Words containing ir
3 letter words containing ir
4 letter words containing ir
- ahir — a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- aire — a river in N England rising in the Pennines and flowing southeast to the Ouse. Length: 112 km (70 miles)
- airs — affected manners intended to impress others (esp in the phrases give oneself airs, put on airs)
- airt — a direction or point of the compass, esp the direction of the wind; quarter; region
- airy — If a building or room is airy, it has a lot of fresh air inside, usually because it is large.
5 letter words containing ir
- aegir — the god of the sea
- aesir — the chief gods of Norse mythology dwelling in Asgard
- afire — If something is afire or is set afire, it is on fire or looks as if it is on fire.
- ahira — a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- aired — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
6 letter words containing ir
- abukir — bay at the mouth of the Nile, near Alexandria, Egypt: site of the British victory (1798) under Nelson over the French
- admire — If you admire someone or something, you like and respect them very much.
- affair — If an event or a series of events has been mentioned and you want to talk about it again, you can refer to it as the affair.
- affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
- agadir — a port in SW Morocco, which became the centre of an international crisis (1911), when a gunboat arrived to protect German interests. Britain issued a strong warning to Germany but the French negotiated and war was averted. In 1960 the town was virtually destroyed by an earthquake, about 10 000 people being killed. Pop: 385 000 (2003)
7 letter words containing ir
- aboukir — a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798).
- achiral — able to be superimposed on its mirror image
- acquire — If you acquire something, you buy or obtain it for yourself, or someone gives it to you.
- admiral — An admiral is a senior officer in a navy.
- admirer — If you are an admirer of someone, you like and respect them or their work very much.
8 letter words containing ir
- abattoir — An abattoir is a place where animals are killed in order to provide meat.
- acquired — obtained, through buying or being given
- acquiree — a firm that is acquired
- acquires — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- admirers — to regard with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
9 letter words containing ir
- acquiring — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- acrospire — the first shoot developing from the plumule of a germinating grain seed
- acyclovir — an antiviral drug used to treat herpes. Formula: C8H11N5O3
- admirable — An admirable quality or action is one that deserves to be praised and admired.
- admirably — worthy of admiration; inspiring approval, reverence, or affection.
10 letter words containing ir
- abirritant — relieving irritation
- abirritate — to soothe or make less irritable
- acquirable — to come into possession or ownership of; get as one's own: to acquire property.
- adenovirus — any of a group of viruses that can cause upper respiratory diseases in man
- adirondack — a member of an Algonquian people living mainly north of the St. Lawrence River.
11 letter words containing ir
- acquirement — an acquiring or being acquired
- affirmation — the act of affirming or the state of being affirmed
- affirmative — An affirmative word or gesture indicates that you agree with what someone has said or that the answer to a question is 'yes'.
- affirmatory — showing or giving confirmation, ratification, or assertion
- affirmingly — in an affirming or asserting manner
12 letter words containing ir
- abd-el-kadir — 1807?–83, Algerian leader.
- abirritation — to make less irritable; soothe.
- abirritative — to make less irritable; soothe.
- admirability — the quality of being admirable
- aide-memoire — An aide-memoire is something such as a list that you use to remind you of something.
13 letter words containing ir
- aberdeenshire — a council area and historical county of N Scotland, on the North Sea: became part of Grampian Region in 1975 but reinstated as an independent unitary authority (with adjusted borders) in 1996: rises to the Grampian and Cairngorm Mountains in the SW: chiefly agricultural (esp sheep and stock raising). Administrative centre: Aberdeen. Pop: 229 330 (2003 est). Area 6319 sq km (2439 sq miles)
- affirmatively — affirming or assenting; asserting the truth, validity, or fact of something.
- air-breathing — (of an engine, aircraft, missile, etc.) to take in air from the atmosphere to oxidize the fuel for combustion.
- air-condition — to apply air conditioning to
- air-hardening — noting any metal, especially alloy steel, that can be hardened from above its transformation point by cooling in air.
14 letter words containing ir
- air-to-surface — launched from an aircraft and directed at a land target
- aircraftswoman — a woman holding a noncommissioned rank in the RAF.
- airtsy-mairtsy — affected; effeminate
- antiperspirant — an astringent substance applied to the skin to reduce or prevent perspiration
- antirepublican — opposed to the principles or practice of republicanism
15 letter words containing ir
- air-superiority — designating a fighter aircraft built for long patrol capability at high altitudes and supersonic speeds, with air-to-air combat as its principal mission.
- antiremonstrant — the party that opposed the Remonstrants
- antitranspirant — any substance that decreases transpiration and, usually, photosynthesis
- bidirectionally — in a bidirectional manner
- brompheniramine — a substance, C 16 H 19 BrN 2 , used as an antihistamine in the management of various allergies, as hay fever.
16 letter words containing ir
- antirecessionary — used to counteract or offest the economic effects of a recession: the president's antirecessionary program.
- bidirectionality — capable of reacting or functioning in two, usually opposite, directions.
- bioenvironmental — pertaining to the environment of living organisms: Bioenvironmental engineers seek to reduce air and water pollution.
- bird-of-paradise — Also called bird-of-paradise flower. any of several plants of the genus Strelitzia, native to southern Africa, especially S. reginae, having a large, showy orange and blue inflorescence.
- chlorpheniramine — an antihistaminic compound, C 20 H 23 ClN 2 O 4 , used in treating the symptoms of allergies.
17 letter words containing ir
- air-transportable — that can be transported by aircraft: air-transportable equipment.
- aircraft-observer — someone or something that observes.
- camp-fire-members — a U.S. organization for girls and boys that emphasizes the building of character and good citizenship through work, health, and love; originally founded for girls (Camp Fire girls) in 1910, it is now open to both boys and girls (Camp Fire members)
- cardiorespiratory — of, relating to, or affecting the heart and respiratory system.
- circumlocutionary — a roundabout or indirect way of speaking; the use of more words than necessary to express an idea.
18 letter words containing ir
- agri-environmental — of or relating to the impact of agricultural practices on the environment
- fire-and-brimstone — threatening punishment in the hereafter: a fire-and-brimstone sermon.
22 letter words containing ir
- dicyclopentadienyliron — ferrocene (def 1).
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