14-letter words containing g, r, i, f, n
- food rationing — the practice of having a fixed allowance of food, esp a statutory one for civilians in time of scarcity or soldiers in time of war
- food-gathering — procuring food by hunting or fishing or the gathering of seeds, berries, or roots, rather than by the cultivation of plants or the domestication of animals; foraging.
- for the asking — If something is yours for the asking, you could get it very easily if you wanted to.
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- forced savings — a reduction in consumption that occurs when there is full employment and an abundance of loans
- foreign legion — a military unit consisting of foreign volunteers in the service of a state.
- foreign office — the department of a government that handles foreign affairs.
- foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
- foreshortening — Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
- forthrightness — The characteristic or quality of being forthright.
- fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
- fortysomething — A person whose age is between forty and forty-nine years, inclusive; someone in his or her forties.
- forward buying — the purchase of merchandise in quantities exceeding demand
- fountain grass — a perennial grass, Pennisetum setaceum, of Ethiopia, having bristly spikes, often rose-purple, grown as an ornamental.
- fragmentations — Plural form of fragmentation.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- framing square — a steel square usually having on its faces various tables and scales useful to the carpenter.
- francois guise — François de Lorraine [frahn-swa duh law-ren] /frɑ̃ˈswa də lɔˈrɛn/ (Show IPA), 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
- free-machining — (of certain metals) readily machinable at high speeds with low force.
- freewheelingly — In a freewheeling manner; without constraint.
- freezing point — the temperature at which a liquid freezes: The freezing point of water is 32°F, 0°C.
- freezing works — a slaughterhouse at which animal carcasses are frozen for export
- freight engine — a locomotive for pulling freight trains, designed for high drawbar pull rather than high speed.
- fringe benefit — any of various benefits, as free life or health insurance, paid holidays, a pension, etc., received by an employee in addition to regular pay.
- fringe meeting — a meeting that takes place during a convention and is attended only by people whose views are not central to the majority
- fringe theatre — theatrical performance that is unconventional or otherwise distinct from the mainstream
- fringed orchis — any of several American orchids of the genus Habenaria, having a cut, fringed lip.
- frozen pudding — a frozen or chilled dessert mixture of rich custard, nuts or candied fruit, and sometimes liquor.
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- gentrification — the buying and renovation of houses and stores in deteriorated urban neighborhoods by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- getting on for — Getting on for means the same as nearly.
- give free rein — to allow considerable freedom; remove restraints
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- grandfathering — Present participle of grandfather.
- gratifications — Plural form of gratification.
- grid reference — geographical co-ordinates
- grief-stricken — overwhelmed by grief; deeply afflicted or sorrowful.
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- hearing defect — a physical condition that makes it difficult for a person to hear accurately
- high frequency — the range of frequencies in the radio spectrum between 3 and 30 megahertz.
- infant prodigy — an exceptionally talented child
- infrangibility — The quality of being infrangible.
- interfingering — (of sedimentary rocks) to change laterally from one type to another in a zone where the two types form interpenetrating wedges.
- left-branching — (of a grammatical construction) characterized by greater structural complexity in the position preceding the head, as the phrase my brother's friend's house; having most of the constituents on the left in a tree diagram (opposed to right-branching).
- life-affirming — A life-affirming activity or attitude emphasizes the positive aspects of life.
- light infantry — foot soldiers with lightweight weapons and minimal field equipment.
- light-fingered — skillful at or given to pilfering, especially by picking pockets; thievish.
- long-suffering — enduring injury, trouble, or provocation long and patiently.
- lunatic fringe — members on the periphery of any group, especially political, social, or religious, who hold extreme or fanatical views.
- magnetic force — the repelling or attracting force between a magnet and a ferromagnetic material, between a magnet and a current-carrying conductor, etc.