7-letter words containing a, e, s
- aliases — a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name: The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.
- alibies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alibi.
- alkanes — Plural form of alkane.
- alkenes — Plural form of alkene.
- alkines — any member of the alkyne series.
- all set — prepared; ready
- alleges — to assert without proof.
- alleles — Plural form of allele.
- allenes — Plural form of allene.
- allness — the state of being comprehensive or all-embracing
- allseed — any of several plants that produce many seeds, such as knotgrass
- alludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allude.
- allures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure.
- almuces — Plural form of almuce.
- alpheus — a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa. She changed into a spring to evade him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her
- alpines — Plural form of alpine.
- alsoone — as soon
- altesse — a white grape variety from Savoy, France
- amassed — to gather for oneself; collect as one's own: to amass a huge amount of money.
- amasser — One who amasses.
- amasses — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amass.
- ambages — winding, roundabout paths or ways.
- amboise — a town in NW central France, on the River Loire: famous castle, a former royal residence. Pop: 11 457 (1999)
- ambries — Plural form of ambry.
- ambrose — Saint. ?340–397 ad, bishop of Milan; built up the secular power of the early Christian Church; also wrote music and Latin hymns. Feast day: Dec 7 or April 4
- ambsace — double ace, the lowest throw at dice
- amesace — the lowest throw at dice, the double ace.
- ameslan — American sign language: a language in which meaning is conveyed by hand gestures and their position in relation to the upper part of the body
- amherst — Jeffrey, 1st Baron Amherst. 1717–97, British general who defeated the French in Canada (1758–60): governor general of British North America (1761–63)
- amidase — an enzyme acting as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of an amide
- aminase — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- amities — a female given name.
- amnesia — If someone is suffering from amnesia, they have lost their memory.
- amnesic — a person affected by amnesia.
- amnesty — An amnesty is an official pardon granted to a group of prisoners by the state.
- amoebas — Plural form of amoeba.
- amosite — a fibrous mineral used in the manufacture of heat and acid-proof asbestos
- ampelos — a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
- amperes — Plural form of ampere.
- amplest — fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
- ampules — Plural form of ampule.
- amulets — Plural form of amulet.
- amusers — Plural form of amuser.
- amusive — deceptive, illusive
- amylase — any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva
- amylose — the minor component (about 20 per cent) of starch, consisting of long unbranched chains of glucose units. It is soluble in water and gives an intense blue colour with iodine
- analyse — If you analyse something, you consider it carefully or use statistical methods in order to fully understand it.
- anapest — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of two short syllables followed by a long one, or, as in English, of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one
- anatase — a rare blue or black mineral that consists of titanium oxide in tetragonal crystalline form and occurs in veins in igneous rocks. Formula: TiO2
- ancaeus — a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.