9-letter words containing g, i, e, t
- irrigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of irrigate.
- irvingite — a member of the Catholic Apostolic Church.
- isogamete — one of a pair of conjugating gametes, exhibiting no differences in form, size, structure, or sex.
- itemising — Present participle of itemise.
- itemizing — Present participle of itemize.
- iterating — Present participle of iterate.
- iudgement — Obsolete spelling of judgement.
- jacketing — Present participle of jacket.
- jenneting — an apple that ripens early in the growing season
- jestingly — Said, written or done in jest.
- jitterbug — a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.
- jittering — jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- jottering — Misspelling of jotting.
- juneating — an early-season apple
- junketing — Present participle of junket.
- ketogenic — the production of ketone bodies in the body, as in diabetes mellitus or low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets.
- kettering — Charles Franklin, 1876–1958, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- key light — (in photography or motion pictures) the main light that illuminates the subject being photographed or filmed.
- keynoting — Present participle of keynote.
- kittening — The giving birth of kittens.
- kittredge — George Lyman, 1860–1941, U.S. literary scholar, philologist, and educator.
- knightage — a group of knights or knights collectively
- kvetching — Present participle of kvetch.
- lamenting — to feel or express sorrow or regret for: to lament his absence.
- lappeting — Present participle of lappet.
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- left wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- left-wing — members of a liberal or radical political party, or those favoring extensive political reform.
- legations — Plural form of legation.
- legendist — a person who writes or compiles legends.
- legislate — to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- lengthily — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- let it go — If someone says or does something that you think is annoying or stupid and you let it go, you do not react to it or say anything about it.
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- levanting — Present participle of levant.
- levigated — Simple past tense and past participle of levigate.
- levigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of levigate.
- lexington — a town in E Massachusetts, NW of Boston: first battle of American Revolution fought here April 19, 1775.
- lich gate — a roofed gate to a churchyard under which a bier is set down during a burial service to await the coming of the clergyman.
- lift cage — the box of a lift, in the form of an open framework
- liftgates — Plural form of liftgate.
- ligaments — Plural form of ligament.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- light ale — a type of beer that is light in colour and low in alcohol content
- light pen — a handheld light-sensitive device used for pointing at characters or objects on a CRT in order to make or modify drawings or to indicate functions to be performed.
- lightened — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.