7-letter words containing a, i, s
- sapiens — of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- sapient — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sapling — a young tree.
- saponin — any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- sapphic — pertaining to Sappho or to certain meters or a form of strophe or stanza used by or named after her.
- sapping — Fortification. a deep, narrow trench constructed so as to form an approach to a besieged place or an enemy's position.
- sarangi — (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- sarapis — Serapis (def 1).
- sarcina — any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- sarcoid — a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sardine — the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- sardius — sard.
- sarking — a timber or felt cladding placed over the rafters of a roof before the tiles or slates are fixed in place
- sashimi — raw fish cut into very thin slices.
- sassari — a city in NW Sardinia.
- sassily — impertinent; insolent; saucy: a sassy reply; a sassy teen.
- sassing — impudent or disrespectful back talk: Both parents refuse to take any sass from their kids.
- satanic — of Satan.
- satiate — to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
- saticon — a high-resolution television camera tube used when high definition is required
- satiety — the state of being satiated; surfeit.
- satilla — a river in SE Georgia, flowing E to the Atlantic Ocean. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- satinet — a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- satires — the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satiric — of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire: satirical novels.
- satisfy — to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
- sattvic — Hinduism. characterized by sattva: having a serene, harmonious, balanced mind or attitude.
- satyric — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- satyrid — Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- saucier — a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- saucily — impertinent; insolent: a saucy remark; a saucy child.
- saurian — belonging or pertaining to the Sauria, a group of reptiles originally including the lizards, crocodiles, and several extinct forms but now technically restricted to the lizards.
- sauroid — a type of fish
- sautoir — a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- savarin — a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
- savigny — Friedrich Karl von (ˈfridrɪç ˈkɑl fɔn). 1779–1861, German legal scholar, who pioneered the historical approach to jurisprudence, emphasizing custom and precedent
- savings — tending or serving to save; rescuing; preserving.
- saviour — a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.
- savvier — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- savvies — experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): consumers who are savvy about prices; a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
- savvily — in a savvy manner
- saw pit — a place for pit sawing.
- saw-pit — a place for pit sawing.
- sawbill — any of various hummingbirds of the genus Ramphodon
- sawfish — a large, elongated ray of the genus Pristis, living along tropical coasts and lowland rivers, with a bladelike snout bearing strong teeth on each side.
- sawmill — a place or building in which timber is sawed into planks, boards, etc., by machinery.
- sayings — something said, especially a proverb or apothegm.
- scabies — a contagious skin disease occurring especially in sheep and cattle and also in humans, caused by the itch mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, which burrows under the skin. Compare itch (def 10), mange.
- scabrid — having a rough or scaly surface
- scaglia — a type of reddish limestone found in Italy