12-letter words containing g, e, y
- figuratively — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- flagellatory — relating to flagellation
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- flickeringly — In a flickering manner.
- fly the flag — to represent or show support for one's country, an organization, etc
- flying field — a small landing field with short runways and facilities for servicing airplanes on a lesser scale than an airport.
- flying jenny — Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. a merry-go-round, especially a relatively small or unadorned one.
- flying lemur — either of two lemurlike mammals, Cynocephalus variegatus, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, or C. volans, of the Philippines, having broad folds of skin on both sides of the body to aid in gliding from tree to tree: now rare.
- flying mouse — pygmy glider.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- flying wedge — a fast-moving group of law-enforcement officers in a compact, wedge-shaped formation that can infiltrate crowds or protect someone effectively.
- food allergy — an allergy to a specific type of food
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- forebodingly — a prediction; portent.
- foreign body — object lodged where it does not belong
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- forty-eighth — next after the forty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 48.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fragmentally — fragmentary.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- gallery tray — a tray usually of silver with a raised rim, used for serving drinks
- gallery wire — perforated wire or metal stripping used to support or enhance a stone mounted in a ring.
- galley proof — a proof, originally one set from type in a galley, taken before the material has been made up into pages and usually printed as a single column of type with wide margins for marking corrections.
- galley slave — a person condemned to work at an oar on a galley.
- galvanometry — the method or process of determining the strength of electric currents.
- gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
- gangliectomy — (medicine) Excision of a ganglion; surgical removal of a mass of tissue.
- garden party — a party given out of doors in a garden or yard.
- gas cylinder — container for storing gas
- gateway 2000 — (company) One of the lagest US manufacturers of IBM compatibles, founded by CEO Ted Waitt in September 1985, in Sioux City, Iowa. In 1990 the company moved to North Sioux City, South Dakota. In August 1994, quarterly profits were $4 million on sales of $617 million. Sales for the first quarter of 1997 were $1.42 billion. On 1997-05-15 Gateway bought the Amiga brand.
- gateway drug — any mood-altering drug, as a stimulant or tranquilizer, that does not cause physical dependence but may lead to the use of addictive drugs, as heroin.
- gauge theory — a type of theory of elementary particles designed to explain the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions in terms of exchange of virtual particles
- gay marriage — (broadly) any of the diverse forms of interpersonal union established in various parts of the world to form a familial bond that is recognized legally, religiously, or socially, granting the participating partners mutual conjugal rights and responsibilities and including, for example, opposite-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, plural marriage, and arranged marriage: Anthropologists say that some type of marriage has been found in every known human society since ancient times. See Word Story at the current entry.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gaya maretan — Gayomart.
- geelvink bay — former (Dutch) name of Sarera Bay.
- genappe yarn — a worsted yarn that has been genapped and made smooth and lustrous.
- gene library — a collection of gene clones that represents the genetic material of an organism: used in genetic engineering
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- generability — capable of being generated or produced.
- generation y — members of the generation of people born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s who are seen as being discerning consumers with a high disposable income
- generatively — capable of producing or creating.
- generativity — Relating to the ability to create or reproduce.
- genotoxicity — (uncountable) The condition of being genotoxic.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.