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11-letter words containing f, u, g, i

  • granuliform — having a granular structure
  • grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
  • grapefruity — Resembling or characteristic of grapefruit.
  • ground-fish — bottom-fish.
  • guaifenesin — An expectorant used in cough syrups and sometimes for pain relief from fibromyalgia.
  • guaniferous — yielding guano
  • guinea fowl — any of several African, gallinaceous birds of the subfamily Numidinae, especially a common species, Numida meleagris, that has a bony casque on the head and dark gray plumage spotted with white and that is now domesticated and raised for its flesh and eggs.
  • gulf crisis — the unstable period prior to the war of 1991 between US-led UN forces and Iraq
  • gummiferous — producing gum
  • gunfighting — Combat with guns.
  • gut feeling — an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts
  • guttiferous — relating to plants that produce gum or gum-like fluids
  • gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
  • handcuffing — Present participle of handcuff.
  • high fulham — a die loaded at one corner either to favor a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (high fulham) or to favor a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (low fulham)
  • highfalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
  • humidifying — Present participle of humidify.
  • in full fig — completely dressed or outfitted, esp. in a showy manner
  • infatuating — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
  • influencing — the capacity or power of persons or things to be a compelling force on or produce effects on the actions, behavior, opinions, etc., of others: He used family influence to get the contract.
  • infuriating — Archaic. infuriated.
  • insectifuge — a substance or preparation for driving off insects.
  • kitesurfing — The sport or pastime of riding on a modified surfboard while holding on to a specially designed kite, using the wind for propulsion.
  • life guards — (in Britain) a cavalry regiment forming part of the ceremonial guard of the monarch.
  • magic flute — an opera (1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
  • microfungus — A fungus in which no sexual process has been observed or in which the reproductive organs are microscopic.
  • non-fouling — an encrusted deposit, especially on a submerged object, as the hull of a ship.
  • obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
  • off-putting — provoking uneasiness, dislike, annoyance, or repugnance; disturbing or disagreeable.
  • offscouring — Often, offscourings. something scoured off; filth; refuse.
  • outfighting — a battle or combat.
  • outflanking — Present participle of outflank.
  • overfatigue — excessive tiredness from which recuperation is difficult.
  • overfunding — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
  • pre-funding — a supply of money or pecuniary resources, as for some purpose: a fund for his education; a retirement fund.
  • puddingwife — a bluish and bronze wrasse, Halichoeres radiatus, of the Atlantic coast from the Florida Keys to Brazil.
  • quantifying — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  • reconfigure — to change the shape or formation of; remodel; restructure.
  • 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.
  • rifled slug — a shotgun projectile with helical grooves on its sides for imparting a spin to it when it is fired through the smooth bore of the shotgun.
  • right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
  • running fix — a fix made from a moving vessel or aircraft from observations made at different times, the course and distance run between the observations being considered.
  • sdeignfully — disdainfully
  • self-guided — accompanied by a guide: a guided tour.
  • self-ruling — of or relating to self-rule
  • shufflingly — in the manner of a shuffle
  • snowsurfing — the use of a board without bindings to travel over snow
  • stultifying — to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
  • subfreezing — below the freezing point.
  • suffumigate — to fumigate from below; apply fumes or smoke to.
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