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12-letter words containing nd

  • foot-poundal — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy equal to the work done by a force of one poundal when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-pdl.
  • for a wonder — to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.
  • fore and aft — situated at or toward the front, as compared with something else.
  • fore-and-aft — located along or parallel to a line from the stem to the stern.
  • foregrounded — Simple past tense and past participle of foreground.
  • forehandedly — Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
  • forty-second — next after the forty-first; being the ordinal number for 42.
  • found object — a natural or manufactured object that is perceived as being aesthetically satisfying and exhibited as such.
  • foundational — the basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion.
  • foundationer — a person supported by funds from a foundation, or serving as a member of a foundation
  • foundry sand — silica-based sand mixed with clay, oil, etc, to improve its cohesive strength, used in moulding
  • foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
  • four hundred — the exclusive social set of a city or area.
  • four-in-hand — a long necktie to be tied in a slipknot with the ends left hanging.
  • freestanding — (of sculpture or architectural elements) unattached to a supporting unit or background; standing alone.
  • french india — the five small former French territories in India, including Chandernagor, Karikal, Pondicherry, and Yanaon on the E coast, and Mahé on the W coast.
  • friend-court — amicus curiae.
  • friendliness — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
  • frondescence — the process or period of putting forth leaves, as a tree, plant, or the like.
  • frondiferous — Producing fronds.
  • full binding — a complete binding of a volume in any one material, generally leather.
  • fund manager — A fund manager is someone whose job involves investing the money contained in a fund, for example, a mutual fund, on behalf of another person or organization.
  • fund-raising — the act or process of raising funds, as for nonprofit organizations or for a political cause.
  • fundamentals — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
  • fundusectomy — (surgery) The surgical removal of the fundus of an organ, such as the uterus or the stomach.
  • furry friend — a pet, esp a cat or a dog
  • futtock band — a metal band around a lower mast somewhat below the top, for holding the lower ends of a futtock shroud.
  • gable window — a window in or under a gable.
  • gandy dancer — a member of a railroad section gang that lays or maintains track.
  • gangsterland — an area controlled by gangsters
  • garand rifle — M-1.
  • gas cylinder — container for storing gas
  • gastric band — A gastric band is a device that is fitted inside someone's stomach to make it smaller in order to help them lose weight.
  • gay-friendly — welcoming to gay people
  • gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
  • gendarmeries — Plural form of gendarmerie.
  • gender-blind — not discriminating on the basis of gender, or not making a distinction between the sexes
  • gender-fluid — noting or relating to a person whose gender identity or gender expression is not fixed and shifts over time or depending on the situation.
  • geneva bands — a pair of white lawn or linen strips hanging from the front of the neck or collar of some ecclesiastical and academic robes
  • gerrymanders — Plural form of gerrymander.
  • get round to — find time
  • glandiferous — bearing nuts or acorns
  • global index — (filename extension)   (gid) The filename extension of a Windows 95 "global index" file. .gid files are created by the help browser internal to Windows 95 (also available for other Windows versions) for WinHelp files (hlp), as well as for storing user preferences, such as window position.
  • glyndebourne — an estate in SE England, in East Sussex: site of a famous annual festival of opera founded in 1934 by John Christie
  • go the round — to be circulated among a number of people: said of a story, rumor, etc.
  • go to ground — hide, be reclusive
  • gobind singh — 1666–1708, tenth and last guru of the Sikhs (1675–1708): assassinated
  • gondola back — a chair or couch back curving forward and downward to form arms.
  • gondwanaland — a hypothetical landmass in the Southern Hemisphere that separated toward the end of the Paleozoic Era to form South America, Africa, Antarctica, and Australia.
  • gormandising — Present participle of gormandise.
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