7-letter words containing a, l, n
- alcmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon
- alcoran — the Koran
- alcyone — the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher
- alebion — a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- alencon — a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)
- alength — lengthwise or at length
- alepine — a cloth made either of wool and silk or mohair and cotton
- alerion — an eagle, usually without a beak or feet
- alesund — a port and market town in W Norway, on an island between Bergen and Trondheim: fishing and sealing fleets. Pop: 40 001 (2004 est)
- alevins — Plural form of alevin.
- alexian — a member of a congregation of brothers founded for the care of the sick at Mechlin, Brabant, in the 15th century.
- alfonso — 1886–1941, king of Spain 1886–1930.
- algol n — (language) A successor to ALGOL 60 proposed by Yoneda.
- alicant — a wine produced near or in Alicante in Spain
- aliened — Simple past tense and past participle of alien.
- alienee — a person to whom a transfer of property is made
- aliener — a person who transfers property.
- alienly — in an alien, foreign, or unfamiliar manner
- alienor — a person who transfers property to another
- aligned — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aligner — an official who ensures boats are aligned correctly before the start of a race
- aliment — something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind
- alimony — Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.
- alining — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aliunde — from a source extrinsic to the matter, document, or instrument under consideration
- alkanes — Plural form of alkane.
- alkanet — a European boraginaceous plant, Alkanna tinctoria, the roots of which yield a red dye
- alkenes — Plural form of alkene.
- alkenyl — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene.
- alkines — any member of the alkyne series.
- alkmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- alkoran — the Koran
- alkynyl — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkyne.
- all one — all the same
- allenby — Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st Viscount. 1861–1936, British field marshal who captured Palestine and Syria from the Turks in 1918; high commissioner in Egypt (1919–25)
- allende — Isabel. born 1942, Chilean writer, born in Peru; her works include Eva Luna (1989), Paula (1995), and Daughter of Fortune (1999)
- allenes — Plural form of allene.
- alliant — (obsolete, rare) An ally; a confederate.
- allicin — a substance found in garlic that has anti-bacterial qualities and the distinct smell redolent of garlic
- allison — Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- allness — the state of being comprehensive or all-embracing
- allonge — a lunging or thrusting move in fencing
- allonym — a name, often one of historical significance or that of another person, assumed by a person, esp an author
- alloxan — a reddish organic compound C4H2N2O4 produced by oxidation of uric acid
- allston — Washington. 1779–1843, US painter and author, regarded as the earliest US Romantic painter. His paintings include Elijah in the Desert (1818) and Moonlit Landscape (1819)
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- almaden — a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times. Pop: 6659 (2003 est)
- almanac — An almanac is a book published every year which contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important anniversaries.
- almonds — Plural form of almond.
- almondy — containing or resembling almond