16-letter words containing g, o, f, a

kingdom-of-nubia — a region in S Egypt and the Sudan, N of Khartoum, extending from the Nile to the Red Sea.
knights of labor — a secret workingmen's organization formed in 1869 to defend the interests of labor.
knights of malta — the order of Hospitalers.
lignin sulfonate — a brown powder consisting of a sulfonate salt made from waste liquor of the sulfate pulping process of soft wood: used in concrete, leather tanning, as an additive in oil-well drilling mud, and as a source of vanillin.
lissajous figure — the series of plane curves traced by an object executing two mutually perpendicular harmonic motions.
mahmud of ghazni — a.d. 971?–1030, Muslim Amir of Ghazni 997–1030.
make a go of sth — If you say that someone is making a go of something such as a business or relationship, you mean that they are having some success with it.
manhood suffrage — the right of adult male citizens to vote
margin of safety — therapeutic index.
milk of magnesia — a milky white suspension in water of magnesium hydroxide, Mg (OH) 2 , used as an antacid or laxative.
misconfiguration — An incorrect or inappropriate configuration.
mohammed of ghor — (Mu'izz-ad-din) died 1206, Muslim Sultan of Ghazni 1173–1206: established Muslim power in India.
name of the game — the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
narcotrafficking — the buying and selling of illegal drugs.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
nonmanufacturing — (economics) Outside of the manufacturing sector.
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
on a war footing — If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war.
operating profit — the profit of a company, etc, after it deducts its operating costs or the costs necessary to conduct the business
pacific sturgeon — a dark gray sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus, inhabiting marine and fresh waters along the northwestern coast of North America, valued as a food and sport fish.
packing fraction — Physics. a measure of the stability of an atomic nucleus, equal to 10 4 multiplied by the mass defect and divided by the mass number.
peregrine falcon — a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered.
phosphor fatigue — screen saver
play off against — If you play people off against each other, you make them compete or argue, so that you gain some advantage.
point of sailing — the bearing of a sailing vessel, considered with relation to the direction of the wind.
proof of postage — a document, such as a receipt, etc, that proves that you have posted or mailed something
pull a long face — to look sad, glum, disapproving, etc.
put a foot wrong — to make a mistake
racial profiling — the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person, as in gender profiling.
rate of exchange — exchange rate.
refrigerator car — a freight car having either an ice chest or machinery for chilling perishables and sometimes having a heating unit to keep perishables from freezing.
registration fee — a fee paid to register, enrol or sign up for (a course, etc)
releasing factor — a substance usually of hypothalamic origin that triggers the release of a particular hormone from an endocrine gland.
right about face — Military. a command, given to a soldier or soldiers at attention, to turn the body about toward the right so as to face in the opposite direction. the act of so turning in a prescribed military manner.
sawn-off shotgun — A sawn-off shotgun is a shotgun on which the barrel has been cut short. Guns like this are often used by criminals because they can be easily hidden.
seat of learning — People sometimes refer to a university or a similar institution as a seat of learning.
self-degradation — the act of degrading.
self-denigration — to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame: to denigrate someone's character.
self-designation — a name taken for oneself or one's own people
self-indignation — strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.
self-integration — an act or instance of combining into an integral whole.
self-proclaiming — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
self-propagating — to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
self-subjugation — the act, fact, or process of subjugating, or bringing under control; enslavement: The subjugation of the American Indians happened across the country.
soft brown sugar — a type of moist sugar made by coating white sugar with dark molasses
soft pornography — soft-core pornography.
software package — bundle of files to execute computer program
spreading factor — a substance, as hyaluronidase, that promotes the diffusion of a material through body tissues
spring snowflake — a European amaryllidaceous plant, Leucojum vernum, with white nodding bell-shaped flowers

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