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

  • flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
  • flying visit — A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time.
  • 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 door — a door with hinged sections that can be folded flat against one another when opened.
  • 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
  • folk singing — the singing of folk songs, especially by a group of people.
  • footslogging — Present participle of footslog.
  • forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
  • forbiddingly — In a forbidding 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
  • foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
  • four-walling — a form of distribution and exhibition, esp. of films, in which a distributor or producer rents a theater for a fixed amount, pays all advertising and operating costs, and collects all box-office receipts
  • frangibility — The state or quality of being frangible.
  • frankalmoign — a form of tenure by which religious bodies held lands, esp on condition of praying for the soul of the donor
  • 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.
  • fuddling cup — an English earthenware drinking vessel of the 17th and 18th centuries, having the form of a cluster of three or more cups communicating at their bottoms in such a way that the entire vessel can be drained from any of them.
  • fuliginosity — The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness.
  • fuliginously — In a fuliginous manner.
  • full binding — a complete binding of a volume in any one material, generally leather.
  • fungicidally — in a fungicidal manner
  • 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.
  • giant fulmar — either of two large white or brownish petrels of the genus Macronectes, of the Antarctic Ocean and adjacent seas.
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • gloss finish — a reflective or shiny surface, usually on a photograph but also sometimes on metal, paper, paint, etc
  • gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
  • gold filling — a small amount of gold that a dentist puts in a hole in a tooth to prevent further decay
  • 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.
  • gratifyingly — In a manner that gratifies.
  • 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 binding — a type of book binding consisting of a leather binding on the spine and, sometimes, the corners, with paper or cloth sides.
  • half landing — a landing halfway up a flight of stairs
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