13-letter words containing g, f, c
- cross-footing — Accounting. to total figures horizontally across columns instead of vertically.
- crowd surfing — the practice of being passed over the top of a crowd of people such as an audience at a pop concert
- curve fitting — the determination of a curve that fits a specified set of points: The method of least squares is commonly used for curve fitting.
- cutting fluid — a liquid or gas for cooling or lubricating a cutting tool and a piece of work at their point of contact.
- days of grace — days permitted by custom for payment of a promissory note, bill of exchange, etc, after it falls due
- declassifying — Present participle of declassify.
- deconflicting — Present participle of deconflict.
- diffractogram — An image produced by a diffractometer.
- dignification — The act of dignifying; exaltation.
- discomforting — an absence of comfort or ease; uneasiness, hardship, or mild pain.
- disconfirming — Not confirming.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- driving force — impetus
- eigenfunction — Each of a set of independent functions that are the solutions to a given differential equation.
- enfranchising — Present participle of enfranchise.
- face painting — art of decorating the face with paint
- faction fight — a fight between rival Black groups, usually originating in tribal or clan feuds
- falcon-gentle — the female peregrine falcon.
- fantasmagoric — phantasmagoria.
- fascinatingly — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
- fast-tracking — the practice of speeding up the progress of a project or person
- fence-mending — the practice of reestablishing or strengthening personal, business, or political contacts and relationships by conciliation or negotiation, as after a dispute, disagreement, or period of inactivity.
- fencing match — a match between fencers
- ferricyanogen — (chemistry) A hexavalent radical, Fe2(CN)12, a compound of cyanogen and iron in the ferric state.
- ferrimagnetic — noting or pertaining to a substance, as a ferrite, in which the magnetic moments of some neighboring atoms point in opposite directions, with a net magnetization still resulting because of differences in magnitudes of the opposite moments.
- ferrocyanogen — a ferrocyanide radical
- ferromagnetic — 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.
- fighting cock — a gamecock.
- financing gap — the difference between a country's requirements for foreign exchange to finance its debts and imports and its income from overseas
- fingal's cave — a cave on the island of Staffa, in the Hebrides, Scotland. 227 feet (69 meters) long; 42 feet (13 meters) wide.
- fingerpicking — Present participle of fingerpick.
- fire watching — the job of watching for fires, especially those caused by aerial bombardment
- fishing smack — any of various fore-and-aft-rigged fishing vessels of rather large size, often containing a well to keep the catch alive.
- flag of truce — a white flag displayed as an invitation to the enemy to confer, or carried as a sign of peaceful intention by one sent to deal with the enemy.
- flame cutting — a method of cutting ferrous metals in which the metal is heated by a torch to about 800°C and is oxidized by a stream of oxygen from the torch
- floating dock — a submersible, floating structure used as a dry dock, having a floor that is submerged, slipped under a floating vessel, and then raised so as to raise the vessel entirely out of the water.
- floorcovering — A covering for a floor.
- floutingstock — a laughing-stock; the object of mockery or flouting
- flow cleavage — cleavage resulting from the parallel alignment of the mineral constituents of a rock when in a plastic condition.
- fluorographic — of or pertaining to fluorography
- fluoroscoping — Present participle of fluoroscope.
- flying boxcar — a large airplane designed to carry cargo.
- flying circus — a squadron of airplanes operating together, especially any of several squadrons of famous World War I aviators.
- flying colors — with flying colors, with an overwhelming victory, triumph, or success: He passed the test with flying colors.
- flying column — (formerly) a force of troops equipped and organized to move swiftly and independently of a principal unit to which it is attached.
- flying doctor — a doctor listed with local authorities as willing to be flown to remote areas to give emergency medical care.
- flying picket — (in industrial disputes) a member of a group of pickets organized to be able to move quickly from place to place
- flying saucer — any of various disk-shaped objects allegedly seen flying at high speeds and altitudes, often with extreme changes in speed and direction, and thought by some to be manned by intelligent beings from outer space.
- flying tackle — a tackle made by hurling one's body through the air at the player carrying the ball.
- folding chair — a chair that can be collapsed flat for easy storage or transport.