9-letter words containing en
- greenwich — a borough in SE London, England: located on the prime meridian from which geographic longitude is measured; formerly the site of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
- greenwing — the common teal, Anas crecca
- greenwood — a city in W South Carolina.
- grenadian — one of the Windward Islands, in the E West Indies.
- grenadier — (in the British army) a member of the first regiment of household infantry (Grenadier Guards)
- grenadine — a syrup made from pomegranate juice.
- grenville — George, 1712–70, British statesman: prime minister 1763–65.
- groningen — a city in the NE Netherlands.
- groomsmen — Plural form of groomsman.
- grosvenor — Gilbert Hovey, 1875–1966, U.S. geographer, writer, and editor.
- gruenberg — Louis, 1884–1964, U.S. pianist and composer, born in Russia.
- guardsmen — Plural form of guardsman.
- guenevere — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white, fair.”.
- guildsmen — a member of a guild.
- gutenberg — Johannes [yoh-hahn-uh s] /yoʊˈhɑn əs/ (Show IPA), (Johann Gensfleisch) c1400–68, German printer: credited with invention of printing from movable type.
- gwendolyn — a female given name: from a Welsh word meaning “white.”.
- hacendado — the owner of a hacienda.
- haciendas — Plural form of hacienda.
- hagridden — worried or tormented, as by a witch.
- halesowen — a town in W central England, in Dudley unitary authority, West Midlands. Pop: 55 273 (2001)
- half cent — a bronze coin of the U.S., equal to one-half cent, issued at various periods between 1793 and 1857.
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- halloween — the evening of October 31; the eve of All Saints' Day; Allhallows Eve: observed especially by children in costumes who solicit treats, often by threatening minor pranks.
- hand lens — a magnifying glass designed to be held in the hand.
- handwoven — made on a handloom; handloomed.
- happen by — chance upon
- happen on — to take place; come to pass; occur: Something interesting is always happening in New York.
- happen to — chance to
- happen-so — chance; happenstance; accident: Meeting you today was pure happen-so.
- happeneth — Archaic third-person singular form of happen.
- happening — something that happens; occurrence; event.
- hard lens — a contact lens of rigid plastic or silicon, exerting light pressure on the cornea of the eye, used for correcting various vision problems including astigmatism.
- harden up — to tighten the sheets of a sailing vessel so as to prevent luffing
- hardeners — Plural form of hardener.
- hardening — a material that hardens another, as an alloy added to iron to make steel.
- hardiment — hardihood.
- harkening — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- harlingen — a city in S Texas.
- harshened — Simple past tense and past participle of harshen.
- hastening — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- hatchment — a square tablet, set diagonally, bearing the coat of arms of a deceased person.
- hearkened — Literary. to give heed or attention to what is said; listen.
- hearkener — One who hearkens; a listener.
- heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- heartener — a person who cheers or heartens
- heath hen — an American gallinaceous bird, Tympanuchus cupido cupido, closely related to the prairie chicken: extinct.
- heathenry — The state of being heathen.
- hecogenin — a steroid occurring naturally in plants and used in drugs including cortisone