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Definition rig

Etymology 1

From Early Modern English rygge, probably of North Germanic origin. Compare Norwegian rigge (“to bind up; wrap around; rig; equip”), Swedish dialectal rigga (“to rig a horse”). Possibly from Proto-Germanic *rik- (“to bind”), from Proto-Indo-European *rign-, *reyg- (“to bind”); or related to Old English *wr?han, wr?ohan, wr?ohan, wr?on (“to bind; wrap up; cover”). See also wry (“to cover; clothe; dress; hide”).

Noun

rig (plural rigs)

  1. (nautical) The rigging of a sailing ship or other such craft.
  2. Special equipment or gear used for a particular purpose.
  3. (US) A large truck such as a semi-tractor.
  4. The special apparatus used for drilling wells.
  5. (informal) A costume or an outfit.
  6. (slang, computing) A computer case, often modified for looks.
  7. An imperfectly castrated horse, sheep etc.
  8. (slang) Radio equipment, especially a citizen's band transceiver.
Verb

rig (third-person singular simple present rigs, present participle rigging, simple past and past participle rigged)

  1. (transitive) To fit out with a harness or other equipment.
  2. (transitive, nautical) To equip and fit (a ship) with sails, shrouds, and yards.
  3. (transitive, informal) To dress or clothe in some costume.
  4. (transitive) To make or construct something in haste or in a makeshift manner.
  5. (transitive) To manipulate something dishonestly for personal gain or discriminatory purposes.
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer.

Etymology 2

See ridge.

Noun

rig (plural rigs)

  1. (Britain, Scotland, dialectal) A ridge.

Etymology 3

Compare wriggle.

Noun

rig (plural rigs)

  1. (obsolete) A wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct.
  2. A promiscuous woman.
  3. (obsolete) A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.
  4. (obsolete) A blast of wind.
Verb

rig (third-person singular simple present rigs, present participle rigging, simple past and past participle rigged)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play tricks.

Etymology 4

From ring (“algebraic structure”), omitting the letter n to suggest the lack of negatives. Compare structure like a ring but lacking a multiplicative identity.

Noun

rig (plural rigs)

  1. (algebra, ring theory) An algebraic structure similar to a ring, but without the requirement that every element have an additive inverse.

Results 359 Words with the letters RIG

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6 letter words with the letters RIG 
AGARIC 11
AIRBAG 11
ARCING 12
ARIGHT 10
ARMING 12
BARING 12
BEGIRD 12
BEGIRT 11
BEGRIM 14
BIGGER 13
BINGER 12
BORING 12
BRIDGE 12
BRIGHT 13
BRINGS 12
CAGIER 11
CARING 12
CERING 12
CIGARS 11
CORGIS 11
CORING 12
CRINGE 12
CRYING 14
CURING 13
DARING 10
DIGGER 11
DINGER 10
DREIGH 11
DRIEGH 11
DRYING 12
DURING 11
EARWIG 11
EMIGRE 11
ENGIRD 10
FARING 12
FIGURE 12
FINGER 12
FIRING 12
FRIDGE 12
FRIGHT 13
FRIGID 12
FRINGE 12
FRINGY 14
FRYING 14
GAMBIR 14
GAMIER 11
GARISH 10
GARLIC 12
GERBIL 12
GHARRI 10
GIBBER 14
GIBERS 11
GILDER 10
GILLER 10
GINGER 11
GINNER 10
GIPPER 14
GIRDED 10
GIRDLE 10
GIRNED 10
GIRTHS 10
GIVERS 12
GLAIRY 11
GLIDER 10
GLUIER 10
GORILY 11
GORING 11
GRADIN 10
GRAINY 11
GRAVID 13
GREIGE 10
GRIDED 10
GRIEFS 11
GRIEVE 12
GRIFFE 14
GRIFFS 14
GRIFTS 11
GRIGRI 10
GRILLE 10
GRILLS 10
GRIMED 12
GRIMES 11
GRIMLY 14
GRINCH 14
GRINDS 10
GRINGO 11
GRIPED 12
GRIPER 11
GRIPES 11
GRIPEY 13
GRIPPE 14
GRIPPY 16
GRISLY 11
GRITHS 10
GRITTY 10
GRIVET 12
GUIDER 10
GYRING 13
HARING 11
HEGARI 10
HEGIRA 10
HIGHER 12
HINGER 11
HIRING 11
IMAGER 11
IRKING 13
JIGGER 19
LIGURE 10
LINGER 10
LURING 11
MAIGRE 11
MARGIN 12
MEGRIM 14
MIRAGE 11
MIRING 12
MURING 13
NIGHER 11
OGRISH 10
OGRISM 11
ORBING 12
ORGIAC 11
PARING 12
PINGER 12
PIROGI 11
PORING 12
PRYING 14
RACING 12
RAGING 11
RAKING 13
RAPING 12
RAVING 13
RAXING 16
RAYING 11
RAZING 18
REDING 10
REGILD 10
REGIME 11
REGIVE 12
REGULI 10
RICING 12
RIDGED 10
RIDGEL 10
RIDGIL 10
RIDING 10
RIGGED 11
RIGGER 10
RIGHTO 10
RIGHTS 10
RIGHTY 12
RILING 10
RIMING 12
RINGED 10
RIPING 12
RIVAGE 12
RIVING 13
ROBING 12
ROPING 12
ROVING 13
ROWING 12
RUBIGO 12
RULING 11
RYKING 15
SIGHER 10
SPRIGS 11
SPRING 12
TRAGIC 11
TRIGLY 11
TRUING 10
TRYING 11
TUGRIK 13
TURGID 10
TYRING 11
UGLIER 10
UNGIRD 11
UNGIRT 10
UNRIGS 10
UPGIRD 13
UPGIRT 12
URGING 12
VIGORS 12
VIGOUR 13
VIRAGO 12
VIRGAS 12
VIRGIN 13
WARING 12
WINGER 12
WIRING 12
WRIGHT 13
WRINGS 12
WRYING 14
ZINGER 18
5 letter words with the letters RIG 
BRIGS 10
BRING 11
CIGAR 10
CORGI 10
FRIGS 10
GIBER 10
GIRLY 10
GIVER 11
GRIEF 10
GRIFF 13
GRIFT 10
GRIME 10
GRIMY 12
GRIPE 10
GRIPS 10
GRIPT 10
GRIPY 12
ORGIC 10
PIROG 10
PRIGS 10
RIDGY 10
SPRIG 10
VIGOR 11
VIRGA 11
WRING 11
4 letter words with the letters RIG 
BRIG 9
FRIG 9
GIRD 7
GIRL 7
GIRN 7
GIRO 6
GIRT 6
GRID 7
GRIG 8
GRIM 9
GRIN 7
GRIP 9
GRIT 6
GYRI 8
PRIG 9
RAGI 6
RIGS 6
RING 7
TRIG 6
3 letter words with the letters RIG 
RIG 5
2 letter words with the letters RIG 
GI 4

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