12-letter words containing f, i, g, u
- insightfully — characterized by or displaying insight; perceptive.
- justifyingly — to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means.
- lighter fuel — the fuel used in a cigarette or cigar lighter
- ligulifloral — having strap-shaped flowers
- ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
- lug foresail — a gaff foresail having no boom or sometimes a partial boom.
- meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
- misconfigure — Configure (a system or part of it) incorrectly.
- misfeaturing — distorting the features
- non-fungible — (especially of goods) being of such nature or kind as to be freely exchangeable or replaceable, in whole or in part, for another of like nature or kind.
- offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- out of sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- out-of-sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- persian gulf — strait in the Indian Ocean
- pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
- pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
- recentrifuge — to subject (a liquid) to the action of a centrifuge again
- refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- running fire — a rapid discharge of firearms in succession by a line of soldiers
- running gaff — the hoisting gaff.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- safe surfing — the practice of using security measures to protect one's computer while surfing the internet
- 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.
- sinking fund — a fund to extinguish an indebtedness, usually a bond issue.
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- sprightfully — in a sprightful manner
- stick figure — a diagrammatic drawing representing a human or animal, usually made with one line each for the torso and appendages, and often a circle for the head.
- stuffing box — a device for preventing leakage of gases or liquids along a moving rod or shaft at the point at which it leaves a cylinder, tank, ship hull, etc.
- stuffing nut — a large nut that is tightened to compress the packing in a stuffing box
- stunt flying — the activity or practice of performing stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
- stupefyingly — to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor.
- 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.
- tempus fugit — time flies
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- triple fugue — a fugue with a subject and two countersubjects developed simultaneously.
- turf dancing — a fluid style of street-dancing originating in the Bay Area of San Francisco, California
- ufo sighting — the sighting of a UFO
- unaffrighted — to frighten.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- unconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- undelightful — giving great pleasure or delight; highly pleasing: a delightful surprise.
- underfeeding — an instance of or period of being underfed