12-letter words containing e, l, g, r
- firelighters — Plural form of firelighter.
- flabbergasts — Plural form of flabbergast.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flabergasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabergast.
- flag carrier — an airline that is locally registered in a particular country
- flag officer — a naval officer above the rank of captain, as a fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, rear admiral, or commodore, who is entitled to display a flag indicating his or her rank.
- flagellators — Plural form of flagellator.
- flagellatory — relating to flagellation
- flagelliform — long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flegenheimer — Arthur ("Dutch Schultz") 1902–35, U.S. gangster.
- flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- floor-length — extending to the floor: a floor-length skirt.
- floor-manage — to act as or in the manner of a floor manager.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- folding rule — a rule composed of light strips of wood joined by rivets so as to be foldable, all the opening and closing parts being in parallel planes.
- food allergy — an allergy to a specific type of food
- for a giggle — as a joke or prank; not seriously
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- forebuilding — (architecture,historical) An outer defense work of a castle used to protect the entrance to the keep.
- foreign bill — a bill of exchange drawn on a payer in one country by a maker in another.
- foreign-flag — (of a vessel or aircraft) having a registry under a nationality other than one's own: rivalry between U.S.-flag freighters and foreign-flag ships.
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- fragmentally — fragmentary.
- freewheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- full-figured — (of a woman) having an amply proportioned or heavy body.
- galactometer — a lactometer.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- gale warning — U.S. Meteorology. a National Weather Service warning of sustained winds at sea having speeds in the range 34–47 knots (39–54 mph, 17–24 m/sec). Compare warning (def 3).
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gall bladder — a pear-shaped, muscular sac attached to the undersurface of the right lobe of the liver, in which bile is stored and concentrated.
- gallbladders — Plural form of gallbladder.
- gallery tray — a tray usually of silver with a raised rim, used for serving drinks
- gallery wire — perforated wire or metal stripping used to support or enhance a stone mounted in a ring.
- galley proof — a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gallows tree — a gallows.