6-letter words containing r, e, i, n
- orient — the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- origen — (Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- orpine — a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- panier — a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- perfin — a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- perkin — Sir William Henry, 1838–1907, English chemist.
- pernik — former name of Dimitrovo.
- pernio — chilblain.
- perrin — Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- pincer — insect, crab: claws
- pinder — peanut.
- pinero — Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinery — a place in which pineapples are grown.
- pinger — a device that makes a pinging sound, esp one that can be preset to ring at a particular time
- pinker — a color varying from light crimson to pale reddish purple.
- pinner — a person or thing that pins.
- pinter — Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pirnie — a stripy woollen nightcap
- previn — André (ˈɒndreɪ). born 1929, US orchestral conductor, born in Germany; living in Britain; awarded an honorary knighthood (1996)
- prince — a treatise on statecraft (1513) by Niccolò Machiavelli.
- pterin — any of a group of substances which occur naturally as insect pigments
- purine — a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- racine — Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- rained — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rainey — Gertrude ("Ma") 1886–1939, U.S. blues singer.
- ranine — of, relating to, or resembling a frog
- rapine — the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ratine — a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ravine — a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
- reagin — Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- rebind — fasten together again
- recoin — a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- redfin — any of various small freshwater minnows with red fins, especially a shiner, Notropis umbratilis, of streams in central North America.
- refind — to come upon by chance; meet with: He found a nickel in the street.
- refine — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
- regain — to get again; recover: to regain one's health.
- regina — a province in W Canada. 251,700 sq. mi. (651,900 sq. km). Capital: Regina.
- region — an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body: a region of the earth.
- reined — 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.
- reiner — Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- rejoin — to say in answer; reply, especially to counterreply.
- reknit — to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine.
- reline — to add a new lining to
- relink — to link or connect again
- remain — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- remind — to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something): Remind me to phone him tomorrow. That woman reminds me of my mother.
- remint — to mint again; to melt (existing coins) to make new coins
- renail — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- rennie — John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rennin — a coagulating enzyme occurring in the gastric juice of the calf, forming the active principle of rennet and able to curdle milk.