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12-letter words containing g, a, t, e, f

  • interleafing — Present participle of interleaf.
  • krafft-ebing — Richard [rich-erd;; German rikh-ahrt] /ˈrɪtʃ ərd;; German ˈrɪx ɑrt/ (Show IPA), Baron von, 1840–1902, German neurologist and author of works on sexual pathology.
  • large-format — of or relating to a camera with an image area of 5 inches by 4 inches or more
  • leaf through — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
  • left luggage — baggage stored temporarily
  • let floating — (programming)   A program transformation used in functional programming to implement full laziness. E.g. the function f x = x + sqrt 4 can be expressed as f x = let t = sqrt 4 in x + t but note that t does not depend on the argument x so we can automatically transform this to t = sqrt 4 f x = x + t Making t into a global constant which need only be evaluated at most once, rather than every time f is called. The general idea is to float each subexpression as far out (toward the top level) as possible to maximise sharing.
  • misfeaturing — distorting the features
  • nonfattening — Not fattening; not causing one to become fat.
  • olefiant gas — ethylene (def 2).
  • outfangthief — the right of a lord to try a thief captured within his jurisdiction, regardless of where the thief is from
  • over-fraught — Archaic. filled or laden (with): ships fraught with precious wares.
  • overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
  • overfatigued — excessively fatigued
  • overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
  • perfect game — a baseball game in which the same player pitches throughout the full game without allowing any player of the opposing team to reach first base by a base hit, base on balls, error, or any other means. Compare no-hitter.
  • protest flag — a flag hoisted by a racing yacht to advise the judges of a violation of the rules by another yacht.
  • red goatfish — a goatfish, Mullus auratus.
  • reflectogram — an image of an under-drawing or image taken from beneath the surface of paint in a work of art
  • reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
  • refrigerated — made frozen or cold, esp for preservative purposes; chilled or frozen
  • refrigerator — a box, room, or cabinet in which food, drink, etc., are kept cool by means of ice or mechanical refrigeration.
  • safety glass — a pane made by joining two plates or panes of glass with a layer of usually transparent plastic or artificial resin between them that retains the fragments if the glass is broken.
  • self-antigen — autoantigen.
  • self-basting — (of a turkey) prepared with oil or butter to remain moist when cooked in an oven.
  • self-heating — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • self-storage — noting or pertaining to a warehouse or other facility that rents units to people for storing personal possessions.
  • self-tanning — cosmetic substance applied to the skin to simulate a suntan
  • self-tapping — (of a screw) cutting its own thread when screwed into a plain hole in a metal sheet
  • semifloating — noting or pertaining to a driving axle of an automobile or the like, the inner end of which is carried by the differential gear and the outer end of which is keyed to a wheel supported by the axle housing.
  • sergeantfish — the cobia, Rachycentron canadum.
  • sought after — that is in demand; desirable: a sought-after speaker.
  • sought-after — that is in demand; desirable: a sought-after speaker.
  • space flight — journey into outer space
  • stage effect — a highly spectacular or artificial device or means, especially for attracting attention.
  • stage fright — nervousness felt by a performer or speaker when appearing before an audience.
  • stauffenberg — Claus (klaʊs), Graf von. 1907–44, German army officer, who tried to assassinate Hitler (1944). He and his fellow conspirators were executed
  • tank fighter — a boxer known for false shows of being knocked down or out in bouts the results of which have been prearranged.
  • target rifle — a rifle designed especially for shooting at targets.
  • terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
  • the red flag — a socialist song, written by James Connell (1852–1929), Irish political activist, in 1889
  • thoroughfare — a road, street, or the like, that leads at each end into another street.
  • tongue graft — whip graft.
  • transferring — to convey or remove from one place, person, etc., to another: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.
  • unaffrighted — to frighten.
  • unflattering — to try to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
  • unfragmented — existing or functioning as though broken into separate parts; disorganized; disunified: a fragmented personality; a fragmented society.
  • waterfalling — Present participle of waterfall.
  • waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
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