10-letter words containing g, e, n, r
- intragenic — (genetics) Within a gene.
- intresting — Misspelling of interesting.
- intrigante — A female intrigant.
- intriguers — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- introgress — (biology, genetics) To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.
- invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- ironmonger — a dealer in hardware.
- irreligion — lack of religion.
- jabberings — Plural form of jabbering.
- jade green — either of two minerals, jadeite or nephrite, sometimes green, highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for carvings, jewelry, etc.
- jargonized — Simple past tense and past participle of jargonize.
- jeoparding — Present participle of jeopard.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- juggernaut — (often lowercase) any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team.
- june grass — Kentucky bluegrass.
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- kapfenberg — an industrial town in E Austria, in Styria. Pop: 22 234 (2001)
- keistering — Present participle of keister.
- kernelling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- kesselring — Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1885–1960, German field marshal.
- keyserling — Hermann Alexander [her-mahn ah-le-ksahn-duh r] /ˈhɛr mɑn ˌɑ lɛˈksɑn dər/ (Show IPA), Count, 1880–1946, German philosopher and writer.
- kingfisher — any of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored.
- kingmakers — Plural form of kingmaker.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- klagenfurt — a province in S Austria. 3681 sq. mi. (9535 sq. km). Capital: Klagenfurt.
- klangfarbe — instrumental timbre or tone colour
- konigsberg — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- kremenchug — a city in central Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.
- krugerrand — (sometimes lowercase) a one-ounce gold coin of the Republic of South Africa, equal to 25 rand: first issued in 1967.
- krung thep — Bangkok
- kurunegala — a city in W central Sri Lanka.
- lacerating — Present participle of lacerate.
- lacquering — a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.
- ladyfinger — a small, finger-shaped sponge cake.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- landgraves — Plural form of landgrave.
- langlaufer — a participant in cross-country skiing.
- languisher — One who languishes.
- lanterning — Present participle of lantern.
- large cane — a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- laryngeals — Plural form of laryngeal.
- laundering — Present participle of launder.
- leathering — Present participle of leather.
- leek-green — dull bluish green.
- leftwinger — (Sometimes pejorative) A person who is radically liberal politically; one whose political viewpoint is leftwing.
- legendries — Plural form of legendry.
- leger line — ledger line (def 1).
- legharness — armor for the leg, sometimes including that for the foot.
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.