11-letter words containing f, o, g, l
- globeflower — any of several plants belonging to the genus Trollius, of the buttercup family, as T. laxus, of North America, having rounded, yellowish flowers.
- glumiferous — having glumes
- go bail for — to furnish bail for
- go flatline — [Cyberpunk SF, refers to flattening of EEG traces upon brain-death] also "flatlined". 1. To die, terminate, or fail, especially irreversibly. In hacker parlance, this is used of machines only, human death being considered somewhat too serious a matter to employ jargon-jokes about. 2. To go completely quiescent; said of machines undergoing controlled shutdown. "You can suffer file damage if you shut down Unix but power off before the system has gone flatline." 3. Of a video tube, to fail by losing vertical scan, so all one sees is a bright horizontal line bisecting the screen.
- gold fixing — the procedure by which the price of gold is established.
- gold-filled — composed of a layer of gold backed with a base metal.
- golden calf — a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. 32.
- golden fizz — a drink containing egg yolk, gin or vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water.
- golden orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
- goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
- golf course — the ground or course over which golf is played. A standard full-scale golf course has 125 to 175 acres (51 to 71 hectares), usually with 18 holes varying from 100 to 650 yards (91 to 594 meters) in length from tee to cup.
- gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
- good fellow — a friendly and pleasant person.
- goose flesh — goose bumps.
- grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
- granuliform — having a granular structure
- guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
- half-gallon — a half of a gallon, equal to 2 quarts (1.9 liters).
- half-hoping — having or expressing some hope
- half-joking — something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act: He tells very funny jokes. She played a joke on him.
- highprofile — (rare) alternative spelling of high-profile.
- in light of — something that makes things visible or affords illumination: All colors depend on light.
- informingly — In an informing manner.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- jungle fowl — any of several East Indian, gallinaceous birds of the genus Gallus, as G. gallus (red jungle fowl) believed to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl.
- lamb of god — Christ.
- leapfrogged — Simple past tense and past participle of leapfrog.
- leapfrogger — One who leapfrogs.
- lipofilling — the surgical transfer of fat removed by liposuction to areas of the body that need filling out.
- log of wood — log1 (def 10).
- microfiling — the process of reproducing the contents of a file on microfilm
- midget golf — miniature golf.
- montgolfier — a balloon raised by air heated from a fire in the lower part.
- non-feeling — the function or the power of perceiving by touch.
- non-fouling — an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.
- non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- nonfloating — Not floating (in any sense).
- office girl — a girl or young woman employed in an office to run errands, do odd jobs, etc.
- olfactology — the medical science which studies the sense of smell
- outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
- overflowing — to flow or run over, as rivers or water: After the thaw, the river overflows and causes great damage.
- photoflight — pertaining to a flight made for the purpose of aerial photography.
- pigeon loft — a raised shelter or building where pigeons are kept
- platforming — a process for reforming petroleum using a platinum catalyst
- ploughstaff — one of the handles of a plough
- pot of gold — the realization of all one's hopes and dreams; ultimate success, fulfillment, or happiness: to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
- powder flag — red flag (def 4).
- reflexology — a system of massaging specific areas of the foot or sometimes the hand in order to promote healing, relieve stress, etc., in other parts of the body.
- reflowering — an occurrence of flowering again
- scaffoldage — a scaffold or scaffolding