12-letter words containing i, r, e, f, a, g
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- fire brigade — a group of firefighters, especially as formed temporarily or called upon to assist a fire department in an emergency.
- fire walking — a religious rite in which people walk barefoot over white-hot ashes, stones, etc
- fire-damaged — damaged by fire or in a fire
- firing range — range (def 5).
- first-grader — a child in the first grade
- fixed charge — an expense that cannot be modified.
- flag carrier — an airline that is locally registered in a particular country
- flag officer — a naval officer above the rank of captain, as a fleet admiral, admiral, vice-admiral, rear admiral, or commodore, who is entitled to display a flag indicating his or her rank.
- flagelliform — long, slender, and flexible, like the lash of a whip.
- flat-grained — (of sawed lumber) having the annual rings at an angle of less than 45° with the broader surfaces.
- flatteringly — In a flattering manner.
- float bridge — a bridge, as from a pier to a boat, floating at one end and hinged at the other to permit loading and unloading at any level of water.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- for a giggle — as a joke or prank; not seriously
- forbearingly — In a forbearing manner.
- forecarriage — the front part of a carriage
- foreign-flag — (of a vessel or aircraft) having a registry under a nationality other than one's own: rivalry between U.S.-flag freighters and foreign-flag ships.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foretriangle — the triangular area formed by the deck, foremast, and headstay of a sailing vessel
- forgeability — (metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
- fotheringhay — a village in NE Northamptonshire, in E England, near Peterborough: Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned here and executed 1587.
- fragmentized — fragmented.
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- fraternizing — Present participle of fraternize.
- free coinage — the unrestricted coinage of bullion or of a specified metal, as silver, into money for any person bringing it to the mint, either with or without charge for minting.
- free skating — a freestyle competition with no required elements, in which skaters perform an original program of jumps, spins, sequences, etc., to music of their choice.
- freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
- freight yard — a place on a rail network where freight trains are made up or broken up
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- frigate bird — any of several predacious seabirds of the genus Fregata, having fully webbed feet.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- garand rifle — M-1.
- gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
- gelatiniform — Having the form of gelatin.
- gift-wrapped — A gift-wrapped present is wrapped in pretty paper.
- glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
- gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
- gradeflation — grade inflation.
- grand finale — the concluding portion of a performance or entertainment, as a musical show, rodeo, etc., usually spectacular and involving most or all of the prior participants.
- grape family — the plant family Vitaceae, characterized by woody climbing vines with tendrils, having alternate, simple or compound leaves, and bearing clusters of small flowers and berries, and including Boston ivy, grape, grape ivy, and Virginia creeper.
- gravity feed — the supplying of fuel, materials, etc., by force of gravity.
- hard feeling — resentment; ill will
- haulage firm — a firm that transports goods by lorry
- in charge of — having responsibility for
- in danger of — liable to
- interleafing — Present participle of interleaf.
- irrefragable — not to be disputed or contested.