12-letter words containing f, a, n, i, g
- rangefinding — the act or process of determining the distance of an object from the observer
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- relief angle — The relief angle is the angle between a cutting tool and the workpiece it has just cut.
- roofing nail — a short nail for nailing asphalt shingles or the like, having a broad head.
- running gaff — the hoisting gaff.
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- safe-keeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
- self-dealing — financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.
- self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
- self-healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
- self-playing — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- self-raising — a rule of transformational grammar that shifts the subject or object of an embedded clause into the subject or object position of the main clause, as in the derivation of The suspect appears to be innocent from It appears that the suspect is innocent.
- self-reading — the action or practice of a person who reads.
- self-sealing — capable of sealing itself automatically or without the application of adhesive, glue, or moisture: a self-sealing automobile tire; self-sealing envelopes.
- self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
- self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- significance — importance; consequence: the significance of the new treaty.
- significancy — significance.
- significants — important; of consequence.
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- soft landing — space vehicle
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spearfishing — any of several fishes of the genus Tetrapturus, resembling the sailfish but having the first dorsal fin much less developed: inhabiting all seas, but rare.
- spongillafly — spongefly.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- surf casting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- tank farming — hydroponics.
- tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- traffic sign — notice to vehicles
- transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- unfadingness — the quality or state of being unfading