14-letter words containing g, f, l
- drifting cloud — Japanese Uki Gumo. a novel (1887–89) by Shimei Futabatei.
- drilling fluid — a fluid used in the process of drilling bore holes and oil wells, for instance drilling mud, water, and compressed air amongst others
- dumbfoundingly — In a dumbfounding manner.
- electrifyingly — In an electrifying manner.
- electrofishing — the practice of catching fish by stunning them with electric current or by attracting them through the use of electricity
- electroforming — a process used to create a metallic object by electrolytic deposition on a mould or matrix
- engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
- english muffin — crumpet
- ergocalciferol — Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
- 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
- farm-gate sale — the sale of produce direct from the producer
- farmer-general — (in France, under the old monarchy) a member of a company of capitalists that farmed certain taxes.
- feather-legged — cowardly.
- feature-length — long enough to be made a feature; of full length: a feature-length story; a feature-length film.
- feeding bottle — infant's feeding receptacle
- fellow feeling — sympathetic feeling; sympathy: to have fellow feeling for the unfortunate.
- fellow-feeling — sympathetic feeling; sympathy: to have fellow feeling for the unfortunate.
- fellowshipping — the condition or relation of being a fellow: the fellowship of humankind.
- fencing school — an academy or school where fencing was taught by fencing masters
- fertility drug — a substance that enhances the ability to produce young.
- fibrocartilage — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
- fichtelgebirge — a mountain range in E central Germany, near the Czech border. Highest peak, Schneeberg, 3447 feet (1051 meters).
- 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
- field strength — the intensity of an electromagnetic wave at any point in the area covered by a radio or television transmitter
- figwort family — the plant family Scrophulariaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and shrubs having alternate or opposite leaves, often showy two-lipped or irregular flowers, fruit in the form of a capsule or berry, and including the figwort, foxglove, Indian paintbrush, mullein, speedwell, and snapdragon.
- file signature — A magic number.
- filing cabinet — office: tall set of drawers
- filter feeding — a method of feeding occurring in some aquatic animals, such as planktonic invertebrates and whalebone whales, in which minute food particles are filtered from the surrounding water
- final judgment — judgment (def 8).
- finger trouble — trouble caused by operator error, such as striking the wrong key
- fingerlessness — Absence of fingers.
- fingerspelling — the communication in sign language of a word or other expression by rendering its written form letter by letter in a manual alphabet.
- finishing line — In a race, the finishing line is the place on the track or course where the race officially ends.
- 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.
- first language — mother tongue
- 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.
- flabberghasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabberghast.
- flagelliferous — bearing a flagellum
- flagellomaniac — a person who is enthusiastic about or derives (sexual) pleasure from whipping or being whipped
- flagitiousness — The state or quality of being flagitious.
- flagship store — A flagship store is the most important store in a chain, often with the largest volume of sales, or the most up-to-date formats or layouts
- 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