9-letter words containing r, a, g, e
- guanadrel — a substance, C 20 H 40 N 6 O 8 S, used as an antihypertensive.
- guarantee — a promise or assurance, especially one in writing, that something is of specified quality, content, benefit, etc., or that it will perform satisfactorily for a given length of time: a money-back guarantee.
- guardedly — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- guardless — Defenceless.
- guardsmen — Plural form of guardsman.
- guayabera — a sport shirt or lightweight jacket, often with several large front pockets, modeled upon a loose, smocklike shirt originally worn by men in Cuba.
- 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.
- 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.
- gunmakers — Plural form of gunmaker.
- gyroplane — autogiro.
- gyrovague — a vagrant monk who wandered from one monastery to another.
- habergeon — a short, sleeveless coat of mail.
- hagridden — worried or tormented, as by a witch.
- haltering — Present participle of halter.
- hamburger — a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground or chopped beef, usually in a roll or bun, variously garnished.
- hammering — The sound or action of hammering something.
- hampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
- 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.
- hang over — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hanger-on — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- hangerson — a person who remains in a place or attaches himself or herself to a group, another person, etc., although not wanted, especially in the hope or expectation of personal gain.
- hangovers — Plural form of hangover.
- hankering — a longing; craving.
- harangued — a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe.
- haranguer — One who harangues.
- harangues — Plural form of harangue.
- harbinger — a person who goes ahead and makes known the approach of another; herald.
- harborage — shelter for vessels, as that provided by a harbor.
- hard-edge — of, relating to, or characteristic of a style of abstract painting associated with the 1960s and marked chiefly by sharply outlined geometric or nongeometric forms.
- hardanger — embroidery openwork having elaborate symmetrical designs created by blocks of satin stitches within which threads of the embroidery fabric are removed.
- hardening — a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- harkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- harrogate — a town in N England, in North Yorkshire: a former spa, now a centre for tourism and conferences. Pop: 70 811 (2001 est)
- haughtier — Comparative form of haughty.
- 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.
- headguard — a padded helmet worn to protect the head in contact sports such as rugby and boxing
- 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.
- hearthrug — A rug laid in front of a fireplace to protect the carpet or floor.
- heartling — a term of endearment, little heart
- hectogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- hektogram — a unit of mass or weight equal to 100 grams, equivalent to 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. Abbreviation: hg.
- helengrad — a satirical name for Wellington as the seat of Helen Clark's socialist government from 1999 to 2008
- heliogram — a message sent by a heliograph.
- heralding — (formerly) a royal or official messenger, especially one representing a monarch in an ambassadorial capacity during wartime.
- hercogamy — (of flowers) the prevention of self-fertilization
- heritages — Plural form of heritage.