16-letter words containing g, o, n, e, f

freeboard length — the length of a vessel, measured on the summer load line from the fore side of the stem to some part of the stern, usually the after side of the rudderpost.
friction gearing — wheels or disks transmitting power by means of frictional contact.
friction welding — a method of welding thermoplastics or metals by the heat generated by rubbing the members to be joined against each other under pressure.
fringed polygala — a North American milkwort, Polygala paucifolia, having flowers with purplish-pink, winglike petals and a fringed tube.
gas blowoff line — A gas blowoff line is a safety device to control sudden increases in pressure.
gas liquefaction — Gas liquefaction is the process of refrigerating a gas to a temperature that is below its critical temperature in order to form a liquid.
gender-profiling — the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person, as in gender profiling.
general factotum — a person who does all sorts of jobs; general assistant
glory-of-the-sun — a bulbous, Chilean plant, Leucocoryne ixioides, of the amaryllis family, having fragrant, white or blue flowers.
golden handcuffs — payments deferred over a number of years that induce a person to stay with a particular company or in a particular job
grace-and-favour — (of a house, flat, etc) owned by the sovereign and granted free of rent to a person to whom the sovereign wishes to express gratitude
grant of probate — a certificate stating that a will is valid
gregory of nyssa — Saint, a.d. c330–395? Christian bishop and theologian in Asia Minor (brother of Saint Basil).
group identifier — (operating system) (gid) A unique number, between 0 an 32767, identifying a set of users under Unix. Gids are found in the /etc/passwd and /etc/group databases (or their NIS equivalents) and one is also associated with each file, indicating the group to which its group permissions apply.
high-performance — A high-performance car or other product goes very fast or does a lot.
horsehair fungus — an edible white, striated, umbrella-capped mushroom, Marasmius rotula, commonly found in eastern North America.
huffman encoding — Huffman coding
hydrogen sulfide — a colorless, flammable, water-soluble, cumulatively poisonous gas, H 2 S, having the odor of rotten eggs: used chiefly in the manufacture of chemicals, in metallurgy, and as a reagent in laboratory analysis.
in the region of — You say in the region of to indicate that an amount that you are stating is approximate.
johnny foreigner — a person from a country other than those which make up the United Kingdom
junior flyweight — a boxer weighing up to 108 pounds (48.6 kg), between minimumweight and flyweight.
king of the hill — a game in which each player attempts to climb to the top of some point, as a mound of earth, and to prevent all others from pushing or pulling him or her off the top.
kingdom of arles — a kingdom in SE France which had dissolved by 1378: known as the Kingdom of Burgundy until about 1200
legion of honour — an order for civil or military merit instituted by Napoleon in France in 1802
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.
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.
montgomery clift — Montgomery, 1920–66, U.S. actor.
motoring offence — a crime committed which concerns driving
name of the game — the essential element, consideration, or ultimate purpose; key: Profit is the name of the game in business.
no hard feelings — If you say ' no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
not the foggiest — no idea whatsoever
of a certain age — of an unspecified age, but no longer young
of human bondage — a novel (1915) by W. Somerset Maugham.
open-die forging — Open-die forging is a forging process in which the flow of metal is not kept completely in the die.
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.
peregrine falcon — a globally distributed falcon, Falco peregrinus, much used in falconry because of its swift flight: several subspecies are endangered.
pull a long face — to look sad, glum, disapproving, etc.
rate of exchange — exchange rate.
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.
robin goodfellow — Puck (def 1).
scheme of things — Someone's scheme of things is the way in which they think that things in their life should be organized.
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.

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