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14-letter words containing g, a, f, n

  • effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
  • enfant sauvage — a person given to naive, undisciplined, or unpredictable behaviour, largely because of youth and inexperience
  • engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
  • exchange force — a force between two elementary particles resulting from the exchange of a virtual particle
  • faculty lounge — a staffroom
  • falling action — the part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
  • falling market — a stock market in which share prices are falling
  • false beginner — a language student who has some knowledge of a language, but who needs to start again from the beginning
  • false negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
  • false-negative — Medicine/Medical. a test result that is incorrect because the test failed to recognize an existing condition or finding. a person who receives this test result.
  • family viewing — television programmes that are suitable for both adults and children
  • fancy geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium domesticum, of southern Africa, having roundish clusters of large white, pink, or red flowers.
  • farmer-general — (in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes.
  • farsightedness — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
  • farthingsworth — the amount that can be bought with a farthing; a small amount
  • fashion design — the activity of designing fashionable clothes
  • fashionmongers — Plural form of fashionmonger.
  • fashionmonging — the act of analysing, following or advising others on fashion
  • featherbedding — the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety statute: Featherbedding forced the railroads to employ firemen on diesel locomotives.
  • feature-length — long enough to be made a feature; of full length: a feature-length story; a feature-length film.
  • fencing master — an expert in, and teacher of, the art and sport of fencing
  • feng yu-hsiang — ("Christian General") 1880–1948, Chinese general.
  • ferrimagnetism — (physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Neel temperature).
  • ferromagnesian — (of minerals and rocks) containing iron and magnesium.
  • ferromagnetism — noting or pertaining to a substance, as iron, that below a certain temperature, the Curie point, can possess magnetization in the absence of an external magnetic field; noting or pertaining to a substance in which the magnetic moments of the atoms are aligned.
  • ferromanganese — a ferroalloy containing up to 90 percent manganese.
  • fictionalizing — Present participle of fictionalize.
  • field guidance — a method of guiding a missile to a point within a gravitational or radio field by means of the properties of the field
  • fighting chair — a chair fastened to the deck at the stern of a seagoing fishing boat for use by an angler in landing a large fish.
  • figurativeness — The property of being figurative.
  • figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
  • file signature — A magic number.
  • filing cabinet — office: tall set of drawers
  • final judgment — judgment (def 8).
  • finance charge — interest or a fee charged for borrowing money or buying on credit.
  • fine champagne — a high-quality cognac distilled from grapes grown in the Grande Champagne or Petite Champagne vineyards of western France.
  • finger reading — the reading of Braille by means of the fingertips.
  • finishing nail — a slender nail with a small globular head, used for finish work, being driven to slightly beneath the surface and covered with putty or the like.
  • finnbogadottir — Vigdís [Icelandic vig-dees] /Icelandic vɪgˈdis/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96.
  • finnegans wake — a novel (1922–39) by James Joyce.
  • first language — mother tongue
  • first sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer of a company, squadron, etc., responsible for personnel and administration.
  • fishing tackle — Fishing tackle consists of all the equipment that is used in the sport of fishing, such as fishing rods, lines, hooks, and bait.
  • flabbergasting — to overcome with surprise and bewilderment; astound.
  • flagellomaniac — a person who is enthusiastic about or derives (sexual) pleasure from whipping or being whipped
  • flagitiousness — The state or quality of being flagitious.
  • flash smelting — a smelting process for sulphur-containing ores in which the dried and powdered ore, mixed with oxygen, is ignited on discharge from a nozzle, melts, and drops to the bottom of a settling chamber. Sulphur is released mainly in its solid form, thus reducing atmospheric pollution
  • flashing point — flash point (def 1).
  • flinders grass — a drought-resistant pasture grass, Iseilema membranacea, native to inland regions of Australia and used as fodder.
  • flinders range — a mountain range in S Australia. Highest peak, St. Mary Peak, 3900 feet (1190 meters).
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