9-letter words containing g, e, n, r
- ring-dyke — a dyke having an approximately circular outcrop of rock
- ringsider — a spectator at or near ringside, as of a boxing match or a nightclub performance.
- río negro — a river in NW South America, flowing SE from E Colombia through N Brazil into the Amazon. 1400 miles (2255 km) long.
- rivetting — a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- rosenberg — Alfred, 1893–1946, German Nazi ideologist and political leader, born in Estonia.
- rosetting — abnormal leaf formation in a plant due to disease
- roughened — made rough
- roughhewn — to hew (timber, stone, etc.) roughly or without smoothing or finishing.
- roughneck — a rough, coarse person; a tough.
- roughness — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- rubbering — Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the latex or milky juice of rubber trees and plants, especially Hevea and Ficus species.
- sabrewing — a large hummingbird of the genus Campylopterous, with long curved wings
- sap green — a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.
- scavenger — an animal or other organism that feeds on dead organic matter.
- schonberg — Arnold [ahr-nuh ld;; German ahr-nuh lt] /ˈɑr nəld;; German ˈɑr nəlt/ (Show IPA), 1874–1951, Austrian composer in the U.S.
- schwinger — Julian Seymour, 1918–94, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1965.
- screaking — screeching or creaking
- screaming — uttering screams.
- screening — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- scrounger — to borrow (a small amount or item) with no intention of repaying or returning it: to scrounge a cigarette.
- sea green — a clear, light, bluish green.
- sea-green — a clear, light, bluish green.
- seafaring — traveling by sea.
- seal ring — a finger ring bearing an incised design for embossing a wax seal.
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- searingly — in a searing manner
- secreting — to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
- segregant — an organism which is different because of segregation
- seigneury — the domain of a seigneur.
- seigniory — the power or authority of a seignior.
- serengeti — a plain in NW Tanzania, including a major wildlife reserve (Serengeti National Park)
- sergeancy — the position or rank of a sergeant
- sergeanty — a form of land tenure in which a tenant holding of the king rendered him exclusive services in a status below that of a knight.
- sermoning — the preaching of sermons
- serrating — Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw: a serrate leaf.
- servicing — an act of helpful activity; help; aid: to do someone a service.
- shearling — Chiefly British. a yearling sheep that has been shorn once.
- shivering — to shake or tremble with cold, fear, excitement, etc.
- shreading — furring attached to the undersides of rafters.
- shredding — a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip.
- shrieking — a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- shrinkage — the act or fact of shrinking.
- sign over — a token; indication.
- signaller — 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.
- signature — a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- signeurie — seniority
- signifier — a person or thing that signifies.
- signore's — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- sigsberen — Archaic. a series of small hills.
- silvering — Chemistry. a white, ductile metallic element, used for making mirrors, coins, ornaments, table utensils, photographic chemicals, conductors, etc. Symbol: Ag; atomic weight: 107.870; atomic number: 47; specific gravity: 10.5 at 20°C.