8-letter words containing rie
- debriefs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debrief.
- defriend — to remove (a person) from the list of one's friends on a social networking website
- derriere — backside
- descried — to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy: The lookout descried land.
- descries — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of descry.
- destrier — a war horse; charger
- dhurries — Plural form of dhurrie.
- drearier — Comparative form of dreary.
- dried-up — depleted of water or moisture; gone dry: a dried-up water hole.
- dumfries — Also called Dumfriesshire [duhm-frees-sheer, -sher] /dʌmˈfrisˌʃɪər, -ʃər/ (Show IPA). a historic county in S Scotland.
- eateries — Plural form of eaterie.
- engrieve — to cause grief to
- esurient — Hungry or greedy.
- exfriend — One who is no longer a friend; a former friend.
- farriers — Plural form of farrier.
- farriery — the art, work, or establishment of a farrier
- fineries — Plural form of finery.
- flanerie — idleness; dawdling.
- flurried — marked by confusion or agitation.
- flurries — a light, brief shower of snow.
- friaries — Plural form of friary.
- friedman — Bruce Jay, born 1930, U.S. novelist.
- friended — provided with or accompanied by friends.
- friendly — characteristic of or befitting a friend; showing friendship: a friendly greeting.
- frienemy — Alternative form of frenemy.
- friesian — horse
- friezing — carved or painted work formerly decorating the upper parts of the hulls of vessels, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- furriers — Plural form of furrier.
- furriery — the business, trade, or craftsmanship of a furrier.
- gabrieli — Andrea [ahn-drey-uh;; Italian ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1510–86, Italian organist and composer.
- galeries — (in French Louisiana) a house with its main story above the ground floor and with verandas (galeries) for both stories in tiers on at least one side.
- gantries — Plural form of gantry.
- gentries — Plural form of gentry.
- griefful — (archaic) Expressing or full of grief; painful.
- griefing — Present participle of grief.
- grierson — John. 1898–1972, Scottish film director. He coined the noun documentary, of which genre his Industrial Britain (1931) and Song of Ceylon (1934) are notable examples
- grievand — One who is the object of a formal grievance.
- grievant — a person who submits a complaint for arbitration.
- grievers — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grieving — to feel grief or great sorrow: She has grieved over his death for nearly three years.
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- hairiest — covered with hair; having much hair.
- harriers — Plural form of harrier.
- hirrient — a trilled sound in speech or song
- historie — Archaic spelling of history.
- hoariest — Superlative form of hoary.
- hungrier — having a desire, craving, or need for food; feeling hunger.
- in brief — lasting or taking a short time; of short duration: a brief walk; a brief stay in the country.
- injuries — Plural form of injury.
- jeffries — James J. 1875–1953, U.S. boxer: world heavyweight champion 1899–1905.