6-letter words containing g, e, n, i
- grinde — Obsolete spelling of grind.
- guinea — a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- gunite — a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- heling — Present participle of hele.
- hering — Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- hewing — to strike forcibly with an ax, sword, or other cutting instrument; chop; hack.
- hexing — Present participle of hex.
- hinged — a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- hinger — a tool for making hinges
- hinges — Plural form of hinge.
- hoeing — a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- ignote — (obsolete) unknown.
- imogen — a female given name.
- incage — encage.
- ingate — gate1 (def 15).
- ingenu — a male ingenue
- ingest — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingine — genius; natural talent; ingenium
- ingres — Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- inguen — (anatomy) The groin.
- innage — the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment. Compare outage (def 4).
- jewing — one of a scattered group of people that traces its descent from the Biblical Hebrews or from postexilic adherents of Judaism; Israelite.
- jingle — to make clinking or tinkling sounds, as do coins, keys, or other light, resonant metal objects when coming into contact or being struck together repeatedly: The keys on his belt jingled as he walked.
- keying — Present participle of key.
- kinged — Simple past tense and past participle of king.
- kinger — a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people.
- kingle — a type of hard sandstone
- leggin — a covering for the leg, usually extending from the ankle to the knee but sometimes higher, worn by soldiers, riders, workers, etc. Compare chaps, gaiter, puttee.
- leging — Present participle of lege.
- legion — a division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 soldiers.
- leglin — a milk pail
- lieing — Misspelling of lying.
- linage — the number of printed lines, especially agate lines covered by a magazine article, newspaper advertisement, etc.
- lingel — (obsolete) A shoemaker's thread.
- linger — to remain or stay on in a place longer than is usual or expected, as if from reluctance to leave: We lingered awhile after the party.
- linget — An ingot; a lingot.
- lingle — Alternative form of lingel.
- lingoe — a metal weight attached to the cords of a Jacquard harness, for lowering the warp threads after they have been raised and for keeping the harness cords taut.
- lungie — (UK, Scotland, dialect) A guillemot.
- mengzi — Mencius.
- mering — (as modifier)
- meting — to distribute or apportion by measure; allot; dole (usually followed by out): to mete out punishment.
- mewing — a cage for hawks, especially while molting.
- minged — Simple past tense and past participle of ming.
- minger — an ugly, unpleasant, or smelly person or thing.
- minges — Plural form of minge.
- mingle — to become mixed, blended, or united.
- neighs — Plural form of neigh.