6-letter words containing g, e, n, r
- monger — a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way (usually used in combination): a gossipmonger.
- morgen — a unit of land measure equal to about two acres (0.8 hectare), formerly in use in Holland and the Dutch colonies and still used in South Africa.
- nadger — (jargon) /nad'jr/ [Great Britain] To modify software or hardware in a hidden manner, generally so that it conforms better to some format. For instance, an assembly code string printing subroutine that takes its string argument from the instruction stream would be called like this: jsr print:"Hello world" The print routine would use the saved instruction pointer (its return address) to find its argument and would have to "nadger" it so that the processor returns to the instruction after the string.
- nagger — nag1 (def 5).
- negros — an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- nergal — (in Akkadian mythology) the god ruling, with Ereshkigal, the world of the dead.
- nigger — Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a black person. a contemptuous term used to refer to a member of any dark-skinned people.
- nigher — near in space, time, or relation: The time draws nigh.
- nudger — One who, or that which, nudges.
- onager — a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- orange — methyl orange.
- oregon — a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem. Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- orgone — (in Wilhelm Reich's theory) a vital, primal, nonmaterial element believed to permeate the universe.
- origen — (Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- orogen — an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- pinger — a device that makes a pinging sound, esp one that can be preset to ring at a particular time
- ranged — working or grazing on a range: range horses; range animals like steer and sheep.
- ranger — forest ranger.
- reagan — Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- reagin — Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- regain — to get again; recover: to regain one's health.
- regent — a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- regina — a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.
- region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
- regnal — of or relating to a sovereign, sovereignty, or reign: the second regnal year of Louis XIV.
- regnum — a reign or rule
- rehang — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- rehung — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- renege — Cards. to play a card that is not of the suit led when one can follow suit; break a rule of play.
- repugn — to oppose or refute.
- resign — to give up an office or position, often formally (often followed by from): to resign from the presidency.
- ringed — having or wearing a ring or rings.
- ringer — a person or thing that rings or makes a ringing noise: a ringer of bells; a bell that is a loud ringer.
- sanger — Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- serang — Ceram.
- signer — a person who signs.
- singer — Isaac Bashevis [bah-shev-is] /bɑˈʃɛv ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1904–91, U.S. novelist and short-story writer (in Yiddish), born in Poland: Nobel prize 1978.
- tanger — a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- tonger — tongs.
- ungear — to disengage (harnesses, gears, etc)
- urgent — compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing: an urgent matter.
- venger — an avenger
- wagner — Honus [hoh-nuh s] /ˈhoʊ nəs/ (Show IPA), (John Peter) 1874–1955, U.S. baseball player.
- wanger — (obsolete) A rest or cushion for the cheek; a pillow.
- wigner — Eugene Paul, 1902–95, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary: Nobel prize 1963.
- winger — (in Rugby, soccer, etc.) a person who plays a wing position.
- zenger — John Peter, 1697–1746, American journalist, printer, and publisher, born in Germany: his libel trial and eventual acquittal (1735) set a precedent for establishing freedom of the press in America.
- zinger — a quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort: During the debate she made a couple of zingers that deflated the opposition.