9-letter words containing rr
- curricula — the aggregate of courses of study given in a school, college, university, etc.: The school is adding more science courses to its curriculum.
- currijong — kurrajong.
- currishly — In a currish manner; like a cur or knave.
- currycomb — a square comb consisting of rows of small teeth, used for grooming horses
- cutcherry — (formerly, in India) government offices and law courts collectively
- cyberrhea — (humour, jargon) /si:'ber-eer/ An affliction of some word processor users; excessive frequency and looseness of productivity. Particularly virulent among those who have not discovered the fortifying virtues of revision.
- debarrass — to take from (a person) something that causes shame or embarrassment
- debarring — Present participle of debar.
- deburring — Present participle of deburr.
- decurrent — extending down the stem, esp (of a leaf) having the base of the blade extending down the stem as two wings
- deerberry — any of several plants native to North America, bearing fruit that is eaten by deer
- deferrals — Plural form of deferral.
- deferrers — Plural form of deferrer.
- deferring — to submit for decision; refer: We defer questions of this kind to the president.
- demurrage — the delaying of a ship, railway wagon, etc, caused by the charterer's failure to load, unload, etc, before the time of scheduled departure
- demurrers — Plural form of demurrer.
- demurring — Present participle of demur.
- derrieres — Plural form of derriere.
- derringer — a short-barrelled pocket pistol of large calibre
- deterrent — A deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.
- deterring — to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding: The large dog deterred trespassers.
- diarrheal — an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- diarrheas — Plural form of diarrhea.
- diarrheic — Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of diarrhea.
- diarrhoea — If someone has diarrhoea, a lot of liquid faeces comes out of their body because they are ill.
- disarrays — Plural form of disarray.
- disbarred — to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
- dissarray — Misspelling of disarray.
- dogberrys — a foolish constable in Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing.
- earringed — having or wearing earrings
- el ferrol — a port in NW Spain, on the Atlantic: fortified naval base, with a deep natural harbour. Pop: 78 764 (2003 est)
- embarrass — Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
- epirrhema — the address in Greek comedy
- equerries — Plural form of equerry.
- erratical — (rare) erratic.
- erroneous — Wrong; incorrect.
- errorless — (not comparable) Free from errors; accurate, correct.
- excurrent — (of a vessel or opening) conveying fluid outward.
- farrakhan — Louis (Louis Eugene Walcott) born 1933, U.S. religious leader: head of the Nation of Islam.
- farrowing — a litter of pigs.
- ferreting — a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- ferriages — Plural form of ferriage.
- ferrocene — Also called dicyclopentadienyliron. an orange, crystalline, water-insoluble coordination compound, (C 5 H 5) 2 Fe, having a camphorlike odor: used chiefly as an antiknock agent for gasoline and as a catalyst. Compare metallocene.
- ferrogram — a slide prepared to illustrate the suspended iron particles in the lubricant of a machine
- ferrotype — to put a glossy surface on (a print) by pressing, while wet, on a metal sheet (ferrotype tin)
- ferruling — a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
- ferryboat — a boat used to transport passengers, vehicles, etc., across a river or the like.
- feverroot — horse gentian.
- flurrying — a light, brief shower of snow.
- forrarder — (chiefly jocular) Further forward; more advanced.