12-letter words containing f, r, g, s
- fishing worm — an earthworm.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- five fingers — any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.
- flabbergasts — Plural form of flabbergast.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flabergasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabergast.
- flagellators — Plural form of flagellator.
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forest green — Lincoln green.
- forest grove — a town in NW Oregon.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.
- fragrantness — the quality of being fragrant
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- gersdorffite — a mineral, sulfide-arsenide of nickel, NiAsS, occurring in metallic, light-gray cubes.
- gillyflowers — Plural form of gillyflower.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- globeflowers — Plural form of globeflower.
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gracefullest — Superlative form of graceful.
- gracefulness — The state of being graceful.
- grandfathers — Plural form of grandfather.
- grass family — the large plant family Gramineae (or Poaceae), characterized by mostly herbaceous but sometimes woody plants with hollow and jointed stems, narrow sheathing leaves, petalless flowers borne in spikelets, and fruit in the form of seedlike grain, and including bamboo, sugar cane, numerous grasses, and cereal grains such as barley, corn, oats, rice, rye, and wheat.
- gratefulness — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.
- greenfinches — Plural form of greenfinch.
- griseofulvin — an antibiotic, C 17 H 17 ClO 6 , obtained from a species of Penicillium, used in the treatment of ringworm and other fungous infections of the skin.
- gross profit — gross receipts less the cost of goods or production but before the deduction of such other costs as rent or salaries.
- ground frost — the condition resulting from a temperature reading of 0°C or below on a thermometer in contact with a grass surface
- ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
- heterografts — Plural form of heterograft.
- infographics — Plural form of infographic.
- king-of-arms — a title of certain of the principal heralds of England and certain other kingdoms empowered by their sovereigns to grant armorial bearings.
- leapfroggers — Plural form of leapfrogger.