9-letter words containing g, a, i, l
- putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
- pygmalion — Classical Mythology. a sculptor and king of Cyprus who carved an ivory statue of a maiden and fell in love with it. It was brought to life, in response to his prayer, by Aphrodite.
- qian long — original name Hong-li. 1711–99, Chinese emperor of the Qing dynasty. He expanded the Chinese empire and was a patron of the arts
- quakingly — In a quaking fashion, especially with fear.
- rackingly — in a racking manner
- radiogold — a radioactive isotope of gold, used in the medical treatment of certain conditions
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- rail rage — a sense of extreme frustration experienced by rail users when subjected to delays, cancellations, etc, sometimes resulting in aggressive behaviour towards railway employees
- railingly — in a complaining or disgruntled manner
- ramblings — If you describe a speech or piece of writing as someone's ramblings, you are saying that it is meaningless because the person who said or wrote it was very confused or insane.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- raspingly — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- ravelling — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- realising — to grasp or understand clearly.
- realizing — to grasp or understand clearly.
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- regicidal — the killing of a king.
- regiminal — relating to a regimen
- reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- replacing — to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing): Electricity has replaced gas in lighting.
- rerailing — the replacement of existing rails on a railway line
- retailing — the sale of goods to ultimate consumers, usually in small quantities (opposed to wholesale).
- revealing — to make known; disclose; divulge: to reveal a secret.
- rightable — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- rigmarole — an elaborate or complicated procedure: to go through the rigmarole of a formal dinner.
- rigsdaler — a former silver coin of Denmark, equal to 16 skillings; rix-dollar.
- sacralgia — a pain in the sacrum
- sacrilege — the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- safelight — a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- saintling — a little saint
- salesgirl — a woman who sells goods, especially in a store; saleswoman.
- salpingo- — indicating the Fallopian tubes
- scagliola — plasterwork imitating marble, granite, or the like.
- scantling — a timber of relatively slight width and thickness, as a stud or rafter in a house frame.
- scaringly — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scraggily — lean or thin; scrawny.
- scrawling — to write or draw in a sprawling, awkward manner: He scrawled his name hastily across the blackboard.
- seal ring — a finger ring bearing an incised design for embossing a wax seal.
- searingly — in a searing manner
- semiangle — half of a particular angle
- shakingly — the act of a person or thing that shakes.
- shambling — to walk or go awkwardly; shuffle.
- shaveling — Older Use: Disparaging. a clergyman with a shaven or tonsured head.
- shearling — Chiefly British. a yearling sheep that has been shorn once.
- sialogram — an X-ray of a salivary gland
- sigillate — (of a ceramic object) having stamped decorations.
- sigmoidal — shaped like the letter C.
- signaling — anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- signalize — to make notable or conspicuous.