12-letter words containing s, g, i, a
- fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
- firing glass — a drinking glass of the 18th century having a conical, rounded body on a thick stem and a heavy spreading foot.
- firing squad — a military detachment assigned to execute a condemned person by shooting.
- first-grader — a child in the first grade
- fiscal agent — a person or organization serving as another's financial agent.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes
- fishing boat — vessel: for fishing
- fissilingual — having a forked tongue
- flabagasting — Present participle of flabagast.
- flag station — a railroad station where trains stop only when a flag or other signal is displayed or when passengers are to be discharged.
- flageoletist — Someone who plays the flageolet.
- flagitiously — In a flagitious manner.
- flash drying — Flash drying is a stage in a process to make something bigger, in which a paste-like feed is broken up and dried at the same time.
- flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
- flooring saw — a saw having a curved edge.
- flying shear — (in a continuous rolling mill) a shear that moves with the piece being cut.
- flying squad — a trained, mobile group of police officers, business executives, labor officials, or the like, capable of performing specialized tasks whenever or wherever sent, often for use in emergencies.
- flying start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- foul-tasting — having a very unpleasant taste
- fraternising — to associate in a fraternal or friendly way.
- 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.
- fricasseeing — Present participle of fricassee.
- frigatebirds — Plural form of frigatebird.
- frying steak — a steak that is cooked by frying
- fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
- gaff topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gaff-topsail — Also called fore-and-aft topsail. a jib-headed fore-and-aft sail set above a gaff.
- gain on sale — A gain on sale is the amount of money that is made by a company when selling a non-inventory asset for more than its value.
- gainlessness — the quality of being gainless; unprofitability
- gainsborough — Thomas, 1727–88, English painter.
- gaithersburg — a town in central Maryland.
- gaius marius — Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- galactosemia — an inherited disorder characterized by the inability to metabolize galactose and requiring a galactose-free diet to avoid consequent mental retardation and eye, spleen, and liver abnormalities.
- galactosides — Plural form of galactoside.
- galahad, sir — Sir Arthurian Romance. the noblest and purest knight of the Round Table, son of Lancelot and Elaine: gained the Holy Grail.
- galeniferous — Of a mineral or deposit that contains galena.
- galligaskins — loose hose or breeches worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- gallinaceous — pertaining to or resembling the domestic fowls.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.
- gallows bird — a person who deserves to be hanged.
- gallsickness — a disease of cattle and sheep, caused by infection with rickettsiae of the genus Anaplasma, resulting in anaemia and jaundice
- gallygaskins — galligaskins.
- galvanotaxis — movement of an organism or any of its parts in a particular direction in response to an electric current; electrotaxis.
- gamesmanship — the use of methods, especially in a sports contest, that are dubious or seemingly improper but not strictly illegal.
- ganges river — a river flowing SE from the Himalayas in N India into the Bay of Bengal: sacred to Hindus. 1550 miles (2495 km) long.
- gangliosides — Plural form of ganglioside.