9-letter words containing i, r, g
- guttiform — shaped like a drop.
- gynarchic — relating to gynarchy or rule by women
- gyrations — Plural form of gyration.
- gyropilot — automatic pilot.
- hachuring — Present participle of hachure.
- hagiarchy — hagiocracy.
- hagridden — worried or tormented, as by a witch.
- hagriding — Present participle of hagride.
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- hammering — The sound or action of hammering something.
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- hamstring — (in humans and other primates) any of the tendons that bound the ham of the knee.
- handgrips — Plural form of handgrip.
- hang fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- hangaring — a shed or shelter.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
- harassing — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- harboring — a part of a body of water along the shore deep enough for anchoring a ship and so situated with respect to coastal features, whether natural or artificial, as to provide protection from winds, waves, and currents.
- hard sign — the Cyrillic letter Ъ, ъ as used in Russian to indicate that the preceding consonant is not palatalized: not in official use since 1918.
- hardening — a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- harigalds — the intestines of an animal
- harkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- harmdoing — the doing of harm
- harrowing — extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- hazarding — Present participle of hazard.
- head girl — The head girl of a school is the girl who is the leader of the prefects and who often represents the school on public occasions.
- headright — Law. a beneficial interest for each member of an Indian tribe in the tribal trust fund accruing from the lease of tribal oil, gas, and mineral rights, the sale of tribal lands, etc.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- hectoring — Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- heidegger — Martin, 1889–1976, German philosopher and writer.
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- hellinger — Mark, 1903–47, U.S. writer and film producer.
- helsingor — a seaport on NE Zealand, in NE Denmark: the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- helsingør — a port in NE Denmark, in NE Zealand: site of Kronborg Castle (16th century), famous as the scene of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Pop: 35 002 (2004 est)
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- heritages — Plural form of heritage.
- hermitage — the habitation of a hermit.
- herringer — a person that catches herring
- hierogram — a sacred symbol, as an emblem, pictograph, or the like.
- hierology — literature or learning regarding sacred things.
- high gear — the highest gear in a car or other motor vehicle
- high road — A high road is a main road.
- high wire — a tightrope stretched very high above the ground.
- high-bred — of superior breed.
- high-carb — having a high carbohydrate content
- high-rise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- high-risk — very dangerous