11-letter words containing g, r, i, f
- fringe tree — a shrub or small tree, Chionanthus virginicus, of the olive family, native to the southern U.S., bearing open clusters of white flowers with long, narrow petals.
- fringillids — Plural form of fringillid.
- fringilline — Also, fringilline [frin-jil-ahyn, -in] /frɪnˈdʒɪl aɪn, -ɪn/ (Show IPA). belonging or pertaining to the family Fringillidae, comprising the finches and related birds.
- frog orchid — any of several orchids having greenish flowers thought to resemble small frogs, esp Coeloglossum viride of calcareous turf
- frostbiting — Present participle of frostbite.
- fructifying — Present participle of fructify.
- frugiferous — Bearing fruit.
- frugivorous — fruit-eating, as certain bats.
- fruit sugar — fructose.
- frustrating — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
- fugitometer — an instrument used for measuring the fastness to light of dyed materials
- fulgurating — (of pains) sharp and piercing.
- fulguration — to flash or dart like lightning.
- full gainer — a dive in which the diver takes off facing forward and performs a backward somersault, entering the water feet first and facing away from the springboard.
- full-rigged — (of a sailing vessel) rigged as a ship; square-rigged on all of three or more masts.
- fundraising — to collect by fund-raising: The charity needs to fund-raise more than a million dollars.
- fungivorous — feeding on fungi, as certain insects.
- fur brigade — (formerly) a convoy of canoes, horses, or dog sleighs that transported furs and other goods between trading posts and towns or factories
- furbelowing — Present participle of furbelow.
- furloughing — Present participle of furlough.
- furnishings — furnishings. furniture, carpeting, etc., for a house or room. articles or accessories of dress: men's furnishings.
- furthcoming — an action raised to recover property which has been arrested in the hands of a third party
- gaff-rigged — (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails.
- gallimaufry — a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
- gas fixture — a heating or lighting fixture that uses gas
- gemfibrozil — An oral drug, one of the fibrates, used to lower lipid levels.
- gemmiferous — bearing buds or gemmae; gemmiparous.
- genderfluid — Not conforming to fixed gender roles.
- gentrifiers — to alter (a deteriorated urban neighborhood) through the buying and renovation of houses and stores by upper- or middle-income families or individuals, raising property values but often displacing low-income families and small businesses.
- gentrifying — Present participle of gentrify.
- giftwrapped — wrapped attractively in pretty paper, perhaps with ribbons or other decorations
- gilliflower — any of several plants of various families with clove-scented flowers, as the carnation
- gillyflower — Archaic. any of several fragrant flowers of the genus Dianthus, as the carnation or clove pink.
- girl friday — gal Friday.
- girlfriends — Plural form of girlfriend.
- glass fiber — Glass fiber is another name for fiberglass.
- glass fibre — Glass fibre is another name for fibreglass.
- glumiferous — having glumes
- go bail for — to furnish bail for
- god-fearing — deeply respectful or fearful of God.
- gonfalonier — the bearer of a gonfalon.
- good friday — the Friday before Easter, a holy day of the Christian church, observed as the anniversary of the Crucifixion of Jesus.
- grand final — the final game of the season in any of various sports, esp football
- grand mufti — a Muslim religious leader.
- grandiflora — any of several plant varieties or hybrids characterized by large showy flowers, as certain kinds of petunias, baby's breath, or roses.
- graniferous — bearing grain
- granitiform — resembling granite
- granuliform — having a granular structure
- grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
- grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.