12-letter words containing e, r, g
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- five fingers — any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.
- fixed bridge — a partial denture that is secured permanently in the mouth by being cemented to the adjacent teeth or roots.
- fixed charge — an expense that cannot be modified.
- 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 change — contrary to the norm
- 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.
- forecarriage — the front part of a carriage
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- foregrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of foreground.
- foreign bill — a bill of exchange drawn on a payer in one country by a maker in another.
- foreign body — object lodged where it does not belong
- foreign-born — born in a country other than that in which one resides.
- 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.
- forest green — Lincoln green.
- forest grove — a town in NW Oregon.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- fort benning — a military reservation and U.S. Army training center in W Georgia, S of Columbus; the largest infantry post in the U.S.
- forty-eighth — next after the forty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 48.
- forward gear — a gear in a vehicle that is used when the vehicle is moving forward
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- four-engined — (of an aircraft) having four engines