7-letter words containing z, i, r
- friezes — Plural form of frieze.
- frizzed — the state of being frizzed.
- frizzen — An L-shaped piece of steel hinged at the rear used in flintlock firearms, positioned over the flash pan so to enclose a small priming charge of black powder next to the flash hole that is drilled through the barrel, such that when fired the flint scraps it so as to create a spark.
- frizzes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frizz.
- frizzle — a short, crisp curl.
- frizzly — frizzy.
- fuzzier — Comparative form of fuzzy.
- gauzier — Comparative form of gauzy.
- gizzard — Also called ventriculus. a thick-walled, muscular pouch in the lower stomach of many birds and reptiles that grinds food, often with the aid of ingested stones or grit.
- glazier — a person who fits windows or the like with glass or panes of glass.
- gorizia — a city in NE Italy, on the Isonzo River, N of Trieste.
- gorlitz — a city in E Germany, on the Neisse River, at the Polish boundary.
- grazier — a person who grazes cattle for the market.
- grazing — a touching or rubbing lightly in passing.
- grecize — to translate into Greek.
- grizzle — gray; grayish; devoid of hue.
- grizzly — somewhat gray; grayish.
- heroize — to make a hero of: a war film that heroizes the warrior.
- horizon — the line or circle that forms the apparent boundary between earth and sky.
- ionizer — to separate or change into ions.
- iricize — Irishize.
- iridize — to cover with iridium.
- ironize — to make ironical.
- izzards — Plural form of izzard.
- jeritza — Maria [mah-ree-ah] /mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1887–1982, Austrian operatic soprano.
- kirghiz — a member of a formerly nomadic people dwelling chiefly in Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan).
- lairize — to show off or act like a lair
- lizards — Plural form of lizard.
- lizzard — Obsolete form of lizard.
- mazarin — Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Giulio Mazarini) 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.
- metrize — to find a metric for (a topological space for which the metric topology is the given topology).
- mizoram — a state (since 1986) in NE India, created in 1972 from the former Mizo Hills District of Assam. Capital: Aijal. Pop: 891 058 (2001). Area: about 21 081 sq km (8140 sq miles)
- mizrach — a decorative figure, usually bearing an inscription, that is hung on the eastern wall in Jewish homes or synagogues to indicate the direction to face in prayer.
- odorize — to make odorous; add scent to: to odorize natural gas to make leaks detectable.
- orizaba — Also called Citlaltepetl. an inactive volcano in SE Mexico, in Veracruz state. 18,546 feet (5653 meters).
- peruzzi — Baldassare Tommaso [bahl-dahs-sah-re tawm-mah-zaw] /ˌbɑl dɑsˈsɑ rɛ tɔmˈmɑ zɔ/ (Show IPA), 1481–1536, Italian architect and painter.
- pizarro — Francisco [fran-sis-koh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), c1470–1541, Spanish conqueror of Peru.
- prenzie — a word used by Shakespeare, possibly a mistake, supposed by some to mean "precise"
- prezzie — present, gift
- prizing — pry2 .
- quizzer — an informal test or examination of a student or class.
- razzing — to deride; make fun of; tease.
- realize — to grasp or understand clearly.
- reseize — to seize or take hold of again
- rhizoid — rootlike.
- rhizome — a rootlike subterranean stem, commonly horizontal in position, that usually produces roots below and sends up shoots progressively from the upper surface.
- ruzicka — Leopold [ley-oh-pawlt] /ˈleɪ oʊˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1887–1976, Swiss chemist, born in Yugoslavia: Nobel prize 1939.
- seizure — the act or an instance of seizing.
- sizzler — to make a hissing sound, as in frying or burning.
- strozzi — Bernardo [ber-nahr-daw] /bɛrˈnɑr dɔ/ (Show IPA), (I"Il Cappuccino") 1581–1644, Italian painter and engraver.