9-letter words containing i, r, e, g, u
- fullering — a half-round hammer used for grooving and spreading iron.
- futtering — Present participle of futter.
- garniture — something that garnishes; decoration; adornment.
- gastrique — A syrupy reduction of vinegar (or wine) and sugar.
- gaucherie — lack of social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkwardness; crudeness; tactlessness.
- gauleiter — the leader or chief official of a political district under Nazi control.
- genicular — of or relating to the knee
- geraniums — Plural form of geranium.
- gericault — (Jean Louis André) Théodore [zhahn lwee ahn-drey tey-aw-dawr] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɑ̃ˈdreɪ teɪ ɔˈdɔr/ (Show IPA), 1791–1824, French painter.
- germanium — a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
- gerundial — (in certain languages, as Latin) a form regularly derived from a verb and functioning as a noun, having in Latin all case forms but the nominative, as Latin dicendī gen., dicendō, dat., abl., etc., “saying.”. See also gerundive (def 1).
- gerundive — (in Latin) a verbal adjective similar to the gerund in form and noting the obligation, necessity, or worthiness of the action to be done, as legendus in Liber legendus est, “The book is worth reading.”. See also gerund (def 1).
- gesturing — Present participle of gesture.
- gheorghiu — Angela. born 1965, Romanian soprano: noted for her performances and recordings of Italian opera
- ginger up — a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Compare ginger family.
- gingerous — (of hair) reddish
- glamourie — Alternative spelling of glamoury.
- glomeruli — Irregular plural form of glomerulus.
- glyburide — a hypoglycemic substance, C 23 H 28 ClN 3 O 5 S, used orally in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
- go figure — expression incomprehension
- granulite — a metamorphic rock composed of granular minerals of uniform size, as quartz, feldspar, or pyroxene, and showing a definite banding.
- graticule — Navigation. a network of parallels and meridians on a map or chart.
- gratitude — the quality or feeling of being grateful or thankful: He expressed his gratitude to everyone on the staff.
- grievious — (chiefly, dialectal) Alternative form of grievous.
- grouchier — Comparative form of grouchy.
- groupwise — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- gruelling — exhausting; very tiring; arduously severe: the grueling Boston marathon.
- grumpiest — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- guberniya — (in the Soviet Union) an administrative division of the volosts, smaller than a district.
- guerillas — Plural form of guerilla.
- guerrilla — a member of a band of irregular soldiers that uses guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy by surprise raids, sabotaging communication and supply lines, etc.
- guevarist — a supporter of the revolutionary theories and tactics of Ernesto Guevara.
- guideword — A watchword; a word or phrase that serves as one's guide.
- guiltware — /gilt'weir/ 1. A piece of freeware decorated with a message telling one how long and hard the author worked on it and intimating that one is a no-good freeloader if one does not immediately send the poor suffering martyr gobs of money. 2. Shareware that works.
- guinevere — Arthurian Romance. wife of King Arthur and mistress of Lancelot.
- gum resin — a plant exudation consisting of a mixture of gum and resin.
- gun crime — offences involving firearms
- gurdjieff — George Ivanovich (George S. Georgiades) 1872–1949, Armenian-born spiritual leader and author.
- gurneyite — a supporter of Joseph John Gurney (1788–1847), an English Quaker, who, on a preaching tour of America, advocated Christian evangelical principles.
- guttering — a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- higher-up — a person in a position of higher authority in an organization; superior.
- hiphugger — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hired gun — a person hired to kill someone, as a gunfighter or professional killer.
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- humdinger — a person, thing, action, or statement of remarkable excellence or effect.
- hungering — Present participle of hunger.
- hungriest — Superlative form of hungry.
- hunkering — to squat on one's heels (often followed by down).
- incourage — Archaic form of encourage.