7-letter words containing a, l, i, n
- minimal — constituting a minimum: a minimal mode of transportation.
- misplan — (transitive) To plan badly or incorrectly.
- molniya — one of a series of Soviet communications satellites.
- mondial — of or involving the whole world
- monilia — a fungus of the genus Monilia, of the class Fungi Imperfecti, having spherical or oval conidia in branched chains.
- murlain — a round, narrow-mouthed basket
- nadiral — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- nail it — to execute a task exceptionally well
- nail up — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- nailers — Plural form of nailer.
- nailery — a nail factory
- nailing — Present participle of nail.
- nailset — a punch for driving the head of a nail below or flush with the surrounding surface
- naipaul — V(idiadhar) S(urajprasad) born 1932, English novelist and nonfiction writer, born in Trinidad.
- naively — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- nalchik — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in N Caucasia, N of the Georgian Republic. 4747 sq. mi. (12,295 sq. km). Capital: Nalchik.
- nariyal — (India) coconut.
- nastily — physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- natalia — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- natalie — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “birthday.”.
- nattily — neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce: a natty white uniform.
- nauplii — (in many crustaceans) a larval form with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye, occurring usually as the first stage of development after leaving the egg.
- nautili — Also called chambered nautilus, pearly nautilus. any cephalopod of the genus Nautilus, having a spiral, chambered shell with pearly septa.
- nealing — Present participle of neal.
- nicolai — (Carl) Otto (Ehrenfried) [kahrl awt-oh ey-ruh n-freet] /kɑrl ˈɔt oʊ ˈeɪ rənˌfrit/ (Show IPA), 1810–49, German composer.
- nicolas — a masculine name
- nicolay — John George, 1832–1901, U.S. biographer.
- nigella — any of several annual herbs of the genus Nigella, having dissected leaves and showy blue or white flowers.
- 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.
- nominal — being such in name only; so-called; putative: a nominal treaty; the nominal head of the country.
- novalia — any land that has been newly reclaimed and cultivated
- novalis — (pen name of Friedrich von Hardenberg) 1772–1801, German poet.
- nuptial — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- nylghai — nilgai.
- oakling — an immature or not fully-grown oak tree
- oil pan — the bottom part of the crankcase of an internal-combustion engine in which the oil used to lubricate the engine accumulates.
- oilcans — Plural form of oilcan.
- oilsand — Alternative spelling of oil sand.
- opaline — of or like opal; opalescent.
- ordinal — of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
- osmanli — an Ottoman.
- paginal — of or relating to pages.
- paillon — a sheet of thin metallic foil used decoratively in enameling and gilding.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- paladin — any one of the 12 legendary peers or knightly champions in attendance on Charlemagne.
- palinka — a type of apricot brandy, originating in Central and Eastern Europe
- palling — a cloth, often of velvet, for spreading over a coffin, bier, or tomb.
- palming — the part of the inner surface of the hand that extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers.
- pan lid — the lid of a pan such as a saucepan