10-letter words containing e, r, i, n
- drift mine — a mine the opening of which is dug into an outcrop of coal or ore.
- drinkwater — John, 1882–1937, English poet, playwright, and critic.
- dripstones — Plural form of dripstone.
- drivelines — Plural form of driveline.
- drivelling — saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- drivenness — past participle of drive.
- driver ant — army ant.
- drivetrain — the power train of an automotive vehicle consisting of all the components between the engine and driving wheels and including the clutch and axle, as well as the components of the driveline.
- droopiness — The characteristic of being droopy.
- dropper-in — drop-in (def 1).
- drowsiness — half-asleep; sleepy.
- dry ginger — ginger ale
- duisenberg — Willem Frederik, known as Wim. 1935–2005, Dutch economist; president of the European Central Bank (1998–2003)
- dukkeripen — fortune-telling
- dysenteric — Of, relating, or pertaining to dysentery.
- dzerzhinsk — a city in the central Russian Federation in Europe, W of Nizhni Novgorod.
- e-learning — Computer-Aided Instruction
- e-neutrino — electron-neutrino.
- ear-minded — tending to perceive one's environment in terms of sound and to recall sounds more vividly than sights, smells, etc.
- earbashing — a scolding or lengthy and vituperative verbal attack
- earmarking — Present participle of earmark.
- earth sign — any of the three astrological signs, Taurus, Virgo, or Capricorn, that are grouped together because of the shared attributes of practicality and interest in material things.
- earthiness — of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- earthlings — Plural form of earthling.
- earthshine — the faint illumination of the part of the moon not illuminated by sunlight, as during a crescent phase, caused by the reflection of light from the earth.
- earwigging — any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen.
- earwitness — a person who testifies or can testify to what he or she has heard.
- easterling — a native of a country lying to the east, especially a merchant from the Baltic.
- easternize — (usually initial capital letter) to influence with ideas, customs, etc., characteristic of eastern Asia.
- eburnation — an abnormal condition in which bone becomes hard and dense like ivory.
- ecardinate — (of a mollusc or the shell of a mollusc) having no hinges
- eccentrick — Obsolete form of eccentric.
- eccentrics — Plural form of eccentric; persons who have unusual tendancies.
- echinoderm — any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, etc.
- ecocentric — a philosophy or perspective that places intrinsic value on all living organisms and their natural environment, regardless of their perceived usefulness or importance to human beings.
- economiser — Alternative form of economizer.
- economizer — a person who economizes.
- ecuadorian — person from Ecuador
- effraction — a breaking into a house, store, etc., by force; forcible entry.
- egocentric — Thinking only of oneself, without regard for the feelings or desires of others ; self-centered.
- egosurfing — (Internet) The act of using a search engine to find mentions of one's name on the Internet.
- eiderdowns — Plural form of eiderdown.
- eirenicons — Plural form of eirenicon.
- eisenhower — Dwight David, known as Ike. 1890–1969, US general and Republican statesman; Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force (1943–45) and 34th president of the US (1953–61). He commanded Allied forces in Europe and North Africa (1942), directed the invasion of Italy (1943), and was Supreme Commander of the combined land forces of NATO (1950–52)
- electronic — (of a device) Having or operating with the aid of many small components, esp. microchips and transistors, that control and direct an electric current.
- eliminator — One who, or that which, eliminates.
- emarginate — (botany, mycology) Roughly the same height for most of its length, becoming much shallower before reaching the attachment point.
- embargoing — Present participle of embargo.
- embowering — Present participle of embower.
- embroiling — Present participle of embroil.