9-letter words containing eg
- eggleston — Edward, 1837–1902, U.S. author, editor, and clergyman.
- eggplants — Plural form of eggplant.
- eggshells — Plural form of eggshell.
- eglantine — A Eurasian rose, Rosa eglanteria, having prickly stems, fragrant leaves, pink flowers and red hips.
- ego boost — something such as praise, success, etc, that makes one feel better about oneself or raises one's morale
- ego ideal — an internal ideal of personal perfection that represents what one wants to be rather than what one ought to be and is derived from one's early relationship with one's parents
- egomaniac — A person obsessed with their own (supposed) importance.
- egonomics — The act or practice of self-management.
- egotheism — The deification of one's own self.
- egotistic — Egotistical.
- egrecious — Misspelling of egregious.
- egregious — Outstandingly bad; shocking.
- egressing — Present participle of egress.
- egression — The act of going; egress.
- egressive — Going or directed outward.
- eisegeses — Plural form of eisegesis.
- eisegesis — An interpretation, especially of Scripture, that reflects the personal ideas or viewpoint of the interpreter; reading something into a text that isn't there. Compare exegesis.
- elegances — Plural form of elegance.
- elegantly — Gracefully, smoothly, and swiftly; with supreme style.
- elegiacal — Elegiac; expressing sorrow.
- elegizing — Present participle of elegize.
- exegetics — The science of interpretation or exegesis.
- exegeting — Present participle of exegete.
- exegetist — One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation.
- fireguard — a person trained in fire prevention and safety: We're looking for volunteer fireguards for Sunday's performance.
- foregleam — A gleam or glimpse of the future; foreglimpse.
- foregoing — previously stated, written, or occurring; preceding: The foregoing paragraph presents the problem.
- fried egg — egg cooked in pan of fat
- galwegian — of or relating to the region of Galloway, Scotland.
- goose egg — the numeral zero, often used to indicate the failure of a team to score in a game or unit of a game: a pitchers' duel, with nothing but goose eggs on the scoreboard.
- goosegogs — gooseberry.
- gregarian — (obsolete) gregarious; belonging to the herd or common sort.
- gregarine — a type of sporozoan parasite that inhabits the digestive and other cavities of various invertebrates and produces cysts filled with spores.
- gregorian — of or relating to any of the popes named Gregory, especially Gregory I or Gregory XIII.
- gregory i — Saint ("Gregory the Great") a.d. c540–604, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 590–604.
- gregory v — (Bruno of Carinthia) died a.d. 999, German ecclesiastic: pope 996–999.
- gregory x — (Teobaldo Visconti) c1210–76, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1271–76.
- have legs — If an idea, plan, or activity has legs, it is likely to continue or succeed.
- hegemonic — having hegemony, or dominance: the ruling party's hegemonic control of all facets of society.
- heidegger — Martin, 1889–1976, German philosopher and writer.
- hildegard — a female given name: from Germanic words meaning “battle” and “protector.”.
- homegirls — Plural form of homegirl.
- homegoing — A voyage home.
- homegrown — grown or produced at home or in a particular region for local consumption: homegrown tomatoes.
- hoosegows — Plural form of hoosegow.
- housegirl — A young woman employed to do housework.
- illegally — forbidden by law or statute.
- illegible — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
- illegibly — not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
- inelegant — not elegant; lacking in refinement, gracefulness, or good taste.