13-letter words containing g, i, n, f
- significantly — important; of consequence.
- signification — meaning; import; sense.
- significative — serving to signify.
- significatory — serving to signify
- single father — a father who brings up a child or children alone, without a partner.
- single-family — designed or suitable for one family of average size: single-family homes.
- single-figure — relating to numbers below ten
- skin grafting — the transplanting of healthy skin from the patient's or another's body to a wound or burn, to form new skin.
- snuff-dipping — the practice of absorbing nicotine by holding in one's mouth, between the cheek and the gum, a small amount of tobacco, either loose or enclosed in a sachet
- soundproofing — materials used to make something soundproof
- speeding fine — a fine for breaking the speed limit while driving a vehicle
- spiny dogfish — any of several dogfish sharks of the genus Squalus, having a spine in front of each of the two dorsal fins, especially S. acanthias, inhabiting Atlantic coastal waters.
- sponge finger — sweet finger-shaped biscuit
- staff meeting — company gathering of employees
- stultifyingly — to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
- subjectifying — to make subjective.
- suffocatingly — to kill by preventing the access of air to the blood through the lungs or analogous organs, as gills; strangle.
- sulfur spring — a spring the water of which contains naturally occurring sulfur compounds.
- surfing music — rock-'n'-roll music from California in the early 1960s, characterized by close treble harmonies and with lyrics emphasizing the exhilaration of surfing and beach life.
- swift-flowing — moving rapidly
- tale of genji — a novel (1001–20?) by Lady Murasaki, dealing with Japanese court life.
- talking chief — a noble who serves as public spokesperson for the chief in some Polynesian tribes.
- the following — the one or ones to be mentioned immediately
- the foregoing — the one or ones previously mentioned
- tiffany glass — Favrile Glass.
- tight-fitting — (of a garment) fitting closely to the contours of the body: tightfitting pants.
- toasting fork — a long-handled fork used for cooking or toasting frankfurters, marshmallows, bread, etc., usually over an open fire.
- trading floor — stock exchange: room where trading is done
- trash farming — cultivation by leaving stubble, etc, on the surface of the soil to serve as a mulch
- trig function — Also called circular function. a function of an angle, as sine or cosine, expressed as the ratio of the sides of a right triangle.
- trout fishing — angling to catch trout
- twelfth night — the evening before Twelfth Day, formerly observed with various festivities.
- unconflicting — being in conflict or disagreement; not compatible: conflicting viewpoints.
- understaffing — the condition of being understaffed or of lacking a number of employees
- unfalteringly — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- unfascinating — of great interest or attraction; enchanting; charming; captivating: a fascinating story; fascinating jewelry.
- unfeignedness — the quality or state of being unfeigned
- unflinchingly — not flinching; unshrinking: unflinching courage.
- unforthcoming — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
- uniflagellate — having only one flagellum.
- unsignificant — important; of consequence.
- vcc filtering — (electronics) A technique for reducing the amount of Radio Frequency Interference spread via power supply connections. VCC is a common name for the non-ground power supply line in circuits based on bipolar transistors. When part of a circuit generates lots of radio-frequency noise, that portion of the power plane can be isolated from the rest of the circuit and power delivered to it via a low pass filter, usually a PI filter, as shown in the diagram below.
- virgin forest — a forest in its natural state, before it has been explored or exploited by man
- warping frame — a wooden frame containing evenly spaced pegs on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- waterflooding — (in oil, gas, or petroleum production) the practice of injecting water to maintain pressure in a reservoir and to drive the oil, etc towards the production wells
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- wedding feast — a meal served to celebrate a wedding
- weightlifting — the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
- when pigs fly — If you say 'when pigs fly' after someone has said that something might happen, you are emphasizing that you think it is very unlikely.
- wife swapping — sexual activity in which two or more married couples exchange partners.