11-letter words containing f, e, i, g, n, r
- refrangible — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- refrigerant — refrigerating; cooling.
- refringence — refractivity.
- refuctoring — (humour, programming) Taking a well-designed piece of code and, through a series of small, reversible changes, making it completely unmaintainable by anyone except yourself. The term is a humourous play on the term refactoring and was coined by Jason Gorman in a pub in 2002. Refuctoring techniques include: Using Pig Latin as a naming convention. Stating The Bleeding Obvious - writing comments that paraphrase the code (e.g., "declare an integer called I with an initial value of zero"). Module Gravity Well - adding all new code to the biggest module. Unique Modeling Language - inventing your own visual notation. Treasure Hunt - Writing code consisting mostly of references to other code and documents that reference other documents. Rainy Day Module - writing spare code just in case somebody needs it later.
- resign-from — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- rifle green — a dark olive green, as in the uniforms of certain rifle regiments
- rifle range — a firing range for practice with rifles.
- ring finger — the finger next to the little finger, especially of the left hand, on which an engagement ring or wedding band is traditionally worn.
- self-rising — rising without the addition of leaven: self-rising pancake flour.
- self-ruling — of or relating to self-rule
- sniffer dog — a dog trained to find illegal drugs or explosives by smell.
- spacefaring — space travel
- springfield — a state in the central United States: a part of the Midwest. 56,400 sq. mi. (146,075 sq. km). Capital: Springfield. Abbreviation: IL (for use with zip code), Ill.
- subfreezing — below the freezing point.
- surgeonfish — any tropical, coral-reef fish of the family Acanthuridae, with one or more sharp spines near the base of the tail fin.
- transfigure — to change in outward form or appearance; transform.
- unfaltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- unfreighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- unglorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- ungratified — to give pleasure to (a person or persons) by satisfying desires or humoring inclinations or feelings: Her praise will gratify all who worked so hard to earn it.
- uninfringed — to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
- vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.
- wharfingers — Plural form of wharfinger.