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13-letter words containing l, a, f, r, g

  • front-loading — Also, front-loaded. front-loading (def 1).
  • frontal gyrus — any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.
  • frosted glass — etched glass with a translucent surface
  • frustratingly — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
  • fulbright act — an act of Congress (1946) by which funds derived chiefly from the sale of U.S. surplus property abroad are made available to U.S. citizens for study, research, and teaching in foreign countries as well as to foreigners to engage in similar activities in the U.S.
  • futurological — Pertaining to futurology.
  • gabriel fauré — Gabriel Urbain [ga-bree-el oor-ban] /ga briˈɛl urˈbɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1845–1924, French composer.
  • gallimaufries — Plural form of gallimaufry.
  • gallows frame — headframe.
  • garrison life — the life of troops who maintain and guard a military base or fortified place
  • gelandelaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
  • general staff — a group of officers who are without command and whose duty is to assist high commanders in planning and carrying out orders in peace and war.
  • ginger family — the plant family Zingiberaceae, characterized by tropical, often aromatic herbaceous plants having rhizomes, long sheathing leaves, and clusters of tubular flowers, and including cardamon, ginger, and turmeric.
  • glacial drift — material, as gravel, sand, or clay, transported and deposited by a glacier or by glacial meltwater.
  • glorification — a glorified or more splendid form of something.
  • glove factory — a factory where gloves are made
  • grain of salt — salt crystal
  • grandfatherly — of or characteristic of a grandfather.
  • granuliferous — full of granules, or producing granules
  • gravity fault — a fault along an inclined plane in which the upper side or hanging wall appears to have moved downward with respect to the lower side or footwall (opposed to reverse fault).
  • gulf of saros — an inlet of the Aegean in NW Turkey, north of the Gallipoli Peninsula. Length: 59 km (37 miles). Width: 35 km (22 miles)
  • gulf of sidra — a wide inlet of the Mediterranean on the N coast of Libya
  • gulf-of-saros — Gulf of, an inlet of the Aegean, N of the Gallipoli Peninsula. 37 miles (60 km) long; 22 miles (35 km) wide.
  • half mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
  • half-integral — noting or pertaining to a fractional number obtained by dividing an odd integer by two, as 1/2.
  • half-mourning — a mourning garb less somber than deep mourning, usually following a period of deep mourning.
  • hard feelings — Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
  • inframarginal — below the margin; submarginal.
  • infuriatingly — causing or tending to cause anger or outrage; maddening: His delay is infuriating.
  • irrefrangible — not to be broken or violated; inviolable: an irrefrangible rule of etiquette.
  • landing craft — any of various flat-bottomed vessels designed to move troops and equipment close to shore.
  • landing force — the ground forces of an amphibious task force that effect the assault landing in an amphibious operation.
  • leafleteering — The printing and distribution of leaflets, especially as propaganda.
  • leap-frogging — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
  • leapfrog test — a diagnostic technique using arithmetic or logical operations in a routine to manage the capacity of storage media, transfer data, and check the results.
  • lift a finger — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
  • lingua franca — any language that is widely used as a means of communication among speakers of other languages.
  • lump of sugar — lump1 (def 4).
  • merchant flag — the ensign used by all ships engaged in commerce, fishing, etc.
  • metalcrafting — metalworking.
  • morgan le fay — the fairy sister of King Arthur.
  • never-failing — that does not fail ever; unfailing
  • niagara falls — the falls of the Niagara River: in Canada, the Horseshoe Falls, 158 feet (48 meters) high; 2600 feet (792 meters) wide; in the U.S., American Falls, 167 feet (51 meters) high; 1000 feet (305 meters) wide.
  • non-frangible — easily broken; breakable: Most frangible toys are not suitable for young children.
  • overflow flag — overflow bit
  • platform game — a type of computer game that is played by moving a figure on the screen through a series of obstacles and problems
  • reflectograph — a type of mechanical instrument used for communication with spirits or the dead
  • regardless of — in spite of
  • relief agency — an organization that provides aid for people in need, esp in disaster areas
  • rifle grenade — a grenade designed to be fired from a grenade launcher attached to the muzzle of a rifle or carbine.
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