14-letter words containing f, r, g
- foramen magnum — the large opening in the base of the skull forming the passage from the cranial cavity to the spinal canal.
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- foreign legion — a military unit consisting of foreign volunteers in the service of a state.
- foreign office — the department of a government that handles foreign affairs.
- foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
- foreshortening — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- forethoughtful — full of or having forethought; provident.
- forget oneself — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- formal grammar — a set of syntactically valid formation rules of a formal language
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
- fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
- fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
- forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
- fountain grass — a perennial grass, Pennisetum setaceum, of Ethiopia, having bristly spikes, often rose-purple, grown as an ornamental.
- fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
- fragmentedness — The quality of being fragmented.
- fragrance-free — (of a product) without added scent or perfume
- fragrant sumac — a sprawling shrub, Rhus aromatica, of the cashew family, native to eastern North America, having aromatic foliage and greenish-yellow flowers in small spikes.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- framing square — a steel square usually having on its faces various tables and scales useful to the carpenter.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- fredericksburg — a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862.
- free of charge — having no cost
- free-machining — (of certain metals) readily machinable at high speeds with low force.
- free-range egg — an egg produced by a bird kept in natural nonintensive conditions
- freewheelingly — In a freewheeling manner; without constraint.
- freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
- freezing works — a slaughterhouse at which animal carcasses are frozen for export
- frege, gottlob — Gottlob Frege
- freight engine — a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.
- french bulldog — one of a French breed of small, bat-eared dogs having a large, square head, a short tail, and a short, sleek coat.
- fridge-freezer — a domestic electrical appliance which comprises a fridge and a freezer compartment
- fringe benefit — any of various benefits, as free life or health insurance, paid holidays, a pension, etc., received by an employee in addition to regular pay.
- fringe meeting — a meeting that takes place during a convention and is attended only by people whose views are not central to the majority
- fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
- frozen yoghurt — a dessert made from sweetened yoghurt that has been frozen
- gallery forest — a narrow strip of woods or forest along the banks of a watercourse flowing through open country.
- garden of eden — Eden1
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- gene frequency — the frequency of occurrence of a particular allele in a population
- gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- get rid of sth — When you get rid of something that you do not want or do not like, you take action so that you no longer have it or suffer from it.
- getting on for — Getting on for means the same as nearly.
- give free rein — to allow considerable freedom; remove restraints
- give it up for — If an audience is asked to give it up for a performer, they are being asked to applaud.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules