12-letter words containing g, r, i, f, o, n
- north-facing — facing towards the north
- offscourings — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
- organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
- overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
- overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- personifying — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
- powerlifting — a competition or sport involving three tests of strength: the bench press, squat, and two-handed dead lift.
- profiteering — a person who seeks or exacts exorbitant profits, especially through the sale of scarce or rationed goods.
- proofreading — correction of text
- rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
- reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
- rigging loft — a loft or gallery in a boatbuilder's yard from which rigging can be fitted
- ring of fire — the linear zone of seismic and volcanic activity that coincides in general with the margins of the Pacific Plate.
- roofing felt — a type of tar paper made from glass fibre or polyester fleece impregnated with bituminous material, produced in roll form, and used in roof construction
- roofing nail — a short nail for nailing asphalt shingles or the like, having a broad head.
- rustproofing — the process of making metal rustproof.
- sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
- saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
- self-proving — to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument: to prove one's claim.
- shingle roof — a roof covered with thin rectangular tiles, esp made of wood, that are laid with others in overlapping rows
- significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
- sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
- sportfishing — fishing with a rod and reel for sport, especially for saltwater sport fish from a motorboat.
- sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
- terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
- top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
- transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
- transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
- uncomforting — affording comfort or solace.
- unconforming — to act in accordance or harmony; comply (usually followed by to): to conform to rules.
- unforeboding — a prediction; portent.
- unforeseeing — not foreseeing
- unforgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
- unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
- unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
- unperforming — not performing
- waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
- wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
- wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
- wolf herring — a voracious clupeoid fish, Chirocentrus dorab, inhabiting the tropical Indian and Pacific oceans.