13-letter words containing l, o, u, a
- fooling about — the act of speaking or acting in a playful, teasing, or jesting manner
- for values of — (jargon) A common rhetorical maneuver at MIT is to use any of the canonical random numbers as placeholders for variables. "The max function takes 42 arguments, for arbitrary values of 42". "There are 69 ways to leave your lover, for 69 = 50". This is especially likely when the speaker has uttered a random number and realises that it was not recognised as such, but even "non-random" numbers are occasionally used in this fashion. A related joke is that pi equals 3 - for small values of pi and large values of 3. This usage probably derives from the programming language MAD (Michigan Algorithm Decoder), an ALGOL-like language that was the most common choice among mainstream (non-hacker) users at MIT in the mid-1960s. It had a control structure FOR VALUES OF X = 3, 7, 99 DO ... that would repeat the indicated instructions for each value in the list (unlike the usual FOR that generates an arithmetic sequence of values). MAD is long extinct, but similar for-constructs still flourish (e.g. in Unix's shell languages).
- forced labour — labour done because of force; compulsory labour
- formula algol — An ALGOL extension for symbolic mathematics, strings and lists, developed by A.J. Perlis and R. Iturriaga at Carnegie for the CDC G-20 in 1962.
- formulaically — made according to a formula; composed of formulas: a formulaic plot.
- formularising — Present participle of formularise.
- formularistic — relating to formularization
- formularizing — Present participle of formularize.
- fouta djallon — a highland pastoral region in West Africa, in central Guinea, also in Sierra Leone and Liberia. 30,000 sq. mi. (77,700 sq. km).
- fractocumulus — low ragged slightly bulbous cloud, often appearing below nimbostratus clouds during rain
- frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
- fuel air bomb — a type of bomb that spreads a cloud of gas, which is then detonated, over the target area, causing extensive destruction
- full of beans — the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- full-flavored — Full-flavored food or wine has a pleasant fairly strong taste.
- full-throated — A full-throated sound coming from someone's mouth, such as a shout or a laugh, is very loud.
- funambulation — the act of walking on a tightrope; funambulism
- funambulatory — relating to tightrope-walking
- functionalise — to make functional.
- functionalism — (usually initial capital letter) Chiefly Architecture, Furniture. a design movement evolved from several previous movements or schools in Europe in the early 20th century, advocating the design of buildings, furnishings, etc., as direct fulfillments of material requirements, as for shelter, repose, or the serving of food, with the construction, materials, and purpose clearly expressed or at least not denied, and with aesthetic effect derived chiefly from proportions and finish, purely decorative effects being excluded or greatly subordinated. the doctrines and practices associated with this movement. Compare rationalism (def 4).
- functionalist — a person who advocates, or works according to, the principles of functionalism.
- functionality — of or relating to a function or functions: functional difficulties in the administration.
- functionalize — to make functional.
- futtock plate — a metal plate placed perpendicular to the top of a ship's lower mast to hold the futtock shrouds.
- futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
- galactagogues — Plural form of galactagogue.
- galerie house — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- gallows humor — humor that treats serious, frightening, or painful subject matter in a light or satirical way.
- gametothallus — a gamete-producing thallus.
- garrulousness — Garrulity.
- general court — the state legislature of Massachusetts or New Hampshire.
- gesticulation — the act of gesticulating.
- gesticulatory — Making a lot of gesticulations.
- giulio romano — (Giulio Pippi de' Giannuzzi) 1492?–1546, Italian painter and architect.
- glamour model — a woman who models topless or nude for photographs
- glamour stock — a popular stock that rises quickly or continuously in price and attracts large numbers of investors.
- glaucous gull — a large white and pale-gray gull, Latus hyperboreus, of Arctic regions.
- gluconic acid — a colorless, water-soluble acid, C 6 H 12 O 7 , obtained by the oxidation of glucose, used commercially in a 50-percent solution for cleaning metals.
- glucuronidase — an enzyme that catalyzes glucuronide hydrolysis
- gobar numeral — any of a set of ancient numerals derived from Hindu numerals
- goodnaturedly — In a good-natured manner.
- gram molecule — that quantity of a substance whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance.
- graminicolous — (esp of parasitic fungi) living on grass
- grand guignol — a short drama stressing horror and sensationalism.
- grandiloquent — speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic.
- grandiloquous — grandiloquent
- granular snow — a rare form of opaque precipitation consisting of very tiny ice crystals
- granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
- granulomatous — an inflammatory tumor or growth composed of granulation tissue.
- graticulation — the division of a design, plan, etc into squares in order to improve the accuracy of enlargement or reduction
- great council — (in Norman England) an assembly composed of the king's tenants in chief that served as the principal council of the realm and replaced the witenagemot.