12-letter words containing f, o
- fully booked — having no vacancies or spaces
- fulminations — Plural form of fulmination.
- fulton sheen — Fulton (John) 1895–1979, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman, writer, and teacher.
- fumariaceous — belonging to the plant family Fumariaceae.
- funambulator — a tightrope-walker; a funambulist
- function key — a key on a computer keyboard or terminal that, when pressed, alone or in combination with other keys, causes a specific computational or mechanical operation to be carried out.
- functionable — functional (def 3).
- functionally — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionless — Lacking a function.
- fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
- funeral home — an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation, where the body may be viewed, and where funeral services are sometimes held.
- fungus stone — the Canadian tuckahoe, Polyporus tuberaster, an irregularly spherical mass of fungus mycelium and earth, forming a pseudosclerotium.
- funnel cloud — a rapidly rotating funnel-shaped cloud extending downward from the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, which, if it touches the surface of the earth, is a tornado or waterspout.
- furazolidone — a nitrofuran, C 8 H 7 N 3 O 5 , that is used in the treatment of giardiasis, and bacterial gastroenteritis and dysentery.
- furfuraceous — of or containing bran.
- furnace room — a room containing a furnace or an enclosed chamber for producing heat, often on the bottom floor of the building that it heats
- furocoumarin — psoralen.
- furunculosis — the condition characterized by the presence of boils.
- futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
- future shock — physical and psychological disturbance caused by a person's inability to cope with very rapid social and technological change.
- future-proof — (of a system, computer, program, etc) guaranteed not to be superseded by future versions, developments, etc
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- galley proof — a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.
- gambrel roof — a gable roof, each side of which has a shallower slope above a steeper one. Compare mansard (def 1).
- gamification — the process of turning an activity or task into a game or something resembling a game: Teachers can use gamification to motivate their students.
- gang of four — a group of four radical members of the Chinese Communist Party who were leaders of the Cultural Revolution and who were purged and imprisoned after the death of Mao Zedong: Jiang Qing (widow of Mao), Wang Hongwen, Yao Wenyuan, and Zhang Chunqiao.
- gasification — Action of gasifying.
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- genuflection — an act of bending the knee or touching it to the ground in reverence or worship.
- gersdorffite — a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
- get ahead of — to outdo or excel
- get ahold of — to get in touch with
- get off with — kiss
- gift voucher — gift certificate.
- gillyflowers — Plural form of gillyflower.
- give offence — to cause annoyance or displeasure to someone
- give offense — to offend; anger, insult, etc.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- globeflowers — Plural form of globeflower.
- gloss finish — a reflective or shiny surface, usually on a photograph but also sometimes on metal, paper, paint, etc
- go for broke — a simple past tense of break.
- gold farming — the practice of selling virtual assets gained in a computer game for real money
- gold filling — a small amount of gold that a dentist puts in a hole in a tooth to prevent further decay
- goliath frog — the largest living frog, Rana goliath, which occurs in the Congo region of Africa and can grow to a length of 30 centimetres
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- good offices — Someone's good offices are the help that they give to other people who are trying to achieve something.
- goofy-footer — a surfboard rider or snowboarder who stands with the right foot forward instead of the left foot forward