7-letter words containing a, d, l, i
- mandril — a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- matilda — Also called Maud. 1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England).
- matilde — Also called Maud. 1102–67, empress of the Holy Roman Empire 1114–25; queen of England 1141 (daughter of Henry I of England).
- maudlin — tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental: a maudlin story of a little orphan and her lost dog.
- mauldin — William Henry ("Bill") 1921–2003, U.S. political cartoonist.
- medials — Plural form of medial.
- medical — of or relating to the science or practice of medicine: medical history; medical treatment.
- melinda — a female given name.
- melodia — an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
- miauled — Simple past tense and past participle of miaul.
- midfall — Alternative form of mid-fall.
- midland — a city in W Texas.
- midvale — a town in N Utah.
- milhaud — Darius [da-ryys] /daˈryüs/ (Show IPA), 1892–1974, French composer, in U.S. from 1940.
- millard — a male given name.
- milldam — a dam built in a stream to furnish a head of water for turning a mill wheel.
- misdeal — Cards. a deal in which the wrong number of cards have been distributed or in which the cards were dealt in the wrong order or manner, necessitating a new deal and the cancellation of any points made on the hand, sometimes with a penalty to the dealer.
- misdial — an act or instance of misdialing.
- mislaid — to lose temporarily; misplace: He mislaid his keys.
- mislead — to lead or guide wrongly; lead astray.
- misload — (transitive) To load incorrectly.
- mondial — of or involving the whole world
- nadiral — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- niladic — (programming) A less common synonym for "nullary", presumably following the more common monadic, dyadic, etc. The term was in use as early as 1976, and probably originated in APL.
- nodical — of or relating to a node or the nodes.
- odalisk — a female slave or concubine in a harem, especially in that of the sultan of Turkey.
- oedipal — of, characterized by, or resulting from the Oedipus complex.
- oildale — a town in SW California.
- oilsand — Alternative spelling of oil sand.
- ordinal — of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
- outlaid — simple past tense and past participle of outlay.
- ovoidal — something that is egg-shaped
- paladin — any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- palsied — paralyzed; unable to move or control certain muscles.
- pan lid — the lid of a pan such as a saucepan
- pedrail — a type of wheel designed for use on rough terrain, consisting of a chain around the wheel with flat discs attached to the chain
- piebald — having patches of black and white or of other colors; parti-colored.
- placoid — platelike, as the scales or dermal investments of sharks.
- plaided — made of plaid, or having a similar pattern.
- plaited — a braid, especially of hair or straw.
- plasmid — a segment of DNA independent of the chromosomes and capable of replication, occurring in bacteria and yeast: used in recombinant DNA procedures to transfer genetic material from one cell to another.
- plastid — a small, double-membraned organelle of plant cells and certain protists, occurring in several varieties, as the chloroplast, and containing ribosomes, prokaryotic DNA, and, often, pigment.
- plaudit — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- pléiade — a group of seven French poets of the 16th cent. who favored the use of classical forms
- podalic — pertaining to the feet.
- predial — of, relating to, or consisting of land or its products; real; landed.
- pyralid — any of numerous slender-bodied moths of the family Pyralidae, having elongated triangular forewings, and in the larval phase including many crop pests.
- quailed — to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
- rabidly — irrationally extreme in opinion or practice: a rabid isolationist; a rabid baseball fan.
- rad-lib — a liberal, especially a liberal politician, considered to have radical or extremist tendencies.