22-letter words containing ome
- non-euclidean geometry — geometry based upon one or more postulates that differ from those of Euclid, especially from the postulate that only one line may be drawn through a given point parallel to a given line.
- on someone's coattails — the back of the skirt on a man's coat or jacket.
- on the part of someone — as far as someone is concerned
- overstay one's welcome — to stay (at a party, on a visit, etc), longer than pleases the host or hostess
- read someone a lecture — to scold or reprimand someone
- resistance thermometer — an instrument for measuring the temperature of a metal, utilizing the principle that the electrical resistance of the metal varies with the temperature.
- sick building syndrome — an illness caused by exposure to pollutants or germs inside an airtight building.
- sing someone's praises — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- slip something over on — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- someone's number is up — someone's time to die or suffer punishment has arrived
- 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.
- spectrophotometrically — an instrument for making photometric comparisons between parts of spectra.
- spherical trigonometry — the branch of trigonometry that deals with spherical triangles.
- step on someone's toes — one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- take someone's measure — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- take something as read — to take something for granted as a fact; understand or presume
- talk someone's arm off — to talk to someone at great length or without pause
- tell someone's fortune — position in life as determined by wealth: to make one's fortune.
- thermometric titration — titration in which the end point is determined by measuring the temperature of a solution.
- through someone's eyes — If someone sees or considers something through your eyes, they consider it in the way that you do, from your point of view.
- to awaken to something — to become aware of something
- to be sb's second home — to be a place where somebody feels at home and spends a lot of time
- 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 drop someone a line — If you drop someone a line, you write to them.
- to hate someone's guts — If you hate someone's guts, you dislike them very much indeed.
- 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 lead someone astray — If you are led astray by someone or something, you behave badly or foolishly because of them.
- to meet someone's eyes — If something, especially something surprising or impressive, meets your eyes, you see it.
- 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.
- to twist someone's arm — If you twist someone's arm, you persuade them to do something.
- total allergy syndrome — a condition in which a person suffers from a large number of symptoms that are claimed to be caused by allergies to various substances used or encountered in modern life
- trichlorofluoromethane — chlorotrifluoromethane.
- trifluorochloromethane — chlorotrifluoromethane.
- trigonometric equation — an equation involving trigonometric functions of unknown angles, as cos B = ½.
- trigonometric function — any of a group of functions of an angle expressed as a ratio of two of the sides of a right-angled triangle containing the angle. The group includes sine, cosine, tangent, secant, cosecant, and cotangent
- turn someone's stomach — If you say that something turns your stomach or makes your stomach turn, you mean that it is so unpleasant or offensive that it makes you feel sick.
- wear out one's welcome — a kindly greeting or reception, as to one whose arrival gives pleasure: to give someone a warm welcome.
- within someone's grasp — If you say that something is within someone's grasp, you mean that it is very likely that they will achieve it.