8-letter words containing r, i, n, g
- nagurski — Bronislaw [bron-uh-slof] /ˈbrɒn əˌslɒf/ (Show IPA), ("Bronko") 1908–1990, U.S. football player, born in Canada.
- narghile — a Middle Eastern tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water before reaching the lips; hookah.
- nargileh — Alternative form of narghile.
- naturing — Present participle of nature.
- negrillo — a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, as a Pygmy.
- negritic — of or relating to blacks or to the Negritos.
- negroism — the doctrine or advocacy of equal rights for black people.
- negroize — to cause to include black people or to have the qualities or characteristics of black people: efforts to Negroize the team.
- neighbor — a person who lives near another.
- newsgirl — a girl who sells or delivers newspapers.
- nigerian — a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- nigerien — a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- niggards — Plural form of niggard.
- nighters — Plural form of nighter.
- nightjar — a nocturnal European bird, Caprimulgus europaeus, of the family Caprimulgidae, having a short bill and a wide mouth and feeding on insects captured in the air.
- nigrosin — any of the class of deep blue or black dyes obtained by the oxidation of aniline, used as coloring agents in inks and shoe polishes and for dyeing leather, wood, textiles, and furs.
- nitrogen — a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- nonrigid — not rigid.
- norridge — a city in NE Illinois, near Chicago.
- northing — northward movement or deviation.
- nuraghic — relating to the Bronze Age Sardinian civilization that is distinguished by nuraghe
- nursling — an infant, child, or young animal being nursed or being cared for by a nurse.
- occuring — Misspelling of occurring, the present participle of occur.
- offering — an act or instance of offering: an offer of help.
- oracling — Present participle of oracle.
- orangish — resembling or suggesting an orange, as in taste, appearance, or color: decorated with orangy-pink flowers.
- orbiting — the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
- ordering — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- organdie — a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- organics — Plural form of organic.
- organise — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
- organist — a person who plays the organ.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- organoid — Resembling an organ of the body.
- origanum — An aromatic plant of a genus that includes marjoram and oregano.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- orogenic — (geology) Concerned with orogeny; pertaining to the creation of mountains.
- othering — (chiefly philosophy) The process of perceiving or portraying someone or something as fundamentally different or alien.
- outreign — to reign for longer than
- overking — a supreme king
- overwing — to fly above
- pagurian — a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parading — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- parawing — paraglider.
- parching — to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- pearling — a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
- peignoir — a woman's dressing gown.