13-letter words containing g, l, i, f
- loose-fitting — (of a garment) fitting loosely; not following the contours of the body closely.
- lose sight of — no longer see
- magnetic flux — the total magnetic induction crossing a surface, equal to the integral of the component of magnetic induction perpendicular to the surface over the surface: usually measured in webers or maxwells.
- magnificently — making a splendid appearance or show; of exceptional beauty, size, etc.: a magnificent cathedral; magnificent scenery.
- make light of — of little weight; not heavy: a light load.
- metal fatigue — a weakening and breaking of metal due to it bending and flexing
- metalcrafting — metalworking.
- middle finger — the finger between the forefinger and the third finger.
- midriff bulge — a roll of fat around your midriff
- national flag — emblem of a country
- negative flag — the letter N in the International Code of Signals, signifying “no” when flown by itself: a square flag having four rows of alternate blue and white squares.
- never-failing — that does not fail ever; unfailing
- niagara falls — the falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2600 feet (792 meters) wide; in the U.S., American Falls, 167 feet (51 meters) high; 1000 feet (305 meters) wide.
- non-frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
- nonmeaningful — Not meaningful.
- nonreflecting — Not reflecting.
- olfactologist — a medical specialist in the sense of smell
- oligofluorene — (organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons consisting of several fluorene units attached end-to-end.
- overflowingly — to an excessive degree
- pickerel frog — a meadow frog, Rana palustris, common in eastern North America, similar to the leopard frog but with squarish dark spots on the back.
- playing field — an expanse of level ground, as in a park or stadium, where athletic events are held.
- plunging fire — artillery or other fire that strikes the ground at a steep angle, as from high ground overlooking the target or from a weapon fired at a high angle of elevation.
- put to flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
- return flight — a flight going back
- rifle grenade — a grenade designed to be fired from a grenade launcher attached to the muzzle of a rifle or carbine.
- right fielder — the player whose position is right field.
- right to life — When people talk about an unborn baby's right to life, they mean that a baby has the right to be born, even if it has a severe disability or if its mother does not want it.
- right-to-life — pertaining to or advocating laws making abortion, especially abortion-on-demand, illegal; antiabortion: right-to-life advocates.
- sales figures — the amount of sales of something within a particular time frame
- sanctifyingly — in a sanctifying manner
- school figure — (in ice skating) any one of a group of sixty-nine different figures, skated in two- or three-circle figure-eight patterns, used to test various skating movements, a skater usually being required to perform six selected ones in competition.
- self-assuming — taking too much for granted; presumptuous.
- self-catering — holiday accommodation not including meals
- self-cleaning — an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning.
- self-defining — decisive; critically important: Taking a course in architecture was a defining turn in her life.
- self-deifying — to make a god of; exalt to the rank of a deity; personify as a deity: to deify a beloved king.
- self-doubting — lacking in confidence
- self-effacing — the act or fact of keeping oneself in the background, as in humility.
- self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
- self-evolving — to develop gradually: to evolve a scheme.
- self-exposing — to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
- self-ignition — the spontaneous combustion or ignition of something without any external spark or flame
- self-ignorant — lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned: an ignorant man.
- self-limiting — limiting oneself or itself: a self-limiting authority.
- self-loathing — strong dislike or disgust; intense aversion.
- self-managing — to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship: She managed to see the governor. How does she manage it on such a small income?
- self-negating — to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of: an investigation tending to negate any supernatural influences.
- self-pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- self-policing — Also called police force. an organized civil force for maintaining order, preventing and detecting crime, and enforcing the laws.