9-letter words containing g, e, n, r
- prong key — a key or spanner with two prongs or projections which engage corresponding holes in the face of a nut or component to be turned for tightening, adjustment, etc
- protogine — a gneissose granite with sericite, found in the Alps
- puttering — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- quavering — to shake tremulously; quiver or tremble: He stood there quavering with fear.
- quivering — the act or state of quivering; a tremble or tremor.
- rabbeting — a deep notch formed in or near one edge of a board, framing timber, etc., so that something else can be fitted into it or so that a door or the like can be closed against it.
- racegoing — that goes to races
- racketing — Slang. an occupation, livelihood, or business. an easy or profitable source of livelihood.
- range oil — oil suitable for burning as the fuel of a kitchen stove.
- rangeland — range (def 17).
- ravelling — to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).
- ravenings — rapacious behaviour and activities
- re-assign — to give or allocate; allot: to assign rooms at a hotel.
- re-change — to change again
- re-engage — to take part in or participate again
- re-homing — the act of re-homing an animal
- re-ignite — to set on fire; kindle.
- re-siding — a piece or section of siding: to put backing material on the re-sides.
- re-string — to thread onto a new string
- realising — to grasp or understand clearly.
- realizing — to grasp or understand clearly.
- rearrange — to place in proper, desired, or convenient order; adjust properly: to arrange books on a shelf.
- reasoning — a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.: the reason for declaring war.
- rebelling — a person who refuses allegiance to, resists, or rises in arms against the government or ruler of his or her country.
- rebidding — Bridge. to make a second bid in (a suit that one bid previously): He opened a spade and then rebid spades on the three level.
- rebutting — to refute by evidence or argument.
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- recapping — to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
- receiving — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- recessing — temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- reckoning — count; computation; calculation.
- reclining — person: lying back
- recognise — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recognize — to identify as something or someone previously seen, known, etc.: He had changed so much that one could scarcely recognize him.
- recoiling — to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, or disgust.
- recoinage — the act, process, or right of making coins.
- reconning — reconnaissance.
- reconsign — to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- recording — an act of recording.
- recosting — the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything: the high cost of a good meal.
- rectangle — a parallelogram having four right angles.
- recurring — occurring or appearing again.
- recutting — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- recycling — to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees.
- red angus — one of a subpopulation of Aberdeen Angus beef cattle having a reddish coat.
- red giant — a star in an intermediate stage of evolution, characterized by a large volume, low surface temperature, and reddish hue.
- redeeming — offsetting or counterbalancing some fault, defect, or the like: a redeeming quality.
- redingote — a dress or lightweight coat, usually belted, open along the entire front to reveal a dress or petticoat worn underneath it.
- redlining — Automotive. the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm. a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.