13-letter words containing a, g, l, s
- field-glasses — Field-glasses are the same as binoculars.
- figured glass — plate or sheet glass having a pattern rolled onto one side of the surface.
- filmographies — Plural form of filmography.
- finagle's law — (humour) The generalised or "folk" version of Murphy's Law, fully named "Finagle's Law of Dynamic Negatives" and usually rendered "Anything that can go wrong, will". One variant favoured among hackers is "The perversity of the Universe tends toward a maximum". The label "Finagle's Law" was popularised by SF author Larry Niven in several stories depicting a frontier culture of asteroid miners; this "Belter" culture professed a religion and/or running joke involving the worship of the dread god Finagle and his mad prophet Murphy.
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- flabbergasted — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flabbergaster — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
- flabergasting — Present participle of flabergast.
- flaming sword — a cultivated bromeliad, Vriesea splendens, native to French Guiana, having long, red bracts and yellow flowers.
- flashed glass — clear glass flashed with a thin layer of colored glass or a coating of metallic oxide.
- flemish giant — one of a breed of large domestic rabbits of Belgian origin, having a solid gray, white, or black coat, and raised for its meat and fur.
- floating ribs — the eleventh and twelfth pairs of ribs, not attached to the breastbone or to other ribs but only to the vertebrae
- flowering ash — a variety of ash tree that produces conspicuous flowers
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
- frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- gabrilowitsch — Ossip [aw-syip] /ˈɔ syɪp/ (Show IPA), 1878–1936, Russian pianist and conductor, in America.
- gala occasion — a festive, social occasion
- galactagogues — Plural form of galactagogue.
- galactosaemia — Alternative spelling of galactosemia.
- galactosaemic — of, relating to, or affected by galactosaemia
- galactosamine — an amino sugar that is a major component of glycolipids and chondroitin.
- galactosidase — An enzyme, such as lactase, that is involved in the hydrolytic breakdown of a galactoside.
- galah session — an occasion on which people from remote areas converse with each other by radio
- galerie house — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
- gallowglasses — Plural form of gallowglass.
- gallows frame — headframe.
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- galois theory — the branch of mathematics that deals with the application of the theory of finite groups to the solution of algebraic equations.
- galvanisation — Alternative form of galvanization.
- galvanometers — Plural form of galvanometer.
- galvanoplasty — electrotypy.
- galveston bay — an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
- game of skill — a game in which the outcome is determined by skill rather than by chance, as chess.
- games console — Also called game(s) console, gaming console, video-game console. a computer system specially made for playing video games by connecting it to a television or other display for video and sound.
- games library — a type of library for video games where games (usually downloaded via the internet) can be paid for per use rather than be bought at full price
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- garcia robles — Alfonso [al-fon-soh,, -zoh;; Spanish ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ,, -zoʊ;; Spanish ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–91, Mexican diplomat: Nobel Prize 1982.
- garden balsam — a fleshy annual garden impatiens (Impatiens balsamina) with roselike white, lavender, yellow, pink, or red blossoms borne along the main stem in leaf axils
- garrison life — the life of troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
- garrulousness — Garrulity.
- gas explosion — an explosion caused by a gas leak in the presence of an ignition source
- gas:oil ratio — The gas:oil ratio is the volume of gas produced at standard temperature and pressure, in relation to the volume of oil produced at standard temperature and pressure, used as a measurement for reservoir fluids.
- gastric ulcer — a peptic ulcer located in the stomach's inner wall, caused in part by the corrosive action of the gastric juice on the mucous membrane.
- gastronomical — the art or science of good eating.
- gelandesprung — a jump, usually over an obstacle, in which one plants both poles in the snow in advance of the skis, bends close to the ground, and propels oneself chiefly by the use of the poles.
- general costs — the general expenses of running a business