7-letter words containing g, r
- revenge — to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit: He revenged his murdered brother.
- revving — a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- reweigh — to weigh (an object or quantity) again
- rexburg — a town in E Idaho.
- rhyming — identity in sound of some part, especially the end, of words or lines of verse.
- ribbing — one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
- ribcage — the enclosure formed by the ribs and their connecting bones.
- ridding — to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable (usually followed by of): I want to rid the house of mice. In my opinion, you'd be wise to rid yourself of the smoking habit.
- ridging — a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- ridgway — Matthew Bunker, 1895–1993, U.S. army general: chief of staff 1953–55.
- riegger — Wallingford [wol-ing-ferd] /ˈwɒl ɪŋ fərd/ (Show IPA), 1885–1961, U.S. composer.
- riffage — (in jazz or rock music) the act or an instance of playing a short series of chords
- riffing — rif.
- rifling — a shoulder firearm with spiral grooves cut in the inner surface of the gun barrel to give the bullet a rotatory motion and thus a more precise trajectory.
- rifting — an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- rig out — 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.
- rigging — the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- riggish — wanton or lewd
- righted — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- righten — to set right
- righter — a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral: You have a right to say what you please.
- rightly — in accordance with truth or fact; correctly: to see rightly; to understand rightly.
- rigidly — stiff or unyielding; not pliant or flexible; hard: a rigid strip of metal.
- rigodon — a lively dance, formerly popular, for one couple, characterized by a jumping step and usually in quick duple meter.
- rigolet — a small stream; rivulet.
- rigours — strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- rigsdag — the former parliament of Denmark, consisting of an upper house and a lower house: replaced in 1953 by the unicameral Folketing.
- riksdag — the parliament of Sweden, consisting of an upper house and a lower house.
- rimming — the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ring in — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- ring up — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- ringbit — (in horse racing) a piece of equipment worn by a horse which has a ring at the end that is passed through the horse's mouth
- ringent — gaping.
- ringgit — a paper money, cupronickel coin, and monetary unit of Malaysia, equal to 100 sen.
- ringing — a ringing sound, as of a bell or bells: the ring of sleigh bells.
- ringlet — a curled lock of hair.
- ringman — the ring finger
- ringtaw — a game of marbles in which players attempt to knock other players' marbles out of a ring
- rinsing — an act or instance of rinsing.
- rioting — a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ripping — Chiefly British Informal. excellent; splendid; fine.
- roadhog — If you describe someone as a roadhog, you mean that they drive too fast or in a way which is dangerous to other people.
- roading — the building of roads
- roaming — to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
- roaring — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- robbing — to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
- rocking — to move or sway to and fro or from side to side.
- rodding — a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- rodgers — a male given name, form of Roger.
- rodrigo — Joaquín. 1902–99, Spanish composer. His works include Concierto de Aranjuez (1940) for guitar and orchestra and Concierto Pastoral (1978)