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15-letter words containing r, i, n, g

  • flying buttress — a segmental arch transmitting an outward and downward thrust to a solid buttress that through its inertia transforms the thrust into a vertical one.
  • flying characin — hatchetfish (def 2).
  • flying fortress — a heavy bomber, the B-17, with four radial piston engines, widely used over Europe and the Mediterranean by the U.S. Air Force in World War II.
  • flying squirrel — any of various nocturnal tree squirrels, as Glaucomys volans, of the eastern U.S., having folds of skin connecting the fore and hind legs, permitting long, gliding leaps.
  • focusing screen — a camera in which the image appears on a ground-glass viewer (focusing screen) after being reflected by a mirror or after passing through a prism or semitransparent glass; in one type (single-lens reflex camera) light passes through the same lens to both the ground glass and the film, while in another type (twin-lens reflex camera) light passes through one lens (viewing lens) to the ground glass and through a second lens (taking lens) to the film, the lenses being mechanically coupled for focusing.
  • food processing — transforming raw materials into food
  • foreign affairs — politics: international relations
  • foreign mission — mission (def 10).
  • foreign service — a division of the U.S. Department of State or of a foreign office that maintains diplomatic and consular posts and personnel in other countries.
  • foreshortenings — Plural form of foreshortening.
  • foresightedness — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
  • forthcomingness — coming, forth, or about to come forth; about to appear; approaching in time: the forthcoming concert.
  • fortysomethings — Plural form of fortysomething.
  • forward-looking — planning for or anticipating possible future events, conditions, etc.; progressive.
  • founding father — The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it.
  • founding member — A founding member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up.
  • fractionalizing — Present participle of fractionalize.
  • fragmentariness — The quality of being fragmentary.
  • fragrance strip — a folded, usually sealed strip on a page or card, impregnated with fragrance that is released when pulled or torn open: The magazine is full of fragrance strips in the advertisements.
  • franklin's gull — a black-headed North American gull, Larus pipixcan, feeding chiefly on insects.
  • french dressing — salad dressing prepared chiefly from oil, vinegar, and seasonings.
  • french guianese — an overseas department of France, on the NE coast of South America: formerly a French colony. 35,135 sq. mi. (91,000 sq. km). Capital: Cayenne.
  • french marigold — a composite plant, Tagetes patula, of Mexico, having yellow flowers with red markings.
  • french-speaking — able to speak French
  • fringe festival — an unofficial, often unconventional, arts festival that is associated with another, larger festival
  • fringed gentian — a plant of the genus Gentianopsis (or Gentiana), especially G. crinita, having a tubular blue corolla with four fringed petals.
  • fringing forest — gallery forest.
  • frisian carving — geometrical incised carving.
  • gale-force wind — a wind of force seven to ten on the Beaufort scale or from 45 to 90 kilometres per hour
  • gallant soldier — a South American plant, Galinsoga parviflora, widely distributed as a weed, having small daisy-like flowers surrounded by silvery scales: family Asteraceae (composites)
  • galvanized iron — iron or steel, especially in sheets, coated with zinc to prevent rust.
  • gambier islands — a group of islands in the S Pacific Ocean, in French Polynesia. Chief settlement: Rikitéa. Pop: 1097 (2002). Area: 30 sq km (11 sq miles)
  • gaming platform — a computer system specially made for playing video games; a console: The new gaming platforms have much better graphics resolution than previous generation consoles.
  • gamma radiation — a photon of penetrating electromagnetic radiation (gamma radiation) emitted from an atomic nucleus.
  • garage mechanic — sb employed to repair vehicles
  • gardening leave — If someone who leaves their job is given gardening leave, they continue to receive their salary and in return they agree not to work for anyone else for a period of time.
  • gardening tools — tools used for gardening, such as a trowel, spade, rake, etc
  • garrison finish — the finish of a race, especially a horse race, in which the winner comes from behind to win at the last moment.
  • garrison troops — troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
  • gastric balloon — an inflatable rubber bag placed in the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
  • gastroenteritis — inflammation of the stomach and intestines.
  • gastronomically — the art or science of good eating.
  • gender equality — the state of having the same rights, status, and opportunities as others, regardless of one's gender.
  • gender politics — debate about the roles and relations of men and women
  • gender-specific — for, characteristic of, or limited to either males or females: Left-handedness is not gender-specific.
  • general holiday — a public holiday
  • general meeting — business: for all members
  • general officer — an officer ranking above colonel.
  • general paresis — a syphilitic brain disorder characterized by chronic inflammation and degeneration of cerebral tissue resulting in mental and physical deterioration.
  • general science — basic science taught as a school subject
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