14-letter words containing a, f, i, g
- reefing jacket — a man's short double-breasted jacket of sturdy wool
- reflexological — of or relating to reflexology
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- regasification — Regasification is the process of returning LNG to its gaseous state.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right of abode — If someone is given the right of abode in a particular country, they are legally allowed to live there.
- rigidification — the state or process of stiffening or rigidifying
- route flapping — flapping router
- salmon fishing — the sport of angling for salmon
- sanguification — hematopoiesis.
- saxifragaceous — belonging to the plant family Saxifragaceae.
- sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
- schiff reagent — a solution of rosaniline and sulfurous acid in water, used to test for the presence of aldehydes.
- sea of galilee — a lake in NE Israel, 209 m (686 ft) below sea level, through which the River Jordan flows. Area: 165 sq km (64 sq miles)
- self-actuating — to incite or move to action; impel; motivate: actuated by selfish motives.
- self-adjusting — that adjusts itself in response to circumstances
- self-annealing — denoting certain metals, such as lead, tin, and zinc, that recrystallize at air temperatures and so may be cold-worked without strain-hardening
- self-defeating — serving to frustrate, thwart, etc., one's own intention or interests: His behavior was certainly self-defeating.
- self-diagnosis — the diagnosis of one's own malady or illness.
- self-expanding — to increase in extent, size, volume, scope, etc.: Heat expands most metals. He hopes to expand his company.
- self-financing — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.
- self-mediating — to settle (disputes, strikes, etc.) as an intermediary between parties; reconcile.
- self-operating — automatic.
- self-parodying — given to or involving self-parody
- self-regarding — consideration for oneself or one's own interests.
- self-revealing — displaying, exhibiting, or disclosing one's most private feelings, thoughts, etc.: an embarrassingly self-revealing autobiography.
- self-searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- shifting sands — If you refer to the shifting sands of a situation, you mean that it changes so often that it is difficult to deal with.
- snifting valve — a valve for releasing small quantities of steam, compressed air, or condensate, as from the cylinder of a steam engine.
- snowball fight — game: throwing balls of snow
- soft margarine — a soft, spreadable margarine that is made with more liquid oils and less hydrogenated oils than hard, block margarine
- spinning frame — a machine for drawing, twisting, and winding yarn.
- springform pan — a metal cake pan with sides that can be unfastened to facilitate releasing the cake when done.
- staff training — training to improve the performance or knowledge of the employees or workforce or a company, etc
- staffing ratio — the ratio of the staff or workforce of a place to another group, for example to staff in another department, the ratio of patients to nurses in a hospital, or the ratio of pupils to teachers in a school
- stagflationary — of, caused by, or relating to, stagflation
- state of siege — A state of siege is a situation in which a government or other authority puts restrictions on the movement of people into or out of a country, town, or building.
- stigmatiferous — (of a plant) having a stigma
- stocking frame — a type of knitting machine
- straight fight — a contest between two candidates only
- straight flush — a sequence of five consecutive cards of the same suit.
- straight-faced — a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.
- sugar refinery — place where sugar is processed
- tariff heading — the description of a product attached to a tariff line
- teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
- tenant farming — farming land owned by sb else
- total fighting — a combat sport in which very few restrictions are placed on the type of blows or tactics that may be used
- traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
- unflatteringly — in an unflattering manner