17-letter words containing f, o, u, g
- league of nations — an international organization to promote world peace and cooperation that was created by the Treaty of Versailles (1919): dissolved April 1946.
- line of longitude — an imaginary line on a globe, map, etc, indicating longitude
- low-hanging fruit — the fruit that grows low on a tree and is therefore easy to reach
- man enough to/for — If you say that a man is man enough to do something, you mean that he has the necessary courage or ability to do it.
- margaret of anjou — 1430–82, queen of Henry VI of England.
- perforation gauge — a marked ruler used to measure the number of perforations per unit length along the borders of a stamp.
- performance drugs — the drugs that are taken illegally by athletes to enhance their sporting performance
- photofluorography — photography of images produced by a fluoroscopic examination, used in x-ray examination of the lungs of large groups of people.
- political refugee — a person who has fled from a homeland because of political persecution.
- pre-configuration — the relative disposition or arrangement of the parts or elements of a thing.
- programming fluid — (jargon) (Or "wirewater") Coffee, unleaded coffee (decaffeinated), Cola, or any caffeinacious stimulant. Many hackers consider these essential for those all-night hacking runs.
- put the finger on — to inform on or identify, esp for the police
- queen of puddings — a pudding made of moist but firm breadcrumb and custard mixture topped with jam and meringue
- recruiting office — an office where staff are recruited, esp by the military
- returning officer — a public official appointed to conduct and preside at an election.
- rough puff pastry — a rich flaky pastry made with butter and used for pie-crusts, flans, etc
- sawed-off shotgun — rifle with a short barrel
- self-constituting — to compose; form: mortar constituted of lime and sand.
- self-rising flour — Self-rising flour is flour that makes cakes rise when they are cooked because it has chemicals added to it.
- south farmingdale — a town on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- south frigid zone — the part of the earth's surface between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
- through the floor — If you say that prices or sales have fallen through the floor, you mean that they have suddenly decreased.
- thuringian forest — a forested mountain region in central Germany: a resort area.
- to drag your feet — If you drag your feet or drag your heels, you delay doing something or do it very slowly because you do not want to do it.
- under the sign of — during that portion of the year when the sun is passing through and thus subject to the influence of (a specified sign of the zodiac)
- unlawful wounding — an offence committed when a person maliciously wounds another person
- utmost good faith — a principle used in insurance contracts, legally obliging all parties to reveal to the others any information that might influence the others' decision to enter into the contract