9-letter words containing i, n, r, e
- killarney — a town in the SW Republic of Ireland.
- 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.
- kinkaider — a person who received free land under the provisions of the Kinkaid Act.
- kippering — Present participle of kipper.
- kirilenko — Andrei Pavlovich [uhn-dryey puh-vlaw-vyich;; English ahn-drey pav-loh-vich] /ʌnˈdryeɪ pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ;; English ˈɑn dreɪ pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1906–90, Soviet government official.
- kissinger — Henry A(lfred) born 1923, U.S. statesman, born in Germany: secretary of state 1973–77; Nobel Peace Prize 1973.
- kitchener — Horatio Herbert (1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum and of Broome) 1850–1916, English field marshal and statesman.
- klondiker — an East European factory ship
- knickered — wearing knickers.
- kniferest — something upon which to rest a knife when it is not being used.
- kol nidre — a liturgical prayer for recitation at the beginning of the service on the eve of Yom Kippur asking that all unfulfilled vows to God be nullified and all transgressions forgiven.
- komintern — Third International.
- konimeter — an instrument for measuring the amount of dust in the air.
- koshering — Present participle of kosher.
- kraepelin — Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1926, German psychiatrist.
- laberinth — (obsolete) labyrinth.
- lacertian — of or relating to lizards, or like a lizard
- lacertine — belonging or relating to a lacertid
- lackering — to coat with lacquer.
- laddering — Present participle of ladder.
- lamartine — Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de [al-fawns ma-ree lwee duh pra duh] /alˈfɔ̃s maˈri lwi də pra də/ (Show IPA), 1790–1869, French poet, historian, and statesman.
- lamebrain — a dunce; booby; fool.
- larcenist — a person who commits larceny.
- larkiness — the quality or characteristic of being larky
- 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.
- laundries — Plural form of laundry.
- laurencin — Marie [ma-ree] /maˈri/ (Show IPA), 1885–1956, French painter, lithographer, and stage designer.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- 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.
- leeriness — wary; suspicious (usually followed by of): I'm leery of his financial advice.
- leeringly — In a leering manner.
- legionary — of, relating to, or belonging to a legion.
- leinsdorf — Erich [er-ik;; German ey-rikh] /ˈɛr ɪk;; German ˈeɪ rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1912–1993, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in Austria.
- lemnitzer — Lyman Louis [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1899–1988, U.S. army officer; chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff 1960–63; supreme allied commander NATO 1963–69.
- lengthier — having or being of great length; very long: a lengthy journey.
- leningrad — a former name (1924–91) of St. Petersburg (def 1)
- lentiform — lenticular.
- leo minor — a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major
- lettering — a written or printed communication addressed to a person or organization and usually transmitted by mail.
- libertine — a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake.
- licensors — Plural form of licensor.
- licensure — the granting of licenses, especially to engage in professional practice.
- licker-in — a roller on a carding machine, especially the roller that opens the stock as it is fed into the card and transfers the fibers to the main cylinder.
- lightener — That which lightens.
- limbering — Present participle of limber.
- limerance — Alternative form of limerence.