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12-letter words containing s, i, g

  • figure skate — a shoe skate used in figure skating, especially one having a blade shorter than that of a racing skate, usually not extending beyond the toe or heel, and with notches or sawteeth on the curved forward edge.
  • figure-skate — to take part in figure skating
  • figured bass — a bass part in which the notes have numbers under them indicating the chords to be played.
  • file-sharing — File-sharing is a method of distributing computer files, for example files containing music, among a large number of users.
  • finger grass — any of various grasses of the genus Chloris, having several narrow spikes in a terminal cluster.
  • finger lakes — group of long, narrow glacial lakes in WC N.Y.
  • fingerboards — Plural form of fingerboard.
  • fingerprints — Plural form of fingerprint.
  • fire setting — an ancient method of shattering rock by building a fire against it so as to cause it to split as a result of uneven internal stresses.
  • firefighters — Plural form of firefighter.
  • 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.
  • 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
  • fishing line — cord used to catch fish
  • fishing pole — a long, slender rod of wood or other material with a line and hook fastened to one end for use in catching fish.
  • fishing port — a town which has a lot of fishing boats
  • fishing worm — an earthworm.
  • fishmonger's — a shop that sells fish
  • fissilingual — having a forked tongue
  • five fingers — any of certain species of potentilla having leaves of five leaflets, as Potentilla canadensis.
  • 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.
  • fleetingness — passing swiftly; vanishing quickly; transient; transitory: fleeting beauty; a fleeting glance.
  • flesh-eating — habitually eating flesh; carnivorous
  • 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 mouse — pygmy glider.
  • 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.
  • flying visit — A flying visit is a visit that only lasts a very short time.
  • folding seat — a seat that can be folded down
  • folk singing — the singing of folk songs, especially by a group of people.
  • footslogging — Present participle of footslog.
  • foreseeingly — by way of foreseeing
  • foresightful — care or provision for the future; provident care; prudence.
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