11-letter words containing r, i, n, g
- rifle range — a firing range for practice with rifles.
- right angle — the angle formed by two radii of a circle that are drawn to the extremities of an arc equal to one quarter of the circle; the angle formed by two perpendicular lines that intersect; an angle of 90°.
- right brain — the right cerebral hemisphere of the human brain, which includes areas associated with abstraction, artistic ability, and emotional response
- right money — any circulating medium of exchange, including coins, paper money, and demand deposits.
- right thing — That which is *compellingly* the correct or appropriate thing to use, do, say, etc. Always capitalised, always emphasised in speech as though capitalised. Use of this term often implies that in fact reasonable people may disagree. "What's the Right Thing for Lisp to do when it sees "(mod a 0)"? Should it return "a", or give a divide-by-0 error?" Opposite: Wrong Thing.
- rightsizing — to adjust to an appropriate size: Layoffs will be necessary to rightsize our workforce.
- ring a bell — a hollow instrument of cast metal, typically cup-shaped with a flaring mouth, suspended from the vertex and rung by the strokes of a clapper, hammer, or the like.
- ring bearer — wedding attendant who carries ring
- ring binder — a loose-leaf binder in which the sheets are held in by two or more rings that can be made to snap open.
- 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.
- ring galaxy — a galaxy having the shape of an elliptical ring: thought to be the result of a collision of two galaxies.
- ring magnet — a ring-shaped permanent magnet.
- ring nebula — a planetary nebula in the constellation Lyra that has a ringlike appearance surrounding its central star.
- ring-a-ding — wildly exciting
- ring-necked — having a ring of distinctive color around the neck.
- ring-porous — having annual rings marked by a conspicuous band of large pores in wood formed in spring.
- ring-tailed — having the tail ringed with alternating colors, as a raccoon.
- ringed seal — an Arctic seal, Phoca hispida, having irregular, pale, ring-shaped markings around its body.
- ringstraked — ring-streaked.
- rip-roaring — boisterously wild and exciting; riotous: Have a rip-roaring good time.
- rising damp — moisture problem affecting walls
- rising sign — the sign of the zodiac on the eastern horizon at any given moment; ascendant.
- rising star — up-and-coming performer
- rising trot — a horse's trot in which the rider rises from the saddle every second beat
- risk-taking — courting danger or loss
- road racing — a competitive event of racing in automobiles, motorcycles, or bicycles over public roads or a twisting course simulating a public road, as opposed to a closed, banked track or a drag strip.
- roadholding — A vehicle's roadholding is how easy it is to control safely in difficult driving conditions or when going round bends.
- robing room — a room in a palace, court, legislature, etc, where official robes of office are put on
- rock pigeon — rock dove.
- rod bearing — a bearing in the metal shaft that transmits power in axial reciprocating motion
- roentgenium — a superheavy, synthetic radioactive element with a very short half-life. Symbol: Rg; atomic number: 111.
- roentgenize — to subject to the action of x-rays.
- rolling pin — a cylinder of wood or other material, usually with a short handle at each end, for rolling out dough.
- root ginger — the rhizome of the ginger plant.
- ropedancing — the act of dancing on a rope
- rotary wing — an airfoil that rotates about an approximately vertical axis, as that supporting a helicopter or autogiro in flight.
- roughing-in — the act or process of applying a base coat of plaster to a masonry surface.
- rowing boat — rowboat.
- rowing club — rowboat association
- royal icing — a hard white icing made from egg whites and icing sugar, used for coating and decorating cakes, esp fruit cakes
- rubber ring — an air-filled ring made of rubber, used as a swimming aid
- rugby union — a form of rugby football played between teams of 15 players
- ruling body — authority, group in charge
- rum-running — the activity of smuggling illicit liquor
- rumgumption — good sense
- running dog — Disparaging. a person or institution subservient to counterrevolutionary interests. a manipulable, servile follower; lackey: to be reviled as a running dog of the colonialists.
- 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.
- running gag — a joke or humorous allusion used recurrently in a play, film, television skit, etc., for a cumulative comic effect.
- rusticating — to go to the country.
- sagittarian — a person born under Sagittarius, the ninth sign of the zodiac; a Sagittarius.