10-letter words containing n, o, r, g
- interrogee — a person who is interrogated
- intertrigo — Inflammation caused by the rubbing of one area of skin on another.
- intragroup — Taking place within a group, especially within a social group.
- introgress — (biology, genetics) To infiltrate the genes of one species into the gene pool of another through repeated backcrossing of an interspecific hybrid.
- invigorant — a tonic.
- invigorate — to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize.
- iron guard — a Romanian fascist party that was extremely nationalistic and anti-Semitic, eliminated after World War II.
- ironmonger — a dealer in hardware.
- irreligion — lack of religion.
- irrigation — the artificial application of water to land to assist in the production of crops.
- irrorating — Present participle of irrorate.
- iso rating — a classification of film speed in which a doubling of the ISO number represents a doubling in sensitivity; for example, ISO 400 film requires half the exposure of ISO 200 under the same conditions. The system uses identical numbers to the obsolete ASA rating
- jaguarondi — Alternative spelling of jaguarundi.
- jargonized — Simple past tense and past participle of jargonize.
- jeoparding — Present participle of jeopard.
- jormungand — Midgard serpent.
- journaling — The activity of keeping a diary, also known as journal.
- journeying — a traveling from one place to another, usually taking a rather long time; trip: a six-day journey across the desert.
- jungle rot — any cutaneous disease or condition caused or induced by a tropical climate.
- king cobra — a cobra, Ophiophagus hannah, of southeastern Asia and the East Indies, that grows to a length of more than 15 feet (5 meters): the largest of the venomous snakes.
- kingsolver — Barbara, born 1955, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- koniggratz — German name of Hradec Králové.
- konigsberg — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- kurrajongs — Plural form of kurrajong.
- lageniform — shaped like a flask; having an enlarged base tapering to a narrow neck.
- lagerphone — (Australia) A generally homemade percussion instrument consisting of crown cap beer bottle tops loosely nailed to a pole (often a broom handle) and a board mounted cross-ways on the pole (the head of the broom), and played by striking the pole on the ground or with a stick, by drawing the serrated stick across the pole, or by shaking the instrument. (From 1952.).
- languorous — characterized by languor; languid.
- lar gibbon — white-handed gibbon.
- legionaire — Misspelling of legionnaire.
- lemongrass — A fragrant tropical grass that yields an oil that smells lemon. It is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumery and medicine.
- lignotuber — (botany) A starchy enlargement (caudex), usually of a root, of a woody plant, serving to store water.
- linguiform — having the shape of a tongue; tongue-shaped.
- livingroom — Alternative form of 'living room'.
- lobstering — the act, process, or business of capturing lobsters.
- loganberry — the large, dark-red, acid fruit of a plant, Rubus ursinus loganobaccus.
- logansport — a city in N Indiana, on the Wabash River.
- logrolling — U.S. Politics. the exchange of support or favors, especially by legislators for mutual political gain as by voting for each other's bills.
- long drink — a drink containing a large quantity of non-alcoholic beverage
- long green — paper money; cash.
- long horse — vaulting horse.
- long march — the 6000-mile (9654-km) retreat of the Chinese Communist Party and Red Army from southeastern China (Jiangxi province) to the northwest (Yanan in Shaanxi province) in 1934–35, during which Mao Zedong became leader of the Communist party.
- long metre — a stanzaic form consisting of four octosyllabic lines, used esp for hymns
- long press — (on a tablet or smartphone) the act of pressing one's finger down on an icon or other part of the screen for several seconds, as to activate a task or access additional options.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- long rifle — Kentucky rifle.
- long-eared — (of an animal) having long ears
- long-range — considering or extending into the future: a long-range outlook; long-range plans.
- longbeards — Plural form of longbeard.
- longed-for — A longed-for thing or event is one that someone wants very much.
- longhaired — Having long hair.