11-letter words containing f, r, g
- fluegelhorn — a brass instrument like the cornet in design and pitch but with a wider bore, larger bell, and mellower tone
- fluorescing — Present participle of fluoresce.
- flush right — even or level, as with a surface; forming the same plane: The bottom of the window is flush with the floor.
- fly gallery — a narrow platform at the side of a stage from which ropes are manipulated to raise or lower scenery, battens, etc.
- flying frog — either of two East Indian frogs, Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus and R. pardalis, having broadly webbed feet permitting long, gliding leaps.
- flying mare — Wrestling. a method of attack in which a wrestler grasps the wrist of the opponent, turns in the opposite direction, and throws the opponent over the shoulder and down.
- flying moor — the act of mooring a vessel between two anchors, the first dropped while the vessel is under way.
- focus group — a representative group of people questioned together about their opinions on political issues, consumer products, etc.
- folk singer — a singer who specializes in folk songs, usually providing his or her own accompaniment on a guitar.
- food grains — the small hard seedlike fruits of a grass, esp a cereal plant, used as a foodstuff
- foot guards — (in Britain) an infantry unit forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
- footbridges — Plural form of footbridge.
- footdragger — One who deliberately delays obligatory action.
- footslogger — Common term for a foot soldier. A person who footslogs.
- for nothing — freely, free
- forage acre — a measure of the vegetation available for grazing on a range or pasture, equal to the total area multiplied by the percentage of surface covered by usable vegetation (Ex.: 10 acres × 30% coverage = 3 forage acres)
- forage mite — a mite normally occurring in forage but sometimes infesting the skin of mammals, esp horses, and birds
- forcing bid — a bid, often at a higher level than is required, that is understood to oblige the bidder's partner to reply
- forebearing — Present participle of forebear.
- forebodings — Plural form of foreboding.
- forecasting — Present participle of forecast.
- foreclosing — Present participle of foreclose.
- foredooming — Present participle of foredoom.
- forefingers — the first finger next to the thumb.
- foregathers — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather.
- foreglimpse — a revelation or glimpse of the future.
- foregrounds — Plural form of foreground.
- foreign aid — economic, technical, or military aid given by one nation to another for purposes of relief and rehabilitation, for economic stabilization, or for mutual defense.
- foreign key — (database) A column in a database table containing values that are also found in some primary key column (of a different table). By extension, any reference to entities of a different type. Some RDBMSs allow a column to be explicitly labelled as a foreign key and only allow values to be inserted if they already exist in the relevant primary key column.
- foreignisms — Plural form of foreignism.
- foreignness — of, relating to, or derived from another country or nation; not native: foreign cars.
- foreknowing — Present participle of foreknow.
- forerunning — Present participle of forerun.
- foreshowing — Present participle of foreshow.
- foresighted — Having or using foresight.
- foresignify — to signify in advance
- foretelling — Present participle of foretell.
- forethought — thoughtful provision beforehand; provident care; prudence.
- forewarning — to warn in advance.
- forgathered — Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- forge ahead — move forward with determination
- forgetfully — In a forgetful manner.
- forgettable — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- forgiveable — Misspelling of forgivable.
- forgiveness — act of forgiving; state of being forgiven.
- forgivingly — In a forgiving way.
- formalising — Present participle of formalise.
- formalizing — Present participle of formalize.
- formfitting — designed to fit snugly around a given shape; close-fitting: a formfitting blouse.
- formulating — Present participle of formulate.