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11-letter words containing u, t, f

  • putty knife — a tool for puttying, having a broad flexible blade.
  • pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
  • quantifiers — Logic. an expression, as “all” or “some,” that indicates the quantity of a proposition. Compare existential quantifier, universal quantifier.
  • quantifying — to determine, indicate, or express the quantity of.
  • quarter cif — (communications, standard)   (QCIF), a video format standard used in videoconferencing, that transfers one fourth as much data as Common Intermediate Format (CIF). QCIF is defined in ITU H.261 as having 144 lines and 176 pixels per line, with half as many chrominance pixels in each direction. QCIF is suitable for videoconferencing systems that use telephone lines. The codec standard specifies that QCIF compatibility is mandatory, and CIF compatibility is optional.
  • quarterlife — designating the period of life immediately following adolescence, usually the early twenties to early thirties
  • quatrefoils — Plural form of quatrefoil.
  • read out of — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
  • reformulate — to formulate again.
  • 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.
  • return fare — the fare charged for a return journey; a two-way fare
  • return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
  • right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
  • rocket fuel — an explosive charge that powers a rocket
  • rough draft — writing: unfinished version
  • rough stuff — violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.
  • rubefacient — causing redness of the skin, as a medicinal application.
  • rubefaction — the act or process of making red, especially with a rubefacient.
  • rufter hood — a temporary, loosely fitted hood used on newly captured hawks.
  • rule out of — If someone rules you out of a contest or activity, they say that you cannot be involved in it. If something rules you out of a contest or activity, it prevents you from being involved in it.
  • rum truffle — a sweet resembling an edible fungus, of the European genus Tuber, in shape, flavoured with rum
  • safari suit — a suit consisting of a bush jacket and matching trousers.
  • safety fuse — a slow-burning fuse for igniting detonators from a distance
  • safety fuze — a long tube attached to a detonator or percussion cap and filled with a powder that burns slowly when ignited.
  • schweinfurt — a city in N Bavaria, in S central Germany, on the Main River.
  • scottsbluff — a city in W Nebraska, on the North Platte River.
  • self-taught — taught to oneself or by oneself to be (as indicated) without the aid of a formal education: self-taught typing; a self-taught typist.
  • septiferous — in possession of a septum or partition
  • shaft house — a structure housing machinery and other equipment at the top of a mine shaft.
  • shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
  • small stuff — small cordage, as marlines, yarns, etc.
  • snap out of — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
  • snuff stick — a twig, stick, or brush used to apply snuff on the teeth or gums.
  • soft ground — an etching ground usually mixed with tallow. Compare hard ground.
  • soft launch — the launch of a website in stages, with regular updating
  • soft tissue — the soft parts of the human body as distinct from bone and cartilage
  • sound shift — a gradual alteration or series of alterations in the pronunciation of a set of sounds, esp of vowels
  • spore fruit — a spore-bearing structure, as an ascoscarp; sporocarp.
  • square foot — a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one foot on each side; 0.0929 square meters. 2 , sq. ft. Abbreviation: ft.
  • staff nurse — nurse who works on a ward
  • stipuliform — shaped like a stipule.
  • stone fruit — a fruit with a stone or hard endocarp, as a peach or plum; drupe.
  • strengthful — full of strength, strong
  • strike fund — an amount of money reserved by a union to make payments to striking works should a strike occur
  • stud muffin — a sexually attractive young man
  • studio flat — a flat with one main room
  • stuffed toy — A stuffed toy is the same as a stuffed animal.
  • stultifying — to make, or cause to appear, foolish or ridiculous.
  • stunt flier — someone who performs stunts in an aeroplane, such as special turns, etc, in the air
  • styliferous — having a style (part of the female organ of a plant)
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