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11-letter words containing g, r, i

  • frightfully — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
  • frigid zone — either of two regions, one between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole, or one between the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole.
  • frigidarium — (in an ancient Roman bath) a room having a bath of unheated water.
  • frigorifico — (in Spanish speaking countries) a meat storage plant attached to a slaughterhouse, esp one where meat is chilled or frozen before being exported
  • fringe area — an area just beyond the outer limits of satisfactory reception, characterized by a weak and possibly unstable signal.
  • 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
  • gaberlunzie — a wandering beggar
  • gaff-rigged — (of a sailboat) having one or more gaff sails.
  • gain ground — profit or advantage.
  • gainsharing — a system in which employees are financially rewarded for reducing operating costs and working more efficiently. The reward may or may not be in relation to individual performance
  • gallantries — dashing courage; heroic bravery; noble-minded behavior.
  • galli-curci — Amelita [ah-me-lee-tah] /ˌɑ mɛˈli tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Italian soprano in the U.S.
  • galliardise — the state of being gay or merry
  • gallimaufry — a hodgepodge; jumble; confused medley.
  • gallinipper — any of various insects that sting or bite, especially a large American mosquito, Psorophora ciliata.
  • gallivanter — to wander about, seeking pleasure or diversion; gad.
  • gamotropism — the tendency of gametes to attract each other
  • gandhinagar — a region in W India, N of the Narmada River.
  • gangsterish — (informal) Gangsterlike.
  • gangsterism — the methods or behavior of gangsters.
  • garbologist — the study of the material discarded by a society to learn what it reveals about social or cultural patterns.
  • garçonnière — a bachelor's apartment or quarters
  • garden city — a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
  • garden pink — the plant Dianthus plumarius
  • garlic salt — salt flavoured with ground garlic
  • garnishment — Law. a warning, served on a third party to hold, subject to the court's direction, money or property belonging to a debtor who is being sued by a creditor. a summons to a third party to appear in litigation pending between a creditor and debtor.
  • garrisoning — Present participle of garrison.
  • gas carrier — a ship used for the transportation of compressed or liquefied natural gas
  • gas fixture — a heating or lighting fixture that uses gas
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