9-letter words containing g, r, i, e
- iron gate — a gorge cut by the Danube through the Carpathian Mountains, between Yugoslavia and SW Romania. 2 miles (3.2 km) long.
- iron grey — a neutral or dark grey colour
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- irrigable — capable of being irrigated.
- irrigated — Simple past tense and past participle of irrigate.
- irrigates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of irrigate.
- irvingite — a member of the Catholic Apostolic Church.
- isenergic — denoting equal energy
- iterating — Present participle of iterate.
- jabbering — rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
- jargonise — Alternative form of jargonize.
- jargonize — to talk jargon or a jargon.
- jeeringly — to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
- jerkingly — in a jerking manner
- jerry-rig — jury-rig.
- jibbering — Present participle of jibber.
- jigamaree — a trick or manoeuvre
- jiggering — to interfere with.
- jitterbug — a strenuously acrobatic dance consisting of a few standardized steps augmented by twirls, splits, somersaults, etc., popular especially in the early 1940s and performed chiefly to boogie-woogie and swing.
- jittering — jitters, nervousness; a feeling of fright or uneasiness (usually preceded by the): Every time I have to make a speech, I get the jitters.
- jottering — Misspelling of jotting.
- juddering — Present participle of judder.
- kerneling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- kettering — Charles Franklin, 1876–1958, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- king lear — a tragedy (1606) by Shakespeare.
- kingmaker — a person who has great power and influence in the choice of a ruler, candidate for public office, business leader, or the like.
- kippering — Present participle of kipper.
- kissinger — Henry A(lfred) born 1923, U.S. statesman, born in Germany: secretary of state 1973–77; Nobel Peace Prize 1973.
- kittredge — George Lyman, 1860–1941, U.S. literary scholar, philologist, and educator.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- lathering — foam or froth made by a detergent, especially soap, when stirred or rubbed in water, as by a brush used in shaving or by hands in washing.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- lawgivers — Plural form of lawgiver.
- lawyering — a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
- learnings — knowledge acquired by systematic study in any field of scholarly application.
- lechering — a man given to excessive sexual indulgence; a lascivious or licentious man.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- leeringly — In a leering manner.
- legalizer — That which makes legal.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lethargic — of, relating to, or affected with lethargy; drowsy; sluggish; apathetic.
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- lexigrams — Plural form of lexigram.
- lexigraph — A lexigram or ideograph, a graphical depiction of a single word.
- lie group — a topological group that is a manifold.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.