12-letter words containing f, o, r, g
- overfatigued — excessively fatigued
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- oxford group — an organization founded at Oxford University in 1921 by Frank Buchman, advocating absolute morality in public and private life.
- personifying — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- pro-suffrage — the right to vote, especially in a political election.
- 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
- protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
- 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.
- reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
- 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.
- rod from god — a weapon, currently in the development stage, that consists of a metal cylinder that is fired from an orbiting spacecraft at a target on earth. The cylinder is calculated to reach speeds in excess of 7000 mph, hitting its target with the power of a small atomic weapon
- 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-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- self-storage — noting or pertaining to a warehouse or other facility that rents units to people for storing personal possessions.
- self-wrought — Archaic except in some senses. a simple past tense and past participle of work.
- 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
- solid figure — a figure that has three dimensions
- sought after — that is in demand; desirable: a sought-after speaker.
- sought-after — that is in demand; desirable: a sought-after speaker.
- sportfishing — fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.
- straight off — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- strong force — Also called nuclear force. the short-range attractive force between baryons that holds together the nucleus of the atom.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- the big four — a small powerful group, as of banks, companies, etc, esp the four largest banks in Britain (Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and NatWest)
- thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
- tongue graft — whip graft.
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- unconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing