9-letter words containing g, o, r, i
- paregoric — a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- parodying — a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing: his hilarious parody of Hamlet's soliloquy.
- parroting — any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- pastoring — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pergolesi — Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1710–36, Italian composer.
- pictogram — pictograph.
- pignorate — to pledge or pawn
- plowright — Dame Joan. born 1929, British actress, married to Laurence Olivier (1961–89)
- podgorica — a republic in S Europe since 2006: formerly a constituent republic of Yugoslavia, in the SW part (1918–2006); an independent kingdom 1878–1918. 6333 sq. mi. (13,812 sq. km). Capital: Podgorica.
- pogromist — a person who participates in a pogrom
- pondering — to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon).
- poppering — a type of pear tree
- porogamic — pertaining to or designating porogamy
- porringer — a low dish or cup, often with a handle, from which soup, porridge, or the like is eaten.
- posigrade — of, relating to, or designating motion in the same direction as the current or normal motion
- posturing — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pothering — commotion; uproar.
- pottering — putter1 .
- pottinger — an apothecary
- pouringly — in a pouring fashion
- powdering — a thin sprinkling of something on a surface
- prigogine — Ilya [il-yuh,, eel-;; Russian ee-lyah] /ˈɪl yə,, ˈil-;; Russian iˈlyɑ/ (Show IPA), 1917–2003, Belgian chemist, born in Russia: Nobel prize 1977.
- probingly — with a probing approach
- procuring — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- producing — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- profiling — the outline or contour of the human face, especially the face viewed from one side.
- profiting — Often, profits. pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit. the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested. returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- progestin — any substance having progesteronelike activity.
- prognosis — Medicine/Medical. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.
- progravid — progestational (def 1).
- prolog-ii — Prolog with two new predicates: "dif" for coroutines and "freeze" for delayed evaluation. Available from ExperIntelligence, Santa Barbara CA.
- prologist — a prologue writer or performer
- prologize — to perform or introduce by means of a prologue
- promising — giving favorable promise; likely to turn out well: a promising young man; a promising situation.
- promoting — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- prompting — encouragement to act
- proponing — to suggest for consideration; propose.
- proposing — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- prorating — to make an arrangement on a basis of proportional distribution.
- protogine — a gneissose granite with sericite, found in the Alps
- providing — to make available; furnish: to provide employees with various benefits.
- provoking — serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
- pterygoid — wing-shaped
- purgation — the act of purging.
- purposing — the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- pyrogenic — producing or produced by heat or fever.
- racegoing — that goes to races
- radiogold — a radioactive isotope of gold, used in the medical treatment of certain conditions
- radiogram — a combination radio and record player.
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.