10-letter words containing g, a, f
- frigidaire — (now historical) A refrigerator.
- frigmarole — a jocular term for foreplay when considered, esp from the man’s point of view, to be a tiresome prelude to the main event
- fringehead — any fish of the genus Neoclinus, characterized by a row of fleshy processes on the head, as N. blanchardi (sarcastic fringehead) of California coastal waters.
- frog march — to force (a person) to march with the arms pinioned firmly behind the back.
- frog-march — If you are frog-marched somewhere, someone takes you there by force, holding you by the arms or another part of your body so that you have to walk along with them.
- front-page — of major importance; worth putting on the first page of a newspaper.
- frugalista — (informal) A person (especially a woman) who is fashionable while being thrifty.
- frugalness — The property of being frugal.
- frying pan — A frying pan is a flat metal pan with a long handle, in which you fry food.
- frying-pan — a shallow, long-handled pan in which food is fried.
- fuel gauge — an instrument in a vehicle that indicates how much fuel remains
- fugitation — a sentence given to an accused person who does not appear for trial, declaring them to be an outlaw and fugitive
- fulgurated — Simple past tense and past participle of fulgurate.
- full-grain — (of leather) having the original grain surface intact.
- fumigating — Present participle of fumigate.
- fumigation — to expose to smoke or fumes, as in disinfecting or exterminating roaches, ants, etc.
- fumigators — Plural form of fumigator.
- fumigatory — having the ability to fumigate; relating to fumigation
- fungicidal — a substance or preparation, as a spray or dust, used for destroying fungi.
- fungistats — Plural form of fungistat.
- fustigated — Simple past tense and past participle of fustigate.
- gable roof — a roof sloping downward in two parts at an angle from a central ridge, so as to leave a gable at each end.
- gaffrigged — (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails.
- gag reflex — involuntary retching
- gal friday — Older Use: Sometimes Offensive. a woman who acts as a general assistant in a business office or to an executive and has a wide variety of especially secretarial and clerical duties.
- gale-force — A gale-force wind is a very strong wind.
- gangliform — having the form of a ganglion.
- gas fitter — a person who installs gas pipes and apparatus in buildings.
- gauffering — an ornamental plaiting used for frills and borders, as on women's caps.
- gayfeather — Many of the plant of the genus Liatris, native to North America, including Mexico, east of the continental divide.
- gearshifts — Plural form of gearshift.
- get a life — the condition that distinguishes organisms from inorganic objects and dead organisms, being manifested by growth through metabolism, reproduction, and the power of adaptation to environment through changes originating internally.
- ghastfully — in a ghastful manner
- glance off — If an object glances off something, it hits it at an angle and bounces away in another direction.
- glandiform — (anatomy) Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
- go too far — take sth past acceptable limits
- go-forward — forward momentum, esp of a sports team during a match
- goatfishes — Plural form of goatfish.
- godfathers — Plural form of godfather.
- godfearing — Acting with obedience to rules established by a deity out of fear of the power of that deity.
- good faith — accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in): If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.
- gracefully — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- graffitied — Simple past tense and past participle of graffiti.
- graffitist — plural of graffito.
- grainfield — a field in which grain is grown.
- gram flour — flour prepared from the gram seeds
- grape fern — any of several ferns of the genus Botrychium, comprising several species having grapelike clusters of sporangia.
- grapefruit — a large, roundish, yellow-skinned, edible citrus fruit having a juicy, acid pulp.
- grassfinch — any of several Australian weaverbirds, especially of the genus Poephila.
- gratefully — warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful: I am grateful to you for your help.