9-letter words containing g, o, r, i
- rigoletto — an opera (1851) with music by Giuseppe Verdi.
- ring buoy — a ring-shaped life preserver.
- ring road — motorway around a city
- ring spot — any of various plant diseases caused by a virus or fungus and characterized by concentric rings of discoloration or necrosis on the leaves.
- ring tone — The ring tone is the sound made by a telephone, especially a mobile phone, when it rings.
- río negro — a river in NW South America, flowing SE from E Colombia through N Brazil into the Amazon. 1400 miles (2255 km) long.
- riot gear — Riot gear is the special clothing and equipment worn by police officers or soldiers when they have to deal with a riot.
- riot grrl — a young woman who enjoys feminist punk rock
- road sign — traffic notice
- rockingly — in a rocking manner
- rodgersia — a type of flowering plant which grows in shady and moist conditions
- rogations — solemn supplications, esp in a form of ceremony prescribed by the Church
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- roguishly — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- roid rage — angry and aggressive behaviour caused by the use of anabolic steroids
- rompingly — in a romping manner
- root sign — the symbol √ placed before a number or quantity to indicate the extraction of a root, esp a square root. The value of a higher root is indicated by a raised digit in front of the symbol, as in 3√
- rosetting — abnormal leaf formation in a plant due to disease
- sailoring — the occupation or duties of a sailor.
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- sargon ii — died 705 b.c, king of Assyria 722–705.
- scorching — burning; very hot.
- scourging — a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
- scourings — dirt or refuse removed by scouring.
- scrolling — computing: moving around screen
- seigniory — the power or authority of a seignior.
- semigroup — an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.
- sermoning — the preaching of sermons
- sgraffito — a technique of ornamentation in which a surface layer of paint, plaster, slip, etc., is incised to reveal a ground of contrasting color.
- show girl — a woman who appears in the chorus of a show, nightclub act, etc.
- sialogram — an X-ray of a salivary gland
- sigmatron — a machine for generating X-rays
- sign over — a token; indication.
- signatory — having signed, or joined in signing, a document: the signatory powers to a treaty.
- signboard — a board bearing a sign.
- signore's — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- signorial — relating to a signoria
- signorina — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a girl or unmarried woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- signorino — a conventional Italian title of respect for a young man.
- singapore — an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- skijoring — a sport in which a skier is pulled over snow or ice, generally by a horse.
- sloop rig — gaff-topsail catfish.
- snow ring — basket (def 8).
- soaringly — in a soaring manner
- sociogram — a sociometric diagram representing the pattern of relationships between individuals in a group, usually expressed in terms of which persons they prefer to associate with.
- soldering — any of various alloys fused and applied to the joint between metal objects to unite them without heating the objects to the melting point.
- song-bird — a bird that sings.
- sorrowing — experiencing or expressing sorrow
- sortilege — the drawing of lots for divination; divination by lot.
- sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.