11-letter words containing g, a, f, n
- drift angle — the angle made by the path of a drifting vessel with its heading.
- dry farming — a system of growing crops in arid or semiarid regions without artificial irrigation, by reducing evaporation and by special methods of tillage
- east-facing — facing towards the east
- engraftment — The act of engrafting or something engrafted.
- exfoliating — Present participle of exfoliate.
- fabricating — Present participle of fabricate.
- face-saving — something that saves one's prestige or dignity: Allow him the face-saver of resigning instead of being fired.
- facelifting — Present participle of facelift.
- facing tool — a lathe tool for smoothing a plane surface at right angles to the axis of rotation.
- factfinding — a person who searches impartially for the facts or actualities of a subject or situation, especially one appointed to conduct an official investigation, as in a labor-management conflict.
- factorizing — Present participle of factorize.
- fair enough — that is reasonable
- fairgrounds — Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
- fairy green — a medium yellow-green color.
- falling-off — If there is a falling-off of an activity, there is a decrease in its amount or intensity.
- falling-out — a quarrel or estrangement between persons formerly in close association with one another.
- falteringly — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- fancy goods — small decorative gifts; knick-knacks
- fantasising — Present participle of fantasise.
- fantasizing — Present participle of fantasize.
- farnborough — a town in S England, in NE Hampshire: military base, with an aeronautical research centre. Pop: 57 147 (2001)
- farraginous — heterogeneous; mixed: a farraginous collection of random ideas.
- farreaching — Alternative spelling of far-reaching.
- farthingale — a hoop skirt or framework for expanding a woman's skirt, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- fascinating — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
- fast-acting — which takes effect quickly
- fast-moving — moving or capable of moving at high speed.
- fatiguingly — In a fatiguing manner.
- fear-naught — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- fecundating — Present participle of fecundate.
- feed grains — grains used to feed livestock
- ferrimagnet — (physics) Any ferrimagnetic material.
- ferromagnet — a ferromagnetic substance.
- fertigation — (agriculture) the application of fertilizers or other water-soluble products through an irrigation system.
- festinating — hurried.
- figurations — Plural form of figuration.
- filagreeing — Present participle of filagree.
- film rating — a rating imposed by the British Board of Film Censors that indicates the minimum age of people allowed to view the film
- film-making — the activity or business of producing and directing films
- fimbriating — Present participle of fimbriate.
- finedrawing — Present participle of finedraw.
- finger gate — any of a number of small runners radiating from a single gate to distribute metal in several parts of the mold cavity.
- finger mark — a mark, especially a smudge or stain, made by a finger.
- finger wave — a wave set by impressing the fingers into hair dampened by lotion or water.
- fingerboard — (of a violin, cello, etc.) the strip of wood on the neck against which the strings are stopped by the fingers.
- fingerguard — something that protects the fingers
- fingermarks — Plural form of fingermark.
- fingernails — Plural form of fingernail.
- fingerpaint — A form of paint designed to be applied using the fingers, especially by children.
- fingerplate — a metal plate fixed to a door next to the handle or keyhole to protect the surface