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

  • flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
  • 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
  • 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
  • forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
  • foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
  • freewheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
  • freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
  • frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
  • galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
  • garand rifle — M-1.
  • gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
  • gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
  • gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
  • 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.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
  • griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
  • guilefulness — The quality of being guileful; cunning or deceit.
  • half-english — of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
  • hard feeling — resentment; ill will
  • heffelfinger — William Walter ("Pudge") 1867–1954, U.S. football player.
  • interfilling — a filling of materials, as brickwork between studs.
  • interleafing — Present participle of interleaf.
  • leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
  • 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.
  • life drawing — drawing objects or people from life
  • life goes on — You can say 'Life goes on' after mentioning something very sad to indicate that, although people are very upset or affected by it, they have to carry on living normally.
  • life savings — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
  • line fishing — the activity and sport of fishing using a line
  • loosefitting — fitting loosely
  • ludwigshafen — a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine opposite Mannheim.
  • meaningfully — full of meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeful; significant: a meaningful wink; a meaningful choice.
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