7-letter words containing a, l, i, n
- initial — of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in a process.
- inlarge — Archaic spelling of enlarge.
- inlayed — (nonstandard) Simple past tense and past participle of inlay.
- inlayer — One who inlays.
- inocula — the substance used to make an inoculation.
- inqilab — (in India, Pakistan, etc) revolution (esp in the phrase inqilab zindabad long live the revolution)
- inslave — Alternative form of enslave.
- install — to place in position or connect for service or use: to install a heating system; to install software on a computer.
- insulae — a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
- insular — of or relating to an island or islands: insular possessions.
- intails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of intail.
- inthral — enthrall.
- intimal — the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- inulase — an enzyme that converts insulin to levulose.
- invalid — an infirm or sickly person.
- invital — not vital
- ireland — John, 1838–1918, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and social reformer, born in Ireland: archbishop of St. Paul, Minn., 1888–1918.
- islands — a tract of land completely surrounded by water, and not large enough to be called a continent.
- isleman — an islander
- isolani — (chess) A pawn on the d file with no pawns of the same colour on the adjacent c and e file; an isolated queen pawn.
- italian — of or relating to Italy, its people, or their language.
- jacklin — Tony, full name Anthony Jacklin. born 1944, English golfer: won the British Open Championship (1969) and the US Open Championship (1970)
- jailing — a prison, especially one for the detention of persons awaiting trial or convicted of minor offenses.
- jalapin — a resin that is one of the purgative principles of jalap.
- jantily — Alternative form of jauntily.
- javelin — a light spear, usually thrown by hand.
- jawline — The contour of the lower edge of a person's jaw.
- jialing — a river in central China, flowing E and S to the Yangtze River. 695 miles (1119 km) long.
- juliana — (Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina) 1909–2004, queen of the Netherlands 1948–80 (daughter of Wilhelmina I).
- kalinin — Mikhail Ivanovich [myi-khuh-yeel ee-vah-nuh-vyich] /myɪ xʌˈyil iˈvɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1875–1946, Russian revolutionary: president of the U.S.S.R. 1923–46.
- kanchil — A small, agile chevrotain of the genus Tragulus.
- kaoline — Alternative spelling of kaolin.
- kevalin — a person who is free of karmic matter, detached, and omniscient; Tirthankara.
- kindjal — a double-edged knife of the Caucasus, having a broad blade with edges parallel for most of their length, terminating in a long, sharp point.
- knaidel — a dumpling, especially a small ball of matzo meal, eggs, and salt, often mixed with another foodstuff, as ground almonds or grated potato, usually served in soup.
- l chain — Immunology. either of an identical pair of polypeptides in the antibody molecule that lie parallel to the upper parts of the heavy chain pair and are half the molecular weight.
- la nina — a cool ocean current that develops off the coast of Ecuador and Peru, sometimes following an El Niño but causing nearly the opposite extreme weather conditions.
- lachine — a city in S Quebec, in E Canada, near Quebec, on the St. Lawrence.
- lacings — Plural form of lacing.
- lacinia — Botany. a jagged or irregular part of a leaf or petal.
- lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.
- laconia — an ancient country in the S part of Greece. Capital: Sparta.
- laconic — using few words; expressing much in few words; concise: a laconic reply.
- ladling — a long-handled utensil with a cup-shaped bowl for dipping or conveying liquids.
- ladykin — (often used as a term of endearment) a little lady.
- lagging — one of the staves or strips that form the periphery of a wooden drum, the casing of a steam cylinder, or the like.
- lagting — the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house (Lagting) comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house (Odelsting) comprising the rest.
- lairing — Present participle of lair.
- lalling — to make imperfect l- or r- sounds, or both, often by substituting a w- like sound for r or l or a y- like sound for l.
- lambing — a young sheep.