8-letter words containing a, r, i, g
- relaying — re-lay.
- remargin — to provide additional cash or collateral to a broker in order to keep secure stock bought on margin.
- remigate — to row
- rfid tag — RFID tags are barcodes that make use of radio waves to send information tracking individual products at every stage, from delivery to stockroom to checkout, in a networked system.
- rheingau — a small wine-growing region in Hesse, in central Germany, on the Rhine.
- rib cage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
- ribgrass — English plantain.
- ridgeway — a road or track along a ridge, esp one of great antiquity
- rig veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rig-veda — one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- rigadoon — a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
- rigatoni — a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- rigaudon — rigadoon.
- ring man — Printing. an operator of a ring machine.
- ring taw — ringer1 (def 4).
- ringbark — girdle (def 11).
- ringhals — a highly venomous snake, Hemachatus haemachatus, of southern Africa, related to the cobras, having one to three light-colored bands across its throat and characterized by its ability to accurately spit its venom up to 7 feet (2.1 meter) away.
- ringsail — ringtail (def 3).
- ringtail — any phalanger of the genus Pseudocheirus, having the prehensile tail curled into a ring.
- rivaling — a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
- roaching — Nautical. the upward curve at the foot of a square sail. (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
- roarming — severe
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- rogation — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- rotating — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- rugbeian — of or relating to Rugby School
- salering — an enclosed area for livestock at market
- salinger — J(erome) D(avid) 1971–2010, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- sanglier — a closely woven fabric made of mohair or worsted, constructed in plain weave, and finished to simulate the coat of a boar.
- sastrugi — Usually, sastrugi. ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- scaliger — Joseph Justus [juhs-tuh s] /ˈdʒʌs təs/ (Show IPA), 1540–1609, French scholar and critic.
- scarfing — a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scargill — Arthur. born 1938, British trades union leader; president of the National Union of Mineworkers (1982–2002). He led the miners in a long and bitter strike (1984–85), but failed to prevent pit closures
- scarring — a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- sea-girt — surrounded by the sea.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- sharking — a person who preys greedily on others, as by cheating or usury.
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shearing — Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb) scissors of large size (usually used with pair of). any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- signoria — the government of an Italian city-state
- singular — extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional: a singular success.
- skiagram — a picture made by outlining and shading a subject's shadow.
- smarting — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
- spagyric — pertaining to or resembling alchemy; alchemic.
- sparling — the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- sparring — a motion of sparring.
- spearing — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- spingarn — Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.