10-letter words containing ref
- antireform — opposed to reform
- arefaction — the act of drying, or a dried condition
- barefooted — Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
- barefooter — One who takes part in water skiing without wearing water skis.
- centrefold — A centrefold is a picture that covers the two central pages of a magazine, especially a photograph of a naked or partly naked woman.
- firefights — Plural form of firefight.
- forefather — an ancestor.
- forefinger — the first finger next to the thumb.
- gag reflex — involuntary retching
- irefulness — The state of being ireful; anger; fury.
- leisureful — Providing leisure, restful.
- overrefine — to refine excessively, as with oversubtle distinctions.
- pre-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- prefascist — relating to fascist leanings before Fascism was founded in 1919
- prefecture — the office, jurisdiction, territory, or official residence of a prefect.
- preferable — more desirable.
- preferably — more desirable.
- preference — the act of preferring.
- preferment — the act of preferring.
- preferring — to set or hold before or above other persons or things in estimation; like better; choose rather than: to prefer beef to chicken.
- prefinance — the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- prefixture — something used or added as a prefix
- prefrontal — anterior to, situated in, or pertaining to the anterior part of a frontal structure.
- prefulgent — more radiant than others
- prefuneral — the ceremonies for a dead person prior to burial or cremation; obsequies.
- pro-reform — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- quatrefoil — a leaf composed of four leaflets.
- referenced — an act or instance of referring.
- referendum — the principle or practice of referring measures proposed or passed by a legislative body, head of state, etc., to the vote of the electorate for approval or rejection. Compare initiative (def 4a).
- referrable — to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology.
- refillable — a material, supply, or the like, to replace something that has been used up: a refill for a prescription.
- refinement — fineness or elegance of feeling, taste, manners, language, etc.
- refinisher — a person who professionally refinishes or restores buildings or antique furniture
- refit yard — a yard where ships are made ready for use again by repairing, re-equipping, or resupplying
- reflecting — to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
- reflection — the act of reflecting, as in casting back a light or heat, mirroring, or giving back or showing an image; the state of being reflected in this way.
- reflective — that reflects; reflecting.
- reflex arc — the nerve pathways followed by an impulse during a reflex.
- reflex-act — Physiology. noting or pertaining to an involuntary response to a stimulus, the nerve impulse from a receptor being transmitted inward to a nerve center that in turn transmits it outward to an effector.
- reforecast — to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance: to forecast a heavy snowfall; to forecast lower interest rates.
- reform jew — a Jew who adheres to a system of religious worship adapted from Orthodox Judaism to meet the demands of contemporary life, frequently simplifying or rejecting traditional religious law and custom.
- reformable — the improvement or amendment of what is wrong, corrupt, unsatisfactory, etc.: social reform; spelling reform.
- refractile — refractive (def 2).
- refracting — undergoing or causing refraction
- refraction — Physics. the change of direction of a ray of light, sound, heat, or the like, in passing obliquely from one medium into another in which its wave velocity is different.
- refractive — of or relating to refraction.
- refractory — hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient: a refractory child.
- refracture — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.
- refraining — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- refreshing — having the power to restore freshness, vitality, energy, etc.: a refreshing nap.
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