12-letter words containing s, g, r
- firelighters — Plural form of firelighter.
- 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 degree — People who have gained a higher qualification after completing a basic university degree such as a BA or a BSc refer to that basic degree as their first degree.
- first finger — the finger next to the thumb; index finger
- first string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- first-degree — of or relating to the lowest or first in a series.
- first-grader — a child in the first grade
- first-string — composed of regular members, participants, etc. (distinguished from substitute): the first-string team.
- firstnighter — a person who often or usually attends the theater, opera, etc., on opening night.
- fish farming — the job of rearing fish for commercial purposes
- fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
- fishing worm — an earthworm.
- fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
- five fingers — any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.
- flabbergasts — Plural form of flabbergast.
- flabberghast — (archaic) Alternative form of flabbergast.
- flabergasted — Simple past tense and past participle of flabergast.
- flagellators — Plural form of flagellator.
- 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.
- flight nurse — a nurse in the U.S. Air Force who tends patients being transported by airplane.
- flight strip — Aeronautics. a strip of cleared land used as an emergency runway for aircraft. runway.
- 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 start — a start, as in sailboat racing, in which the entrants begin moving before reaching the starting line.
- foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
- foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
- forest green — Lincoln green.
- forest grove — a town in NW Oregon.
- forestalling — Present participle of forestall.
- forethoughts — Plural form of forethought.
- fragrantness — the quality of being fragrant
- 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.
- frog sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- frog-sticker — Slang. a knife, especially one carried as a weapon.
- 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.
- futurologist — (sometimes initial capital letter) a follower of futurism, especially an artist or writer.
- 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.
- 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.
- gallbladders — Plural form of gallbladder.
- gallinippers — Plural form of gallinipper.
- gallivanters — Plural form of gallivanter.