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12-letter words containing n, o, f, r, a, g

  • gonfaloniers — Plural form of gonfalonier.
  • gradeflation — grade inflation.
  • ground fault — the momentary, usually accidental, grounding of a conducting wire.
  • ground staff — The people who are paid to maintain a sports ground are called the ground staff.
  • hangtown fry — a type of omelet to which fried oysters, bacon, and sometimes onions are added.
  • in charge of — having responsibility for
  • in danger of — liable to
  • infographics — Plural form of infographic.
  • infrakingdom — (taxonomy) A taxonomic category sometimes inserted below subkingdom.
  • jaffa orange — a sweet, almost seedless variety of orange grown principally in Israel.
  • king-of-arms — a title of certain of the principal heralds of England and certain other kingdoms empowered by their sovereigns to grant armorial bearings.
  • leapfrogging — Present participle of leapfrog.
  • north-facing — facing towards the north
  • organic farm — a farm where organic methods are used for agriculture and animal husbandry
  • overdrafting — the removal of more water from ground and surface basins than is replaced by rain and melting snow.
  • overstaffing — the provision of an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
  • proofreading — correction of text
  • rainbow flag — a multicoloured flag used as a symbol of peace; often used to represent gay and lesbian pride
  • reformatting — the shape and size of a book as determined by the number of times the original sheet has been folded to form the leaves. Compare duodecimo, folio (def 2), octavo, quarto.
  • roofing nail — a short nail for nailing asphalt shingles or the like, having a broad head.
  • sanguiferous — conveying blood, as a blood vessel.
  • saronic gulf — an inlet of the Aegean, on the SE coast of Greece, between Attica and the Peloponnesus. 50 miles (80 km) long; 30 miles (48 km) wide.
  • significator — a planet deemed significant in astrology
  • sofa surfing — (of a homeless person) the practice of staying temporarily with various friends and relatives while attempting to find permanent accommodation
  • sugaring off — a sweet, crystalline substance, C 1 2 H 2 2 O 1 1 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose. Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
  • surfboarding — a long, narrow board on which a person stands or lies prone in surfboarding.
  • terraforming — to alter the environment of (a celestial body) in order to make capable of supporting terrestrial life forms.
  • tongue graft — whip graft.
  • top grafting — grafting in the top, as of a tree, in order to replace existing branches with those of a more desired variety or form.
  • transforming — to change in form, appearance, or structure; metamorphose.
  • transmogrify — to change in appearance or form, especially strangely or grotesquely; transform.
  • unforgivable — to grant pardon for or remission of (an offense, debt, etc.); absolve.
  • unforgivably — in an unforgivable manner
  • waterfowling — the sport of shooting waterfowl
  • wing formula — a numerical representation of the relative lengths of the primary feathers of a bird's wing, used in identifying similar species, as flycatchers.
  • wing-forward — either of the two forwards positioned at the outside of a scrum
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