7-letter words containing r, i, o
- loamier — Comparative form of loamy.
- locrian — either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
- loftier — extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- loiters — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of loiter.
- loonier — Comparative form of loony.
- loraine — a female given name, form of Lorraine.
- lording — lord.
- lordkin — a little lord
- lorelei — a quasilegendary nymph of the Rhine who lured sailors to shipwreck on her rock by singing: a creation of Clemens Brentano in a poem of 1800.
- lorient — a seaport in NW France, on the Bay of Biscay.
- lorimer — a craftsperson who makes hardware for harnesses and riding habits, as bits or spurs.
- lorinda — a feminine name
- loriner — Lorimer (variant).
- lorises — Plural form of loris.
- lorrain — Also, Lorrain. Claude (Claude Gelée) 1600–82, French painter.
- lorries — a female given name, form of Laura.
- lossier — Comparative form of lossy.
- lothair — ("the Saxon") c1070–1137, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of the Germans 1125–37.
- louring — lowering.
- lousier — Comparative form of lousy.
- lowlier — Comparative form of lowly.
- lycoris — any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Lycoris, of the amaryllis family, native to eastern Asia, bearing clustered, variously colored flowers that appear after the leaves have faded and disappeared.
- lyricon — a musical instrument played by blowing into a mouthpiece, with the notes being modulated by a synthesizer
- mainour — a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief: to be taken with the mainour.
- marcion — a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- marconi — Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- maribor — a city in N Slovenia, on the Drava River.
- marisol — (Marisol Escobar) born 1930, Venezuelan artist, in U.S. since 1950.
- maurois — André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- memoirs — a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- memoria — a formal note used in diplomacy as a record of a subject that has been discussed.
- merinos — Plural form of merino.
- meroite — an inhabitant of Meroë.
- meropia — partial blindness.
- meropic — having the ability to speak
- mersion — an immersion or act of dipping in water, esp as a baptism
- microbe — a microorganism, especially a pathogenic bacterium.
- microhm — Alternative spelling of micro-ohm.
- microns — Plural form of micron.
- midiron — a club with an iron head the face of which has more slope than a driving iron but less slope than a mid-mashie.
- midword — Within a word.
- milagro — A traditional religious folk charm of Latin America and nearby regions, coming in a variety of forms.
- milford — a city in S Connecticut, on Long Island Sound.
- milords — Plural form of milord.
- mindoro — a central island of the Philippines. 3922 sq. mi. (10,158 sq. km).
- minorca — Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- minored — Simple past tense and past participle of minor.
- minorly — In a minor way; to a small degree.
- mirador — (in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
- mirasol — A variety of chili; when dried, the chilis are called guajillos.