14-letter words containing g, r, i, l, f
- flowering crab — any of several species and varieties of crab apple trees with small fruits and abundant spring flowers ranging from white to reddish purple
- flowering flax — a plant, Linum grandiflorum, of northern Africa, having quickly fading, red or pink flowers.
- flowering moss — pyxie.
- flying colours — conspicuous success; triumph
- flying gurnard — any marine fish of the family Dactylopteridae, especially Dactylopterus volitans, having greatly enlarged, colorful pectoral fins that enable it to glide short distances through the air.
- flying officer — an officer holding commissioned rank senior to a pilot officer but junior to a flight lieutenant in the British and certain other air forces
- flying trapeze — a trapeze used in performing gymnastic displays high above the ground
- folies bergere — a Parisian music hall founded in 1869 and noted for the lavish spectacle and mildly risqué content of its entertainments.
- food colouring — substances used to impart colour to food
- forced landing — aircraft: emergency descent
- foreign legion — a military unit consisting of foreign volunteers in the service of a state.
- foreign policy — a policy pursued by a nation in its dealings with other nations, designed to achieve national objectives.
- formula weight — (of a molecule) molecular weight.
- fortunetelling — the act or practice of predicting the future.
- framing chisel — a woodworking chisel for heavy work and deep cuts, often having a handle reinforced to withstand blows from a metal hammer head.
- freewheelingly — In a freewheeling manner; without constraint.
- gelatiniferous — Yielding gelatine on boiling with water; capable of gelatination.
- glanduliferous — having glands or glandules
- grapefruitlike — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
- great firewall — a system that prevents access to websites deemed undesirable by the government of the People's Republic of China
- half sovereign — a gold coin of the United Kingdom, discontinued in 1917, equal to 10 shillings.
- infrangibility — The quality of being infrangible.
- kilogram-force — a meter-kilogram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration equal to the acceleration of gravity, when acting on a mass of one kilogram. Abbreviation: kgf.
- 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.
- lifestyle guru — a person hired to give someone advice on various aspects of his or her life, work, and relationships
- light aircraft — A light aircraft is a small aeroplane that is designed to carry a small number of passengers or a small amount of goods.
- 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.
- miniature golf — a game or amusement modeled on golf and played with a putter and golf ball, in which each very short, grassless “hole” constitutes an obstacle course, consisting of wooden alleys, tunnels, bridges, etc., through which the ball must be driven to hole it.
- mittag-leffler — Magnus Gösta [mahng-nuhs yœ-stah] /ˈmɑŋ nʌs ˈyœ stɑ/ (Show IPA), 1846–1927, Swedish mathematician.
- morgain le fay — Morgan le Fay.
- oxford english — that form of the received pronunciation of English supposed to be typical of Oxford University and regarded by many as affected or pretentious
- reflexological — of or relating to reflexology
- refrangibility — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- revolving fund — any loan fund intended to be maintained by the repayment of past loans.
- right and left — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right-to-lifer — someone who supports the right to life of the unborn and opposes abortion, experiments on embryos, etc
- rooting reflex — a reflex in infants in which the head is turned towards any stimulus; used to find the nipple
- route flapping — flapping router
- sb will go far — If you say that someone will go far, you mean that they will be very successful in their career.
- self-deserving — qualified for or having a claim to reward, assistance, etc., because of one's actions, qualities, or situation: the deserving poor; a deserving applicant.
- self-directing — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
- self-enforcing — of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
- self-enriching — to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.: Commerce enriches a nation.
- self-glorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- self-governing — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- self-hardening — noting or pertaining to any of various steels that harden after heating without quenching or other treatment.