18-letter words containing y, o, g

quevedo y villegas — Francisco Gómez de. 1580–1645, Spanish poet and writer, noted for his satires and the picaresque novel La historia de la vida del Buscón (1626)
radius of gyration — the distance from an axis at which the mass of a body may be assumed to be concentrated and at which the moment of inertia will be equal to the moment of inertia of the actual mass about the axis, equal to the square root of the quotient of the moment of inertia and the mass.
range of stability — the angle to the perpendicular through which a vessel may be heeled without losing the ability to right itself.
reduction strategy — (theory) An algorithm for deciding which redex(es) to reduce next. Different strategies have different termination properties in the presence of recursive functions or values. See string reduction, normal order reduction, applicative order reduction, parallel reduction
reentering polygon — a polygon having one or more reentering angles.
refrigerated lorry — a lorry which is chilled in the back as for storing food
registered company — a company which has officially registered its business
repayment mortgage — a mortgage that you pay back in monthly repayments which consist of the accrued interest in addition to the original amount borrowed
reporters' gallery — an area in parliament reserved for journalists and reporters
reverse psychology — (in nontechnical use) a method of getting another person to do what one wants by pretending not to want it or to want something else or something more.
rhyming dictionary — a specialist dictionary organized by the final sounds of words, used to write poetry
running commentary — non-stop description of sth
safety regulations — regulations or rules that are put in place to ensure a product, event, etc, is safe and not dangerous
saint george's day — April 23, celebrated in parts of the British Commonwealth in honor of the patron saint of Britain and especially in New Zealand as a bank holiday.
say/kiss goodnight — If you say goodnight to someone or kiss them goodnight, you say something such as 'Goodnight' to them or kiss them before one of you goes home or goes to sleep.
seagate technology — (company) A major manufacturer of hard disk drives, founded in 1979 as "Shugart Technology" by Alan F. Shugart and Finis Conner. That name is on the original patents for the 5.25" hard disk drive. They changed the name to Seagate Technology soon after to avoid confusion, and also to avoid friction with Xerox, which had since purchased Alan's earlier company, Shugart Associates. Address: 920 Disc Drive, Scotts Valley, CA 95066, USA. Fax: +1 (408) 438 3320.
secondary diagonal — a diagonal line or plane.
secondary offering — the sale of a large block of outstanding stock off the floor of an exchange, usually by a major stockholder.
shaggy dog (story) — a long, rambling joke, typically involving ludicrously unreal or irrational behavior and usually having an irrelevant conclusion
shugart technology — Seagate Technology
significant symbol — a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
six-finger country — an isolated area considered as being inhabited by people who practise inbreeding
sling psychrometer — a psychrometer so designed that the wet-bulb thermometer can be ventilated, to expedite evaporation, by whirling in the air.
sociopsychological — of, relating to, or characterized by interrelated social and psychological factors.
spectroheliography — the process of obtaining an image of the sun in light of a particular wavelength, such as calcium or hydrogen, showing the distribution of the element over the surface and in the solar atmosphere, using a spectroheliograph
spherical geometry — the branch of geometry that deals with figures on spherical surfaces.
stand-by generator — an electrical system which operates automatically in case the usual system malfunctions
state of emergency — If a government or other authority declares a state of emergency in an area, it introduces special measures such as increased powers for the police or army, usually because of civil disorder or because of a natural disaster such as an earthquake.
strathclyde region — a former local government region in W Scotland: formed in 1975 from Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lanarkshire, Buteshire, Dunbartonshire, and parts of Argyllshire, Ayrshire, and Stirlingshire; replaced in 1996 by the council areas of Glasgow, Renfrewshire, East Renfrewshire, Inverclyde, North Lanarkshire, South Lanarkshire, Argyll and Bute, East Dunbartonshire, West Dunbartonshire, North Ayrshire, South Ayrshire, and East Ayrshire
structural geology — the branch of geology dealing with the structure and distribution of the rocks that make up the crust of the earth. Also called tectonics. Compare structure (def 7a).
summary proceeding — a mode of trial authorized by statute to be held before a judge without the usual full hearing.
superstring theory — any supersymmetric string theory in which each type of elementary particle is treated as a vibration of a single fundamental string (superstring) at a particular frequency.
synthetic geometry — elementary geometry, as distinct from analytic geometry.
system-programming — a program, as an operating system, compiler, or utility program, that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer (opposed to application program).
systems programmer — a person whose job is to program systems software
there you go again — Phrases such as there you go again are used to show annoyance at someone who is repeating something that has annoyed you in the past.
to gird your loins — If you gird your loins, you prepare to do something difficult or dangerous.
to grit your teeth — If you grit your teeth, you make up your mind to carry on even if the situation is very difficult.
to gussy sb/sth up — to give (a person or thing) a smarter or more interesting appearance
to spill your guts — if someone spills their guts, they tell you everything about something secret or private
track geometry car — a railroad car equipped with instruments for providing a continuous printed record of the cross level, gauge, alignment, warp, curvature, and bank of a track.
translation agency — an organization that provide people to translate speech or writing into a different language
treaty obligations — obligations or duties that must be carried out by a party as according to a treaty they have entered into
treaty of waitangi — a treaty signed in 1840 by Māori chiefs and a representative of the British Government, providing the basis for the British annexation of New Zealand
vectorcardiography — a method of determining the direction and magnitude of the electrical forces of the heart.
veterinary surgeon — Chiefly British. a veterinarian.
with flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
work your guts out — If you say that you are working your guts out or slogging your guts out, you are emphasizing that you are working as hard as you can.
work-study program — a program enabling high-school or college students to combine academic work with actual job experience.
working hypothesis — See under hypothesis (def 1).

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