12-letter words containing f, o, g, i
- nonflowering — (biology) Of a plant, not flowering; reproducing by means other than pollination from flowers.
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- objectifying — Present participle of objectify.
- off the grid — not using any of the services, such as bank accounts, public utilites, etc, that allow a person's activities to be monitored by the authorities
- offputtingly — In an offputting manner.
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- out of sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- out-of-sight — Slang. fantastic; great; marvelous: an out-of-sight guitarist.
- outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- personifying — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- pettifogging — You can describe an action or situation as pettifogging when you think that unnecessary attention is being paid to unimportant, boring details.
- pillow fight — a mock fight in which participants thump each other with pillows
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- profile drag — the sum of the surface friction drag and the form drag for a body moving subsonically through a fluid
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- proofreading — correction of text
- 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
- red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
- 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.
- refrigerator — a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
- rigging loft — a loft or gallery in a boatbuilder's yard from which rigging can be fitted
- right of way — a common law or statutory right granted to a vehicle, as an airplane or boat, to proceed ahead of another.
- right-footer — (esp in Ireland) a Protestant
- 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.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- 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-closing — the end or conclusion, as of a speech.
- self-cooking — the act of a person or thing that cooks.
- 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-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
- shaving foam — lather used for shaving
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- soft landing — space vehicle
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- south-facing — facing towards the south
- spongillafly — spongefly.