7-letter words containing a, i, s
- 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.
- 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.
- amorism — the state of someone who is preoccupied with love and lovemaking or with writing about love
- amorist — a lover or a writer about love
- amosite — a fibrous mineral used in the manufacture of heat and acid-proof asbestos
- amulius — a son of Proca who revolted against his brother Numitor and seized the throne of Alba Longa.
- amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- amusive — deceptive, illusive
- ananias — a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5)
- anapsid — belonging or pertaining to the Anapsida, a subclass of reptiles, extinct except for the turtles, characterized by having no opening in the temporal region of the skull.
- anasazi — a member of an ancient, cliff-dwelling North American Indian people of the SW U.S., that built multi-story adobe houses
- anaspid — any member of an extinct order, Anaspida, of small, freshwater jawless fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by a single nostril, narrow rows of scales, and, usually, an armor-plated head.
- anemias — Plural form of anemia.
- anglist — Anglicist.
- anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- animals — Plural form of animal.
- animism — the belief that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself have desires and intentions
- animist — A believer in animism.
- animose — Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
- animous — Animose.
- aniseed — Aniseed is a substance made from the seeds of the anise plant. It is used as a flavouring in sweets, drinks, and medicine.
- anisole — a colourless pleasant-smelling liquid used as a solvent and vermicide and in perfume and flavouring. Formula: C6H5OCH3; relative density: 0.996; melting pt: –37.5°C; boiling pt: 155°C
- anodise — to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
- anoesis — a theoretical condition in which there is feeling without understanding
- anoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anoint.
- anomies — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anopsia — a defect in vision, whether partial or total
- anosmia — loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages
- anosmic — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- ansible — (science fiction) A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
- ansonia — a city in SW Connecticut.
- antibes — a port and resort in SE France, on the Mediterranean: an important Roman town. Pop: 76 925 (2006)
- anticks — Plural form of antick.
- antisag — designed to prevent sagging
- antisex — opposed to human sexual activity
- antispy — Countering or opposing spies; antiespionage.
- antisub — (informal) antisubmarine.
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all
- apepsia — a medical condition characterized by ineffective digestion or indigestion
- apeshit — (slang) Out of control due to anger or excitement.
- aphasia — Aphasia is a mental condition in which people are often unable to remember simple words or communicate.
- aphasic — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
- aphesis — the gradual disappearance of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, as in squire from esquire
- apishly — In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.