9-letter words containing a, g, i
- jarringly — to have a harshly unpleasant or perturbing effect on one's nerves, feelings, thoughts, etc.: The sound of the alarm jarred.
- jawboning — a bone of either jaw; a maxilla or mandible.
- jiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- jiffy bag — a thickly padded but light envelope in which articles such as books are placed for protection in the post
- jigamaree — a trick or manoeuvre
- jigsawing — Present participle of jigsaw.
- judgmatic — judicious.
- juneating — an early-season apple
- k'ang hsi — (Shêng-tsu) 1654?–1722, Chinese emperor of the Ch'ing dynasty 1662–1722.
- kagoshima — a seaport on S Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- kali yuga — the fourth and present age of the world, full of conflict and sin.
- kaohsiung — a seaport on SW Taiwan.
- kauri gum — a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kg), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.
- kawaguchi — a city on SE Honshu, in central Japan, N of Tokyo.
- khouribga — a city in W central Morocco.
- kiangling — a city in S Hubei province, in central China, on the Chang Jiang.
- kidnaping — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kilogauss — a unit of magnetic induction, equal to 1000 gauss. Abbreviation: kG.
- kilograms — Plural form of kilogram.
- king clam — geoduck.
- king crab — horseshoe crab.
- king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
- king rail — a large, long-billed rail, Rallus elegans, of North America, having reddish-brown plumage.
- kingcraft — the art of ruling as king; royal statesmanship.
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kingsnake — Any of various colubrid snake of the genus Lampropeltis.
- kirghizia — a republic in central Asia, S of Kazakhstan and N of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Capital: Bishkek.
- kirinyaga — the local name of Mount Kenya
- kisangani — a city in the N Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Congo (Zaire) River.
- kissagram — Alternative form of kissogram.
- kissogram — A novelty greeting or message delivered by a man or woman who accompanies it with a kiss, arranged as a humorous surprise for the recipient.
- kiungshan — Qiongshan.
- knightage — a group of knights or knights collectively
- koshigaya — a city in central Honshu, Japan, a Tokyo suburb.
- la guaira — a seaport in N Venezuela: the port of Caracas.
- labelling — a slip of paper, cloth, or other material, marked or inscribed, for attachment to something to indicate its manufacturer, nature, ownership, destination, etc.
- labouring — (British, Canada) present participle of labour.
- lacewings — Plural form of lacewing.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- lactating — to produce milk.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- laggingly — in a lagging manner
- lagniappe — Chiefly Southern Louisiana and Southeast Texas. a small gift given with a purchase to a customer, by way of compliment or for good measure; bonus.
- laicizing — Present participle of laicize.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- lamington — (Australia, obsolete) A Homburg hat.
- lamplight — the light thrown by a lamp.
- land girl — a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
- landsting — (formerly) the upper house of the Danish parliament.
- languidly — lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.