8-letter words containing g, o, r, i
- religion — a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, especially when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and often containing a moral code governing the conduct of human affairs.
- ridgetop — the summit of a ridge
- rig down — Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- rigadoon — a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
- rigatoni — a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- rigaudon — rigadoon.
- right on — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- right-on — exactly right or to the point.
- rigorism — extreme strictness.
- rigorous — characterized by rigor; rigidly severe or harsh, as people, rules, or discipline: rigorous laws.
- ring off — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- ring out — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- ring rot — a disease of potatoes, characterized by wilted foliage and rotting of the ring of vascular bundles in the tubers, caused by a bacterium, Corynebacterium sepedonicum.
- ringbolt — a bolt with a ring fitted in an eye at its head.
- ringbone — a morbid bony growth on the pastern bones of a horse, often resulting in lameness.
- ringdove — a small Old World dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck.
- ringtone — telephone's ringing sound
- ringtoss — a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
- ringwomb — a complication at lambing resulting from failure of the cervix to open
- ringwood — a town in N New Jersey.
- ringwork — a circular earthwork used as a defence and made up of a surrounding bank and ditch
- ringworm — any of a number of contagious skin diseases caused by certain parasitic fungi and characterized by the formation of ring-shaped eruptive patches.
- riot gun — a gun, especially a shotgun with a short barrel, for quelling riots rather than inflicting serious injury.
- roaching — Nautical. the upward curve at the foot of a square sail. (loosely) a convexity given to any of the edges of a sail; round.
- roarming — severe
- roasting — roasted: roast beef.
- robosign — to sign (a document) without reviewing its contents or supporting documents: The bank instructed employees to robosign piles of mortgages.
- rockling — any of several small cods of the genera Enchalyopus and Gaidropsarus, found in the North Atlantic.
- rodeoing — a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- roebling — John Augustus, 1806–69, U.S. engineer, born in Germany: pioneer of wire-rope suspension bridges, designer of the Brooklyn Bridge.
- rogation — Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- roger ii — 1095–1154, Norman king of Sicily (1130–54). His court was an intellectual centre for Muslim and Christian scholars
- roosting — a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- rotating — to cause to turn around an axis or center point; revolve.
- rough it — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- roughish — rather rough: a roughish sea.
- rounding — having a flat, circular surface, as a disk.
- routeing — (networking) (US "routing") /roo'ting/ The process, performed by a router, of selecting the correct interface and next hop for a packet being forwarded. This is the British and international standard spelling. See also Exterior Gateway Protocol, Interior Gateway Protocol.
- rovingly — in a roving manner
- roweling — a small wheel with radiating points, forming the extremity of a spur.
- rugosity — having wrinkles; wrinkled; ridged.
- savoring — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
- scorning — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scouring — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
- scroggie — having scrogs upon it
- scroggin — a tramper's home-made high-calorie sweetmeat
- seignior — a lord, especially a feudal lord; ruler.
- seraglio — the part of a Muslim house or palace in which the wives and concubines are secluded; harem.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shorting — having little length; not long.