6-letter words containing r, i, e
- cruive — a cabin or hovel
- cruize — Obsolete form of cruise.
- cuirie — a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- cuiter — to pamper or coddle
- curiae — Plural form of curia.
- curies — Plural form of curie.
- curite — a red-orange radioactive mineral, the hydrated oxide of uranium and lead
- currie — to cook or flavor (food) with curry powder or a similar combination of spices: to curry eggs.
- cuvier — Georges (Jean-Leopold-Nicolas-Frédéric) (ʒɔrʒ), Baron. 1769–1832, French zoologist and statesman; founder of the sciences of comparative anatomy and palaeontology
- daiker — dacker.
- dairen — former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- darien — the E part of the Isthmus of Panama, between the Gulf of Darien on the Caribbean coast and the Gulf of San Miguel on the Pacific coast; chiefly within the republic of Panama but extending also into Colombia: site of a disastrous attempt to establish a Scottish colony in 1698
- darkie — darky.
- dearie — Some people use dearie as a friendly way of addressing someone, or as a way of showing that they think they are superior.
- debris — Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around.
- defier — a person who defies
- dehair — any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- dehire — to discharge from employment; fire, especially at the executive level and generally with an attempt to be tactful.
- deicer — a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- denier — Denier is used when indicating the thickness of stockings and tights.
- derail — To derail something such as a plan or a series of negotiations means to prevent it from continuing as planned.
- derain — André (ɑ̃dre). 1880–1954, French painter, noted for his Fauvist pictures (1905–08)
- deride — If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
- dering — Present participle of dere.
- derive — If you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.
- dermic — dermal
- dermis — the layer of skin just below the epidermis
- derris — any East Indian leguminous woody climbing plant of the genus Derris, esp D. elliptica, whose roots yield the compound rotenone
- desier — Eye dialect of desire.
- desire — A desire is a strong wish to do or have something.
- devoir — duty; obligation
- dewier — Comparative form of dewy.
- dialer — an electronic device used to dial telephone numbers automatically
- diaper — A diaper is a piece of soft towel or paper, which you fasten round a baby's bottom in order to soak up its urine and faeces.
- dibber — A tool with a handle on one end and a point on the other, used in the garden to poke holes in preparation for planting seeds, bulbs, etc. Also known as a dibble or dib.
- dicier — unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- dicker — If you say that people are dickering about something, you mean that they are arguing or disagreeing about it, often in a way that you think is foolish or unnecessary.
- didder — to shake or tremble, esp with fear
- dièdre — large shallow groove or corner in a rock face
- dieter — food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health: Milk is a wholesome article of diet.
- differ — to be unlike, dissimilar, or distinct in nature or qualities (often followed by from): The two writers differ greatly in their perceptions of the world. Each writer's style differs from that of another.
- digger — a person or an animal that digs.
- dimers — Plural form of dimer.
- dimmer — a person or thing that dims.
- dinero — a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- diners — Plural form of diner.
- dinger — humdinger.
- dinner — the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- dipper — the group of seven bright stars in Ursa Major resembling a dipper in outline.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.