11-letter words containing f, i, g
- satisficing — the act of satisficing
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- sdeignfully — disdainfully
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-giving — to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- self-guided — accompanied by a guide: a guided tour.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-ignite — to ignite without spark or flame.
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- self-moving — capable of moving without an external agency.
- self-rising — rising without the addition of leaven: self-rising pancake flour.
- self-ruling — of or relating to self-rule
- self-weight — the amount or quantity of heaviness or mass; amount a thing weighs.
- send flying — to dismiss or cause to depart hurriedly
- sending-off — If there is a sending-off during a game of football, a player is told to leave the field by the referee, as a punishment for seriously breaking the rules.
- septifragal — (of a capsule) dehiscing by breaking away from the partitions but remaining attached to the common axis; dehiscing at the valves or backs of the carpels but leaving the septa intact.
- shift gears — change speed manually in a vehicle
- shoplifting — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- showing-off — behaviour designed to impress people
- shufflingly — in the manner of a shuffle
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- sign off on — to indicate approval or acceptance of (a plan, statement, etc.) by, or as if by, signing or initialing it
- sign on for — If you sign on for something, you officially agree to work for an organization or do a course of study by signing a contract or form.
- signal flag — a flag used for sending messages to other ships
- significant — important; of consequence.
- significate — something signified
- signifyings — indications
- singingfish — midshipman (def 3).
- single file — a line of persons or things arranged one behind the other; Indian file.
- single-foot — rack3 (def 1).
- sliding fit — a fit that enables one part to be inserted into another by sliding or pushing, rather than by hammering
- sniffer dog — a dog trained to find illegal drugs or explosives by smell.
- snowsurfing — the use of a board without bindings to travel over snow
- spacefaring — space travel
- spaceflight — the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.
- spot fixing — the act of deliberately engineering an outcome within a sporting contest without attempting to alter the outcome of the contest itself
- springfield — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
- stagflation — an inflationary period accompanied by rising unemployment and lack of growth in consumer demand and business activity.
- stultifying — to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
- subfreezing — below the freezing point.
- suffumigate — to fumigate from below; apply fumes or smoke to.
- surfcasting — the act, technique, or sport of fishing by casting from the shoreline into the sea, usually using heavy-duty tackle.
- surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
- swing shift — a work shift in industry from midafternoon until midnight.
- sword fight — duel with long-bladed weapons
- take flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- take fright — be scared off
- telling-off — If you give someone a telling-off, you tell them that you are very angry with them about something they have done.
- test flight — a flight made to observe the performance characteristics of a new aircraft or spacecraft.
- the fidgets — restless, uneasy feelings or movements