9-letter words containing i, n, r, e
- iron blue — any of the class of blue pigments having a high tinting strength and ranging in shade and in coloring properties from reddish blue to jet blue: used chiefly in the manufacture of paints and printing inks.
- iron dome — Israel's mobile air defence system
- iron duke — 1st Duke of (Arthur Wellesley"the Iron Duke") 1769–1852, British general and statesman, born in Ireland: prime minister 1828–30.
- 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
- ironsides — a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- ironstone — any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- irredenta — a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- irridenta — a region that is ethnically or historically tied to one country, but which is ruled by another
- irvingite — a member of the Catholic Apostolic Church.
- isenergic — denoting equal energy
- isentrope — a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- islanders — Plural form of islander.
- isochrone — a line, as on a map, connecting all points having some property simultaneously, as in having the same delay in receiving a radio signal from a given source or requiring the same time to be reached by available transportation from a given center.
- isopteran — a member of the order Isoptera which includes social, colonizing insects such as termites
- iterating — Present participle of iterate.
- iteration — the act of repeating; a repetition.
- itinerant — traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit, as a minister, judge, or sales representative; itinerating; journeying.
- itinerary — a detailed plan for a journey, especially a list of places to visit; plan of travel.
- itinerate — to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- jabbering — rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
- janitress — a woman who is a janitor.
- 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.
- jerkiness — characterized by jerks or sudden starts; spasmodic.
- jerkingly — in a jerking manner
- jetliners — Plural form of jetliner.
- jib crane — a crane having an arm guyed at a fixed angle to the head of a rotating mast.
- jibbering — Present participle of jibber.
- jiggering — to interfere with.
- 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.
- jointress — a woman on whom a jointure has been settled.
- jointures — Plural form of jointure.
- jonquiere — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- jottering — Misspelling of jotting.
- joyridden — Past participle of joyride.
- juddering — Present participle of judder.
- juniorate — a two-year course of study for a Jesuit novice in preparation for the course in philosophy.
- junkerism — the spirit or policy of the Junkers.
- kairomone — A chemical substance emitted by an organism and detected by another of a different species that gains advantage from this, e.g., a parasite seeking a host.
- karabiner — a D -shaped ring with a spring catch on one side, used for fastening ropes in mountaineering.
- katharine — a popular female first name
- katherine — a female given name: from the Greek word meaning “pure.”.
- kerneling — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
- ketonuria — the presence of ketone bodies in the urine.
- kettering — Charles Franklin, 1876–1958, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- kidnapers — Plural form of kidnaper.
- kidnapper — to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
- kilderkin — a unit of capacity, usually equal to half a barrel or two firkins.