9-letter words containing r, e, g, u, l
- grunewald — Mathias [mah-tee-ahs] /mɑˈti ɑs/ (Show IPA), (Mathias Neithardt-Gothardt) c1470–1528, German painter and architect.
- guanadrel — a substance, C 20 H 40 N 6 O 8 S, used as an antihypertensive.
- guardedly — cautious; careful; prudent: to be guarded in one's speech.
- guardless — Defenceless.
- 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.
- 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.
- gütersloh — a town in NW Germany, in North Rhine-Westphalia. Pop: 95 928 (2003 est)
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- hungerful — hungry
- irregular — without symmetry, even shape, formal arrangement, etc.: an irregular pattern.
- jongleurs — Plural form of jongleur.
- kerguelen — an archipelago in the S Indian Ocean: a possession of France. 2394 sq. mi. (6200 sq. km).
- langrenus — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 85 miles (135 km) in diameter.
- lauenburg — a region in Schleswig-Holstein, in NW Germany: duchy under German rulers 1260–1689; later part of Prussia.
- laughters — the action or sound of laughing.
- lautering — The step or process in brewing beer which separates the mash into clear liquid wort and grain.
- leaguered — to besiege.
- lecturing — Present participle of lecture.
- lie group — a topological group that is a manifold.
- lifeguard — an expert swimmer employed, as at a beach or pool, to protect bathers from drowning or other accidents and dangers.
- ligatures — Plural form of ligature.
- limburger — a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor.
- litterbug — a person who litters public places with items of refuse: Litterbugs had thrown beer cans on the picnic grounds.
- liturgies — Plural form of liturgy.
- longueurs — Plural form of longueur.
- lug screw — a small screw without a head
- lumbering — timber sawed or split into planks, boards, etc.
- lustering — the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss: the luster of satin.
- luxemburg — Rosa [roh-zuh;; German roh-zah] /ˈroʊ zə;; German ˈroʊ zɑ/ (Show IPA), ("Red Rosa") 1870–1919, German socialist agitator, born in Poland.
- margulies — Donald. born 1955, US playwright; plays include The Loman Family Picnic (1989) and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Dinner with Friends (1999)
- mudlogger — a person in the oil industry who checks the mud for traces of oil or gas
- multigerm — (in certain varieties of sugar beet) having seed balls with multiple fruits, thus being able to produce several seedlings
- narguileh — hookah
- neuralgia — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- neuralgic — sharp and paroxysmal pain along the course of a nerve.
- neuroglia — a class of cells in the brain and spinal cord that form a supporting structure for the neurons and provide them with insulation.
- neurology — the science of the nerves and the nervous system, especially of the diseases affecting them.
- ngerulmud — the capital of Palau (from 2006), in the state of Melekeok on the island of Babelthuap
- nurseling — an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.
- oldenburg — Claes (Thure) [klous too r-uh] /klaʊs ˈtʊər ə/ (Show IPA), born 1929, U.S. sculptor, born in Sweden.
- paralogue — either of a pair of genes derived from the same ancestral gene
- preluding — a preliminary to an action, event, condition, or work of broader scope and higher importance.
- propagule — Botany, Mycology. any structure capable of being propagated or acting as an agent of reproduction.
- purgeable — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- putrilage — putrid or putrescent matter.
- refulgent — shining brightly; radiant; gleaming: Crystal chandeliers and gilded walls made the opera house a refulgent setting for the ball.
- regardful — observant; attentive; heedful (often followed by of): a man regardful of the feelings of others.
- regretful — full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
- regulable — that can be regulated; controllable.