8-letter words containing r, e, i, g
- haringey — a borough of Greater London, England.
- havering — a borough of Greater London, England.
- headring — an African head decoration and symbol of maturity
- hearings — Plural form of hearing.
- hearsing — Present participle of hearse.
- hearting — Present participle of heart.
- heritage — something that is handed down from the past, as a tradition: a national heritage of honor, pride, and courage.
- herrings — Plural form of herring.
- hierurgy — a holy act or rite of worship.
- high-res — high-resolution.
- highbred — of superior breed.
- highrise — (of a building) having a comparatively large number of stories and equipped with elevators: a high-rise apartment house.
- hireling — a person who works only for pay, especially in a menial or boring job, with little or no concern for the value of the work.
- holliger — Heinz (haints). born 1939, Swiss oboist and composer
- homegirl — a girl or woman from the same locality as oneself.
- homering — Present participle of homer.
- hovering — Present participle of hover.
- hungrier — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- icebergs — Plural form of iceberg.
- ideogram — a written symbol that represents an idea or object directly rather than a particular word or speech sound, as a Chinese character.
- ignorers — Plural form of ignorer.
- immerged — Simple past tense and past participle of immerge.
- impinger — Any of several instruments in which fine particles (dust) in a gas are analysed by blowing them through a jet onto a wetted plate, prior to being counted.
- impugner — One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
- in large — as a totality or on a broad scale
- indulger — to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one's will (often followed by in): Dessert came, but I didn't indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping sprees.
- infringe — to commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress: to infringe a copyright; to infringe a rule.
- ingather — to gather or bring in, as a harvest.
- ingender — Obsolete spelling of engender.
- ingrates — Plural form of ingrate.
- ingroove — to cut a groove into
- inhering — to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent: the advantages that inhere in a democratic system.
- inlarged — Simple past tense and past participle of inlarge.
- inrigger — a rowboat having oarlocks on the gunwales.
- integers — Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
- integral — of, relating to, or belonging as a part of the whole; constituent or component: integral parts.
- integrin — (biochemistry) Any of many heterodimeric transmembrane proteins that function as receptors in communication between cells.
- interage — the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to: trees of unknown age; His age is 20 years.
- intering — Present participle of inter.
- intrigue — to arouse the curiosity or interest of by unusual, new, or otherwise fascinating or compelling qualities; appeal strongly to; captivate: The plan intrigues me, but I wonder if it will work.
- irangate — a political scandal of 1986 in the United States involving the illegal sale of arms to Iran in return for the release of US hostages held there, and the use of the profits to funds Contra rebels in Nicaragua
- iron age — the period in the history of humankind, following the Stone Age and the Bronze Age, marked by the use of implements and weapons made of iron.
- irrigate — to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- isegoria — Equality of all in freedom of speech.
- jeerings — Plural form of jeering.
- jehangir — 1569–1627, 4th Mogul emperor in India 1605–27 (son of Akbar).
- jerepigo — a usually red heavy dessert wine
- jerkings — Plural form of jerking.
- jiggered — confounded; damned: I'm jiggered if I know what that sign means.
- kerching — (onomatopoeia, informal, humorous) Said to indicate that someone is obtaining money, especially a comparatively large amount.