19-letter words containing f, o, i, e, g
- self-congratulating — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
- self-congratulation — the expression or feeling of uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's own accomplishment, good fortune, etc.; complacency.
- self-levelling foot — (on furniture, washing-machines, etc) a foot that adjusts to let the item in question stand in a steady position
- shopping facilities — shops or other retail services
- sign of aggregation — any of the signs used to indicate grouping in an algebraic expression: vinculum, bar, or raised horizontal line, ; a pair of parentheses, (a + b); a pair of brackets, [ a + b ]; or a pair of braces, { a + b }.
- splinterproof glass — glass that is designed not to form sharp splinters should it be shattered
- straightforwardness — going or directed straight ahead: a straightforward gaze.
- take it for granted — If you take it for granted that something is the case, you believe that it is true or you accept it as normal without thinking about it.
- 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 gift of the gab — If someone has the gift of the gab, they are able to speak easily and confidently, and to persuade people. Also the gift of gab, mainly in American English.
- the oceanic feeling — a term coined by Sigmund Freud to describe the feeling experienced by people who have religious faith
- the roaring forties — the areas of ocean between 40° and 50° latitude in the S Hemisphere, noted for gale-force winds
- to fight for breath — If you fight for breath, you try to breathe but find it very difficult.
- to fit like a glove — If you say that something fits like a glove, you are emphasizing that it fits exactly.
- to get short shrift — If someone or something gets short shrift, they are paid very little attention.
- to one's fingertips — entirely; altogether
- traffic regulations — rules designed to expedite the flow of traffic and prevent collisions
- unorganized ferment — ferment (def 2).
- 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 the gloves off — (of a dispute, argument, etc) conducted mercilessly and in earnest, with no reservations
- yellowtail kingfish — a large carangid game fish, Seriola grandis, of S Australian waters