9-letter words containing s, e, i, g
- rigsdaler — a former silver coin of Denmark, equal to 16 skillings; rix-dollar.
- ringsider — a spectator at or near ringside, as of a boxing match or a nightclub performance.
- rodgersia — a type of flowering plant which grows in shady and moist conditions
- rogueship — the state or quality of being a rogue or rogueish
- rosetting — abnormal leaf formation in a plant due to disease
- sabrewing — a large hummingbird of the genus Campylopterous, with long curved wings
- sacrilege — the violation or profanation of anything sacred or held sacred.
- saddening — causing someone to become sad
- safelight — a darkroom light with a filter that transmits only those rays of the spectrum to which films, printing paper, etc., are not sensitive.
- sagenitic — relating to sagenite
- sagginess — sagging or tending to sag: a saggy roof.
- sagittate — shaped like an arrowhead.
- salesgirl — a woman who sells goods, especially in a store; saleswoman.
- san diego — a seaport in SW California: naval and marine base.
- sapogenin — a crystalline substance derived from saponin
- saxifrage — any plant of the genus Saxifraga, certain species of which grow wild in the clefts of rocks, other species of which are cultivated for their flowers.
- schelling — Friedrich Wilhelm Joseph von [free-drikh vil-helm yoh-zef fuh n] /ˈfri drɪx ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈyoʊ zɛf fən/ (Show IPA), 1775–1854, German philosopher.
- schleswig — a seaport in N Germany, on the Baltic.
- schmeling — Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1905–2005, German boxer: world heavyweight champion 1930–32.
- schwinger — Julian Seymour, 1918–94, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1965.
- screaking — screeching or creaking
- screaming — uttering screams.
- screening — a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- scrimmage — a rough or vigorous struggle.
- scrippage — the contents of a scrip
- scungille — the meat of a mollusc or conch, eaten as a delicacy
- se'nnight — a week.
- sea fight — a fight between ships at sea.
- seafaring — traveling by sea.
- seal ring — a finger ring bearing an incised design for embossing a wax seal.
- searching — examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection.
- searingly — in a searing manner
- seasoning — one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- secluding — to place in or withdraw into solitude; remove from social contact and activity, etc.
- seconding — next after the first; being the ordinal number for two.
- secreting — to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
- seemingly — apparent; appearing, whether truly or falsely, to be as specified: a seeming advantage.
- sego lily — a plant, Calochortus nuttallii, of the lily family, native to the western U.S., having showy, bell-shaped flowers: the state flower of Utah.
- seigneury — the domain of a seigneur.
- seigniory — the power or authority of a seignior.
- selecting — to choose in preference to another or others; pick out.
- selfridge — Harry Gordon, 1857?–1947, British retail merchant, born in the U.S.
- semiangle — half of a particular angle
- semiglobe — a half globe; a hemisphere
- semigloss — (of paint or a painted surface) having a moderate, satiny luster; having or producing a sheen that is neither flat nor highly glossy.
- semigroup — an algebraic system closed under an associative binary operation.
- semiology — the study of signs and symbols; semiotics.
- semirigid — not fully rigid; partly rigid.
- serengeti — a plain in NW Tanzania, including a major wildlife reserve (Serengeti National Park)
- sergius i — died a.d. 701, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 687–701.