7-letter words containing n, i, e, r
- rainier — Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand de Grimaldi [lwee ahn-ree mak-sahns ber-trahn duh gree-mal dee] /lwi ɑ̃ˈri makˈsɑ̃s bɛrˈtrɑ̃ də gri mal ˈdi/ (Show IPA), Prince of Monaco, 1923–2005, reigning prince of Monaco 1949–2005.
- rake in — an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- ralline — belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- ramekin — a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
- randies — sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
- rankine — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- ratline — any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ravelin — a V -shaped outwork outside the main ditch and covering the works between two bastions.
- ravined — marked or furrowed with ravines.
- re-sign — to sign (a document, etc) again
- read in — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- reading — an act or instance of reading: Give the agreement a careful read before you sign it.
- realign — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- reaming — to enlarge to desired size (a previously bored hole) by means of a reamer.
- reaping — to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rearing — to take care of and support up to maturity: to rear a child.
- reating — to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies.
- recking — to have care, concern, or regard (often followed by of, with, or a clause).
- recline — to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position.
- rection — the determination of the form of one word by the presence of another word in a phrase or sentence
- red ink — a financial deficit; business loss.
- redding — a city in N California.
- redline — to treat by redlining (an area or neighborhood).
- redoing — to do again; repeat.
- redskin — a contemptuous term used to refer to a North American Indian.
- redwing — a European thrush, Turdus iliacus, having chestnut-red flank and axillary feathers.
- redying — a coloring material or matter.
- reeding — the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- reefing — a part of a sail that is rolled and tied down to reduce the area exposed to the wind.
- reeking — a strong, unpleasant smell.
- reel in — fish: catch
- reeling — an act of reeling; a reeling or staggering movement.
- reeving — to pass (a rope or the like) through a hole, ring, or the like.
- refined — having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
- refiner — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- refrain — to abstain from an impulse to say or do something (often followed by from): I refrained from telling him what I thought.
- regimen — Medicine/Medical. a regulated course, as of diet, exercise, or manner of living, intended to preserve or restore health or to attain some result.
- reginal — queen.
- regrind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- rehinge — to hinge again
- reigned — the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- rein in — control, restrain
- reincur — to incur again
- reindex — (in a nonfiction book, monograph, etc.) a more or less detailed alphabetical listing of names, places, and topics along with the numbers of the pages on which they are mentioned or discussed, usually included in or constituting the back matter.
- reining — Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reinter — to inter or bury (a body) again
- relaxin — a polypeptide hormone produced by the corpus luteum during pregnancy that causes the pelvic ligaments and cervix to relax during pregnancy and delivery.
- reliant — having or showing dependence: reliant on money from home.
- relying — to depend confidently; put trust in (usually followed by on or upon): You can rely on her work.
- remains — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.