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

  • 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.
  • prefinancing — financing arranged in advance
  • price fixing — the establishing of prices at a determined level, either by a government or by mutual consent among producers or sellers of a commodity.
  • price-fixing — the establishing of prices at a determined level, either by a government or by mutual consent among producers or sellers of a commodity.
  • profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
  • proofreading — correction of text
  • pudding-face — a human face that is big and fat and resembles a pudding
  • pussyfooting — behaving in an excessively cautious way
  • rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
  • range finder — any of various instruments for determining the distance from the observer to a particular object, as for sighting a gun or adjusting the focus of a camera.
  • rangefinding — the act or process of determining the distance of an object from the observer
  • 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.
  • refreshingly — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
  • refurnishing — to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
  • relief angle — The relief angle is the angle between a cutting tool and the workpiece it has just cut.
  • rigging loft — a loft or gallery in a boatbuilder's yard from which rigging can be fitted
  • ring of fire — the linear zone of seismic and volcanic activity that coincides in general with the margins of the Pacific Plate.
  • 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
  • roofing nail — a short nail for nailing asphalt shingles or the like, having a broad head.
  • 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
  • safe-keeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
  • safecracking — the act of breaking into a safe
  • 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.
  • self-antigen — autoantigen.
  • self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
  • self-closing — the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
  • self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
  • self-damning — causing incrimination: damning evidence.
  • self-dealing — financial transaction conducted on a personal, nonbusinesslike basis, as lending or borrowing of corporate money by a director.
  • self-denying — the sacrifice of one's own desires; unselfishness.
  • self-drawing — the act of a person or thing that draws.
  • self-driving — (of a machine) operating without the guidance of a human.
  • self-feeding — automatically supplying itself with what is needed, as a machine
  • self-filling — that fills or replenishes itself automatically
  • self-healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
  • self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • self-loading — noting or pertaining to an automatic or semiautomatic firearm.
  • self-locking — a device for securing a door, gate, lid, drawer, or the like in position when closed, consisting of a bolt or system of bolts propelled and withdrawn by a mechanism operated by a key, dial, etc.
  • self-mocking — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • self-pitying — Someone who is self-pitying is full of self-pity.
  • self-playing — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
  • self-priming — the powder or other material used to ignite a charge.
  • self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
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