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12-letter words containing f, i, g, l, e

  • figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
  • file footage — film footage already on file; stock footage of crowds, cityscapes, football games, etc.
  • file manager — a program that organizes and arranges files in a computer
  • file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
  • filet mignon — a small, tender round of steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin.
  • filing clerk — an employee who maintains office files
  • finger lakes — group of long, narrow glacial lakes in WC N.Y.
  • fingerflower — purple foxglove.
  • fire walking — a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc
  • firelighters — Plural form of firelighter.
  • fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
  • fishing line — cord used to catch fish
  • fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
  • fixed-length — referring to a field, record, computer word, or other entity whose length does not vary.
  • 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.
  • flagellating — Present participle of flagellate.
  • flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
  • flagelliform — long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
  • flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
  • 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.
  • fleetingness — passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
  • flegenheimer — Arthur ("Dutch Schultz") 1902–35, U.S. gangster.
  • flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
  • flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
  • flight level — a specified height at which an aircraft is allowed to fly
  • 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.
  • floodlighted — Simple past tense and past participle of floodlight.
  • flowing well — A flowing well is a well which can produce oil or gas without the use of a mechanical pump.
  • flux linkage — the product of the magnetic flux and the number of turns in a given coil.
  • flying field — a small landing field with short runways and facilities for servicing airplanes on a lesser scale than an airport.
  • flying jenny — Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a merry-go-round, especially a relatively small or unadorned one.
  • 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 mouse — pygmy glider.
  • flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
  • flying wedge — a fast-moving group of law-enforcement officers in a compact, wedge-shaped formation that can infiltrate crowds or protect someone effectively.
  • 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.
  • folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
  • 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
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