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19-letter words containing f, i, t, n, g, s

  • single life annuity — A single life annuity is an annuity where only one life is covered.
  • splinterproof glass — glass that is designed not to form sharp splinters should it be shattered
  • straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
  • subsistence farming — farming whose products are intended to provide for the basic needs of the farmer, with little surplus for marketing.
  • sugar loaf mountain — a mountain in SE Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, at the entrance to Guanabara Bay. 1280 feet (390 meters).
  • taming of the shrew — a comedy (1594?) by Shakespeare.
  • teaching fellowship — a fellowship providing a student in a graduate school with free tuition and expenses and stipulating that the student assume some teaching duties in return.
  • the finishing touch — If you add the finishing touches to something, you add or do the last things that are necessary to complete it.
  • the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
  • thread-line fishing — spinning (def 3).
  • to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
  • traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
  • valley of the kings — a valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes: the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of the 18th and 19th dynasties of ancient Egypt, c1350–c1200 b.c.
  • wage-push inflation — an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices.
  • white-fronted goose — a grayish-brown wild goose, Anser albifrons, of Eurasia and western North America, having a white patch on the front of the face.
  • with flying colours — If you pass a test with flying colours, you have done very well in the test.
  • yellowtail kingfish — a large carangid game fish, Seriola grandis, of S Australian waters
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