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11-letter words containing t, i, g, r

  • trigger man — a gangster who specializes in gunning people down.
  • triggerfish — any of various compressed, deep-bodied fishes of the genus Balistes and allied genera, chiefly inhabiting tropical seas, having an anterior dorsal fin with three stout spines: some are edible while others are poisonous.
  • trimetrogon — of or relating to a system of aerial photography using three cameras, one pointed directly downward and the others at 60° to it.
  • tritagonist — (in ancient Greece) the third member of an acting troupe, which always consisted of three actors. Compare protagonist (def 4), deuteragonist.
  • trivia game — a trivia game or competition is one where the competitors are asked questions about interesting but unimportant facts in many subjects
  • troglobiont — any creature having a cave-dwelling mode of life.
  • troglodytic — a prehistoric cave dweller.
  • trothplight — engagement to be married; betrothal.
  • troy weight — a system of weights in use for precious metals and gems (formerly also for bread, grain, etc.): 24 grains = 1 pennyweight (1.555 grams); 20 pennyweights = 1 ounce (31.103 grams); 12 ounces = 1 pound (0.373 kilogram). The grain, ounce, and pound are the same as in apothecaries' weight, the grain alone being the same as in avoirdupois weight. The troy pound is no longer a standard weight in Great Britain.
  • trypsinogen — a precursor of trypsin that is secreted by the pancreas and is activated to trypsin in the small intestine.
  • tselinograd — a former name of Akmola.
  • tumorigenic — (of cells or a substance) capable of producing tumors.
  • tuning fork — a steel instrument consisting of a stem with two prongs, producing a musical tone of definite, constant pitch when struck, and serving as a standard for tuning musical instruments, making acoustical experiments, and the like.
  • turing plus — Systems programming language, a concurrent descendant of Turing. Available from Holt Software Assocs, Toronto <[email protected]>.
  • turing test — (artificial intelligence)   A criterion proposed by Alan Turing in 1950 for deciding whether a computer is intelligent. Turing called it "the Imitation Game" and offered it as a replacement for the question, "Can machines think?" A human holds a written conversation on any topic with an unseen correspondent (nowadays it might be by electronic mail or chat). If the human believes he is talking to another human when he is really talking to a computer then the computer has passed the Turing test and is deemed to be intelligent. Turing predicted that within 50 years (by the year 2000) technological progress would produce computing machines with a capacity of 10**9 bits, and that with such machinery, a computer program would be able to fool the average questioner for 5 minutes about 70% of the time. The Loebner Prize is a competition to find a computer program which can pass an unrestricted Turing test. See also AI-complete.
  • turkish rug — any of a large variety of handwoven rugs produced in Turkey, characterized by coarse, heavy yarn and a long, uneven pile.
  • turn signal — A car's turn signals are the flashing lights that tell you it is going to turn left or right.
  • twi-nighter — a twi-night doubleheader.
  • typewriting — the act or skill of using a typewriter.
  • typographia — matter relating to printing or printers
  • typographic — of or relating to typography.
  • tyroglyphid — a tick or mite of the family Tyroglyphidae
  • ultra-right — having extreme right-wing views
  • unbreathing — not breathing; holding the breath
  • under-sight — the power or faculty of seeing; perception of objects by use of the eyes; vision.
  • undertaking — the act of a person who undertakes any task or responsibility.
  • underthings — girls' or women's underwear
  • underweight — weighing less than is usual, required, or proper.
  • undeterring — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
  • undiverting — not diverting; not amusing
  • 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.
  • ungenitured — without genitals
  • 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.
  • ungratitude — the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
  • unigeniture — the fact of being the only child of a particular father
  • unirrigated — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
  • unmigrating — to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate. Antonyms: remain.
  • unoriginate — not having an origin
  • unpragmatic — of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  • unprofiting — the lack of profit or gain
  • unrelenting — not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible: an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.
  • unremitting — not slackening or abating; incessant: unremitting noise; unremitting attention.
  • unrepenting — not penitent or remorseful
  • unrequiting — to make repayment or return for (service, benefits, etc.).
  • unresenting — not bearing resentment or anger (toward)
  • unresisting — to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
  • unrestingly — in an unresting manner
  • unreturning — not returned; not having come back
  • unrightable — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
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