7-letter words containing g, r
- rogallo — a flexible fabric delta wing, originally designed as a possible satellite retrieval vehicle but actually developed in the 1960s as the first successful hang-glider
- roger's — a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- roguery — roguish conduct; rascality.
- roguish — pertaining to, characteristic of, or acting like a rogue; knavish or rascally.
- roiling — to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
- rolfing — to vomit.
- rolling — a document of paper, parchment, or the like, that is or may be rolled up, as for storing; scroll.
- rolvaag — Ole Edvart [oh-luh ed-vahrt] /ˈoʊ lə ˈɛd vɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1931, U.S. novelist and educator, born in Norway.
- romagna — a former province of the Papal States, in NE Italy. Capital: Ravenna.
- romberg — Sigmund [sig-muh nd] /ˈsɪg mənd/ (Show IPA), 1887–1951, Hungarian composer of light opera, in the U.S. after 1913.
- rongeur — a strongly constructed instrument with a sharp-edged, scoop-shaped tip, used for gouging out bone.
- rontgen — Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- roofing — the act of covering with a roof.
- rooming — a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts: a dining room.
- rootage — the act of taking root.
- rooting — a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rotting — to undergo decomposition; decay.
- rougail — a combination of condiments and spices, as ginger, thyme, pimiento, and tomatoes, used especially in Creole cookery.
- roughen — make rough
- rougher — something that is rough, especially rough ground.
- roughie — a small food fish of the family Arripididae, found in southern and western Australian waters
- roughly — having a coarse or uneven surface, as from projections, irregularities, or breaks; not smooth: rough, red hands; a rough road.
- rouging — any of various red cosmetics for coloring the cheeks or lips.
- rouming — the division of common pasture into individual portions
- rousing — exciting; stirring: a rousing song.
- routing — a bellow.
- rowling — J(oanne) K(athleen) born 1965, English author of children's books.
- rsvping — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- rubbing — an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub.
- ruching — material for making a ruche.
- rucking — a fold or wrinkle; crease.
- rug rat — a child not yet walking
- rugging — a bulky, coarse fabric with a full nap, used as a floor covering.
- ruggles — Carl, 1876–1971, U.S. composer.
- ruining — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
- rummage — to search thoroughly or actively through (a place, receptacle, etc.), especially by moving around, turning over, or looking through contents.
- runanga — a Māori assembly or council
- running — an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
- rushing — the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- rusting — Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- rutting — the periodically recurring sexual excitement of the deer, goat, sheep, etc.
- rya rug — a decorative hand-woven area rug or tapestry of Scandinavian origin, with a thick pile and, usually, an abstract design
- rydberg — a unit of energy used in atomic physics, equal to 13.606 electron-volts. Abbreviation: ry.
- sacring — the act or ritual of consecration, esp of the Eucharist or of a bishop
- sag rod — (in a roof) a rod for preventing the sagging of an open-web steel joist that is used as a purlin with its depth at right angles to a roof slope.
- saggard — someone who hangs helplessly
- saggier — sagging or tending to sag: a saggy roof.
- saguaro — a tall, horizontally branched cactus, Carnegiea (or Cereus) gigantea, of Arizona and neighboring regions, yielding a useful wood and bearing an edible fruit: still locally common, though some populations have been reduced.
- sangria — an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- saragat — Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1988, Italian statesman: president 1964–71.