7-letter words containing a, d, r, i
- ireland — John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- irideal — iridaceous
- iridial — iridal
- iridian — relating to the iris of the eye
- isadora — a female given name: derived from Isidor.
- isadore — a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- isidora — a female given name.
- izzards — Plural form of izzard.
- jaybird — jay1 .
- kildare — a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 654 sq. mi. (1695 sq. km). County seat: Naas.
- kilorad — one thousand rads
- kobarid — a village in W Slovenia, formerly in Italy: defeat of the Italians by the Germans and Austrians 1917.
- koradji — boyla.
- labroid — any percoid fish of the family Labridae (wrasses)
- lairdly — belonging or relating to a laird or lairds
- laniard — Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
- lardies — Plural form of lardy.
- larding — the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
- lipread — to understand spoken words by interpreting the movements of a speaker's lips without hearing the sounds made.
- lizards — Plural form of lizard.
- lizzard — Obsolete form of lizard.
- lorinda — a feminine name
- madeira — a group of eight islands off the NW coast of Africa, part of Portugal. 308 sq. mi. (798 sq. km). Capital: Funchal.
- madrina — An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.
- madurai — a city in S Tamil Nadu, in S India.
- makurdi — a port in E central Nigeria, capital of Benue State on the Benue River: agricultural trade centre. Pop: 259 000 (2005 est)
- mandira — a Hindu temple.
- mandirs — Plural form of mandir.
- mandril — a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- mandrin — (medicine) A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.
- married — united in wedlock; wedded: married couples.
- maybird — the bobolink.
- mermaid — (in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- mid-air — any point in the air not contiguous with the earth or other solid surface: to catch a ball in midair.
- midgard — the middle earth, home of men, lying between Niflheim and Muspelheim, formed from the body of Ymir.
- midrash — an early Jewish interpretation of or commentary on a Biblical text, clarifying or expounding a point of law or developing or illustrating a moral principle.
- midyear — the middle of the year.
- millard — a male given name.
- mirador — (in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.
- miraged — Simple past tense and past participle of mirage.
- miranda — Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- misdraw — to cause to move in a particular direction by or as if by a pulling force; pull; drag (often followed by along, away, in, out, or off).
- misread — Read (a piece of text) wrongly.
- morandi — Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- mordida — a bribe or kickback.
- mridang — Alternative form of mridangam (Indian drum).
- mudiria — the province or administrative territory of a mudir
- myriads — Plural form of myriad.
- nadiral — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nardine — an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.