSH.
thyroid-stimulating hormone — thyrotropin. Abbreviation: TSH.
to be bursting at the seams — to be very full
to fight a rearguard action — if someone is fighting a rearguard action or mounting a rearguard action, they are trying very hard to prevent something from happening, even though it is probably too late for them to succeed
to give someone a free hand — If someone gives you a free hand, they give you the freedom to use your own judgment and to do exactly as you wish.
to go part way to doing sth — to partially achieve something; go some way towards doing something
to hit the nail on the head — If you say that someone has hit the nail on the head, you think they are exactly right about something.
to know something backwards — In British English, if you say that someone knows something backwards, you are emphasizing that they know it very well. In American English, you say that someone knows something backward and forward.
to put your thinking cap on — to ponder a matter or problem
to rule sb with a high hand — to behave imperiously towards someone
to steal a march on someone — If you steal a march on someone, you start doing something before they do it in order to gain an advantage over them.
to the accompaniment of sth — If one thing happens to the accompaniment of another, they happen at the same time.
to throw money at something — If you say that someone is throwing money at a problem, you are critical of them for trying to improve it by spending money on it, instead of doing more thoughtful and practical things to improve it.
to turn your back on sb/sth — If you turn your back on someone or something, you ignore them, leave them, or reject them.
trichlorophenoxyacetic acid — an insoluble crystalline solid; 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid. It is a plant hormone and is used as a weedkiller. Formula: C8H5Cl3O3
virtual machine environment — (operating system) (VME) ICL's mainframe operating system.
what sb is (going) on about — If you ask someone what they are on about or what they are going on about, you are puzzled because you cannot understand what they are talking about.
wirehaired pointing griffon — griffon2 (def 2).
with one's back to the wall — in a difficult or desperate situation
yeoman of the (royal) guard — a member of a ceremonial guard for the British royal family, made up traditionally of 100 men
you can't have it both ways — If someone says that you can't have it both ways, they are telling you that you have to choose between two things and cannot do or have them both.
you wouldn't/won't catch me — You can say things such as 'You wouldn't catch me doing that' to emphasize that you would never do a particular thing.

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