11-letter words containing f, l, a, n, g, e
- hang a left — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hidden flag — (scientific computation) An extra option added to a routine without changing the calling sequence. For example, instead of adding an explicit input variable to instruct a routine to give extra diagnostic output, the programmer might just add a test for some otherwise meaningless feature of the existing inputs, such as a negative mass. The use of hidden flags can make a program very hard to debug and understand, but is all too common wherever programs are hacked in a hurry.
- infatigable — (obsolete) indefatigable.
- infrangible — that cannot be broken or separated; unbreakable: infrangible moral strength.
- jargon file — (jargon, publication, humour) The on-line hacker Jargon File maintained by Eric S. Raymond. A large collection of definitions of computing terms, including much wit, wisdom, and history. See also Yellow Book, Jargon.
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- leaf spring — a long, narrow, multiple spring composed of several layers of spring metal bracketed together: used in some suspension systems of carriages and automobiles.
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- life-saving — a person who rescues another from danger of death, especially from drowning.
- lifecasting — The creation of a three-dimensional copy of a living body by means of molding and casting techniques.
- new-fangled — If someone describes a new idea or a new piece of equipment as new-fangled, they mean that it is too complicated or is unnecessary.
- non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- refrangible — capable of being refracted, as rays of light.
- rifle range — a firing range for practice with rifles.
- self-acting — acting by itself; automatic.
- self-hating — harbouring feelings of self-hatred
- self-making — the act of a person or thing that makes: The making of a violin requires great skill.
- shelf angle — an angle iron attached to or suspended from a girder to carry masonry or the ends of a number of joists.
- unfaltering — to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- unfatigable — susceptible to fatigue.
- unforgeable — to form by heating and hammering; beat into shape.
- vinegar fly — any fly of the family Drosophilidae, the larvae of which feed on decaying fruit and vegetation.