12-letter words containing f, e, t, i, n, g
- foretokening — Indication in advance.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- 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.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternizing — Present participle of fraternize.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- free-cutting — (of a metal alloy) having good machinability: free-cutting steel.
- freeing port — an opening in the bottom of a bulwark, for rapid drainage of a weather deck in heavy seas; scupper.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- frighten off — scare away
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- fugitiveness — The quality of being fugitive; evanescence; volatility.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- genuflecting — Present participle of genuflect.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- giant fennel — a plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, having feathery leaves and umbels of small, yellow flowers.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- infringement — a breach or infraction, as of a law, right, or obligation; violation; transgression.
- intensifying — Present participle of intensify.
- interfilling — a filling of materials, as brickwork between studs.
- interleafing — Present participle of interleaf.
- krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
- let floating — (programming) A program transformation used in functional programming to implement full laziness. E.g. the function f x = x + sqrt 4 can be expressed as f x = let t = sqrt 4 in x + t but note that t does not depend on the argument x so we can automatically transform this to t = sqrt 4 f x = x + t Making t into a global constant which need only be evaluated at most once, rather than every time f is called. The general idea is to float each subexpression as far out (toward the top level) as possible to maximise sharing.
- loosefitting — fitting loosely
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- night office — the office for matins.
- nonfattening — Not fattening; not causing one to become fat.
- objectifying — Present participle of objectify.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- pettifogging — You can describe an action or situation as pettifogging when you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details.
- pipe fitting — a joint or connector, as an elbow, union, or tee, used in a pipe system.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- recentrifuge — to subject (a liquid) to the action of a centrifuge again
- 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.
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- self-antigen — autoantigen.
- self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
- self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.