12-letter words containing h, g
- fly-by-night — not reliable or responsible, especially in business; untrustworthy: a fly-by-night operation.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- focal length — the distance from a focal point of a lens or mirror to the corresponding principal plane. Symbol: f.
- for a change — contrary to the norm
- foregathered — Simple past tense and past participle of foregather.
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.
- forthrightly — In a forthright manner.
- forty-eighth — next after the forty-seventh; being the ordinal number for 48.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fourth grade — school year: age 9-10
- fractography — the study of fractures or cracks in a material, esp metal, in order to predict or identify the cause of a failure in a structure
- free thought — thought unrestrained by deference to authority, tradition, or established belief, especially in matters of religion.
- freethinking — a person who forms opinions on the basis of reason, independent of authority or tradition, especially a person whose religious opinions differ from established belief.
- freewheeling — operating in the manner of a freewheel.
- freight note — a document containing full particulars of goods shipped or for shipment
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- freightliner — a train for transporting containerized freight.
- french congo — former name of the People's Republic of the Congo.
- frighten off — scare away
- frightenedly — thrown into a fright; afraid; scared; terrified: a frightened child cowering in the corner.
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- galactophore — a galactophorous duct.
- galactorrhea — an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.
- galahad, sir — Sir Arthurian Romance. the noblest and purest knight of the Round Table, son of Lancelot and Elaine: gained the Holy Grail.
- galanty show — pantomime shadow play
- galusha grow — Galusha Aaron [guh-loo-shuh] /gəˈlu ʃə/ (Show IPA), 1822–1907, U.S. political leader: Speaker of the House 1861–63.
- game-changer — Sports. an athlete, play, etc., that suddenly changes the outcome of a game or contest.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- gametophores — Plural form of gametophore.
- gametophytes — Plural form of gametophyte.
- gametophytic — (botany) Of or pertaining to a gametophyte plant.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- garnisheeing — Present participle of garnishee.
- garnishments — Plural form of garnishment.
- gastightness — the state or quality of being gastight
- gate-crasher — a person who attends or enters a social function without an invitation, a theater without a ticket, etc.
- gatecrashers — Plural form of gatecrasher.
- gatecrashing — Present participle of gatecrash.
- gauge theory — a type of theory of elementary particles designed to explain the strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions in terms of exchange of virtual particles
- gazetteerish — in the style of a gazetteer
- gefilte fish — a forcemeat of boned fish, especially such freshwater fish as carp, pike, or whitefish, blended with eggs, matzo meal, and seasoning, shaped into balls or sticks and simmered in a vegetable broth, and often served chilled.
- gemeinschaft — an association of individuals having sentiments, tastes, and attitudes in common; fellowship.
- gene therapy — the application of genetic engineering to the transplantation of genes into human cells in order to cure a disease caused by a genetic defect, as a missing enzyme.
- general shop — a shop that sells various types of goods
- generalships — Plural form of generalship.
- genethliacon — A birthday ode.
- genghis khan — 1162–1227, Mongol conqueror of most of Asia and of E Europe to the Dnieper River.
- geochemistry — the science dealing with the chemical changes in and the composition of the earth's crust.