13-letter words containing g, p, f
- outperforming — Present participle of outperform.
- pacific grove — a city in W California, at S end of Monterey Bay.
- pennyfarthing — a high bicycle of an early type, with one large wheel in front and one small wheel behind.
- perfect stage — a phase in the life cycle of certain fungi in which sexual spores are formed, as the asci in the sexual stage of the ascomycete.
- 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.
- piked dogfish — the spiny dogfish.
- platform game — a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems
- 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.
- pontificating — to speak in a pompous or dogmatic manner: Did he pontificate about the responsibilities of a good citizen?
- preconfigured — to design or adapt to form a specific configuration or for some specific purpose: The planes are being configured to hold more passengers in each row.
- prefiguration — the act of prefiguring.
- prefigurement — to show or represent beforehand by a figure or type; foreshadow.
- prize fighter — A prize fighter is a boxer who fights to win money.
- profit margin — the percentage that profit constitutes of total sales.
- profit taking — the selling of securities that have risen in price above costs; selling in order to realize a profit.
- profit-making — A profit-making business or organization makes a profit.
- profit-taking — Profit-taking is the selling of stocks and shares at a profit after their value has risen or just before their value falls.
- pruning knife — a knife used for pruning
- put to flight — an act or instance of fleeing or running away; hasty departure.
- reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
- reichspfennig — a former bronze coin of Germany, the 100th part of a reichsmark.
- self-emptying — containing nothing; having none of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle.
- self-exposing — to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc.: to expose soldiers to gunfire; to expose one's character to attack.
- 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.
- sheep farming — agriculture: sheep raising
- sign of peace — the liturgical practice of giving a sign of peace, union, or friendship, as a handshake or embrace, at some point in a Christian service, esp. in a Mass or Communion service
- 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
- spurge family — the large plant family Euphorbiaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having milky juice, simple alternate leaves or no leaves, usually petalless flowers often with showy bracts, and capsular fruit, and including cassava, croton, crown-of-thorns, poinsettia, snow-on-the-mountain, spurge, and the plants that produce castor oil, rubber, and tung oil.
- sulfur spring — a spring the water of which contains naturally occurring sulfur compounds.
- triple figure — a number made up of three digits.
- warping frame — a wooden frame containing evenly spaced pegs on which the warp is wound in preparation for weaving.
- waterproofing — Chiefly British. a raincoat or other outer coat impervious to water.
- 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.
- zip fastening — a fastener in the form of a zip