7-letter words containing g, n, a, r
- racking — Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.
- rafting — a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials: an inflatable rubber raft.
- ragging — a musical composition in ragtime: a piano rag.
- ragment — a statute, roll, or list
- raiding — a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed: a police raid on a gambling ring.
- railing — a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
- raining — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raising — an increase in amount, as of wages: a raise in pay.
- ramming — a male sheep.
- ramping — a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- ranging — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- rangoli — a traditional Indian art form using coloured sand or powder to decorate a floor, courtyard, or other flat surface
- rangoon — former name of Yangon.
- rangpur — a variety of mandarin orange, bearing a tart fruit.
- ranking — senior or superior in rank, position, etc.: a ranking diplomat.
- ranting — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- rapping — a quick, smart, or light blow: a rap on the knuckles with a ruler.
- rasping — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- ratings — figures based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
- ratling — a young rat
- ratting — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ravings — If you describe what someone says or writes as their ravings, you mean that it makes no sense because they are mad or very ill.
- ray gun — a gun that can fire bursts of usually destructive or lethal rays: a science fiction novel whose hero has a ray gun made of gold.
- razzing — to deride; make fun of; tease.
- reading — an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
- reagent — a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- realign — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- reaming — to enlarge to desired size (a previously bored hole) by means of a reamer.
- reaping — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rearing — to take care of and support up to maturity: to rear a child.
- reating — to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies.
- reginal — queen.
- regnant — reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies): a queen regnant.
- regrant — the act of renewing a grant or granting again
- ringman — the ring finger
- ringtaw — a game of marbles in which players attempt to knock other players' marbles out of a ring
- roading — the building of roads
- roaming — to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
- roaring — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- romagna — a former province of the Papal States, in NE Italy. Capital: Ravenna.
- runanga — a Māori assembly or council
- sacring — the act or ritual of consecration, esp of the Eucharist or of a bishop
- sangria — an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- sarangi — (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- sargent — Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- sarking — a timber or felt cladding placed over the rafters of a roof before the tiles or slates are fixed in place
- scaring — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- searing — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- seringa — any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- sharing — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.