17-letter words containing f, a, g
- self-acknowledged — widely recognized; generally accepted: an acknowledged authority on Chinese art.
- self-aggrandizing — increase of one's own power, wealth, etc., usually aggressively.
- self-depreciating — self-deprecating.
- self-entertaining — affording entertainment; amusing; diverting: We spent an entertaining evening at the theater.
- self-estrangement — to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of: Their quarrel estranged the two friends.
- self-flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- self-impregnating — to make pregnant; get with child or young.
- self-perpetuating — continuing oneself in office, rank, etc., beyond the normal limit.
- self-significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- sentence fragment — a phrase or clause written as a sentence but lacking an element, as a subject or verb, that would enable it to function as an independent sentence in normative written English.
- separating funnel — a large funnel having a tap in its output tube, used to separate immiscible liquids
- significance test — (in hypothesis testing) a test of whether the alternative hypothesis achieves the predetermined significance level in order to be accepted in preference to the null hypothesis
- significant other — Sociology. a person, as a parent or peer, who has great influence on one's behavior and self-esteem.
- software engineer — a person who writes computer programs
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- spaghettification — the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole.
- straight arm lift — a wrestling attack, in which a wrestler twists the opponent's arm against the joint and lifts him or her by it, often using the shoulder as a fulcrum
- take advantage of — any state, circumstance, opportunity, or means specially favorable to success, interest, or any desired end: the advantage of a good education.
- take the edge off — If something takes the edge off a situation, usually an unpleasant one, it weakens its effect or intensity.
- teaching software — computer software for use in providing online education
- the age of reason — the 18th century in W Europe
- the bag of tricks — every device; everything
- the morning after — the aftereffects of excess, esp a hangover
- thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
- to drag your feet — If you drag your feet or drag your heels, you delay doing something or do it very slowly because you do not want to do it.
- to say nothing of — You use to say nothing of when you mention an additional thing which gives even more strength to the point you are making.
- transignification — (in the Eucharist) a change in the significance of the bread and wine to symbolize the body and blood of Christ.
- trifoliate orange — a spiny, Chinese orange tree, Poncirus trifoliata, used as a stock in grafting and for hedges.
- unlawful wounding — an offence committed when a person maliciously wounds another person
- utmost good faith — a principle used in insurance contracts, legally obliging all parties to reveal to the others any information that might influence the others' decision to enter into the contract
- vale of glamorgan — a county borough of S Wales, created in 1996 from parts of South Glamorgan and Mid Glamorgan. Administrative centre: Barry. Pop: 121 200 (2003 est). Area: 295 sq km (114 sq miles)
- veiltail goldfish — an artificially bred, indoor variety of goldfish, usually golden or calico and of a spheroid shape, having a fully divided, drooping tail fin exceeding the body in length.
- wage differential — the difference in wages between workers with different skills in the same industry or between those with comparable skills in different industries or localities
- waiting for godot — a play (1952) by Samuel Beckett.
- wedding breakfast — meal served at wedding reception