14-letter words containing g, i, a, f
- disafforesting — Present participle of disafforest.
- disfranchising — Present participle of disfranchise.
- disregardfully — In a disregardful manner; negligently; heedlessly.
- dogbane family — the plant family Apocynaceae, characterized by shrubs, trees, and herbaceous plants having milky and often poisonous juice, simple opposite leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit usually in dry pods, and including the dogbane, oleander, periwinkle, and plumeria.
- dogwood family — the plant family Cornaceae, characterized by trees and shrubs having simple opposite leaves, small flowers often surrounded by showy, petallike bracts, and berrylike fruit, including the bunchberry, cornelian cherry, and dogwood.
- drafting board — drawing board.
- drawing office — an office where drawings are made
- effort bargain — a bargain in which the reward to an employee is based on the effort that the employee puts in
- engine failure — failure to operate by the engine of an aircraft, car, or other vehicle
- ergocalciferol — Constituent of vitamin D1 and vitamin D2.
- 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
- fancy geranium — a geranium, Pelargonium domesticum, of southern Africa, having roundish clusters of large white, pink, or red flowers.
- farsightedness — seeing objects at a distance more clearly than those near at hand; hyperopic.
- farthingsworth — the amount that can be bought with a farthing; a small amount
- fashion design — the activity of designing fashionable clothes
- fashionmongers — Plural form of fashionmonger.
- fashionmonging — the act of analysing, following or advising others on fashion
- featherbedding — the practice of requiring an employer to hire unnecessary employees, to assign unnecessary work, or to limit production according to a union rule or safety statute: Featherbedding forced the railroads to employ firemen on diesel locomotives.
- featherweights — Plural form of featherweight.
- fencing master — an expert in, and teacher of, the art and sport of fencing
- feng yu-hsiang — ("Christian General") 1880–1948, Chinese general.
- ferrimagnetism — (physics) a form of antiferromagnetism in which some magnetization remains below a critical temperature (the Neel temperature).
- ferromagnesian — (of minerals and rocks) containing iron and magnesium.
- ferromagnetism — 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.
- fibrocartilage — a type of cartilage having a large number of fibers.
- 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
- fighting chair — a chair fastened to the deck at the stern of a seagoing fishing boat for use by an angler in landing a large fish.
- figurativeness — The property of being figurative.
- figure skating — ice skating in which the skater traces intricate patterns on the ice.
- 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
- final judgment — judgment (def 8).
- finance charge — interest or a fee charged for borrowing money or buying on credit.
- fine champagne — a high-quality cognac distilled from grapes grown in the Grande Champagne or Petite Champagne vineyards of western France.
- finger reading — the reading of Braille by means of the fingertips.
- 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.
- finnbogadottir — Vigdís [Icelandic vig-dees] /Icelandic vɪgˈdis/ (Show IPA), born 1930, Icelandic political leader: president 1980–96.
- finnegans wake — a novel (1922–39) by James Joyce.
- first language — mother tongue
- first mortgage — a mortgage having priority over other mortgages on property.
- first sergeant — the senior noncommissioned officer of a company, squadron, etc., responsible for personnel and administration.
- 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.