9-letter words containing g, r, i, d, l
- glorified — to cause to be or treat as being more splendid, excellent, etc., than would normally be considered.
- glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- glyceride — any of a group of esters obtained from glycerol by the replacement of one, two, or three hydroxyl groups with a fatty acid: the principal constituent of adipose tissue.
- goldbrick — Informal. a brick made to look like gold, sold by a swindler.
- goldminer — a person who mines gold or works in a gold mine.
- gondolier — a person who rows or poles a gondola.
- gorilloid — Lb anatomy Resembling (that of) a gorilla.
- grid leak — a high-resistance device that permits excessive charges on the grid to leak off or escape.
- griddling — a frying pan with a handle and a slightly raised edge, for cooking pancakes, bacon, etc., over direct heat.
- grindelia — any of various composite plants of the genus Grindelia, comprising the gumweeds.
- guardrail — Also, guardrailing. a protective railing, as along a road or stairway.
- guildford — a city in S England, in Surrey: cathedral (1936–68); seat of the University of Surrey (1966). Pop: 69 400 (2001)
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- idle gear — a gear placed between a driving and a driven gear to transmit motion between them.
- ingerland — a jocular spelling of England, as pronounced in the chants of sports, esp football, supporters
- iridology — the inspection of the iris of the eye as an aid in determining a person's state of health or in diagnosing a health problem.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- land girl — a girl or woman who does farm work, esp in wartime
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- lightered — Simple past tense and past participle of lighter.
- lindbergh — Anne (Spencer) Morrow, 1906–2001, U.S. writer (wife of Charles Augustus Lindbergh).
- lindegren — Erik (Johan) [ey-rik yoo-hahn] /ˈeɪ rɪk ˈyu hɑn/ (Show IPA), 1910–68, Swedish poet and literary critic.
- lordlings — Plural form of lordling.
- lowriding — the practice of traveling in a lowrider.
- madrigals — Plural form of madrigal.
- marigolds — Plural form of marigold.
- moldering — to turn to dust by natural decay; crumble; disintegrate; waste away: a house that had been left to molder.
- multidrug — Of or pertaining to multiple drugs.
- multigrid — involving several grids
- niggardly — reluctant to give or spend; stingy; miserly.
- paraglide — to engage in paragliding.
- preluding — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- radiogold — a radioactive isotope of gold, used in the medical treatment of certain conditions
- radiology — the science dealing with x-rays or nuclear radiation, especially for medical uses.
- red light — traffic light indicating stop
- red-light — Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light.
- redlining — Automotive. the maximum rotational speed, or angular velocity, of the engine crankshaft that is considered safe: often measured in rpm. a red line or boundary of a red area that delineates such a value, as on a tachometer.
- regicidal — the killing of a king.
- reloading — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
- rewilding — to introduce (animals or plants) to their original habitat or to a habitat similar to their natural one: proposals to rewild elephants to the American plains.
- rheingold — See The Ring of the Nibelung.
- ridgeline — a line formed along the highest points of a mountain ridge.
- ridgeling — any male animal, especially a colt, with undescended testicles.
- ridgepole — the horizontal timber or member at the top of a roof, to which the upper ends of the rafters are fastened.
- rigsdaler — a former silver coin of Denmark, equal to 16 skillings; rix-dollar.
- selfridge — Harry Gordon, 1857?–1947, British retail merchant, born in the U.S.