7-letter words containing a, l, n
- anglice — in English
- anglify — to Anglicize
- angling — Angling is the activity or sport of fishing with a fishing rod.
- anglist — Anglicist.
- angolan — Angolan means belonging or relating to Angola or its people.
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- anilide — any compound containing the univalent group C 6 H 5 NH–, derived from aniline, as acetanilide, C 8 H 9 NO.
- aniline — a colourless oily pungent poisonous liquid used in the manufacture of dyes, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and explosives. Formula: C6H5NH2
- anility — of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- animals — Plural form of animal.
- 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
- anklets — Plural form of anklet.
- ankling — Present participle of ankle.
- anklung — a bamboo musical instrument commonly played in Asia
- anlagen — Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- annabel — a feminine name
- annales — designating or of a group of Fr. historians using a variety of materials and methods to detail the structure and patterns of everyday life, as of a town or region, so as to identify underlying processes of cultural development
- annatol — a male given name.
- anneals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anneal.
- annelid — any worms of the phylum Annelida, in which the body is divided into segments both externally and internally. The group includes the earthworms, lugworm, ragworm, and leeches
- annuals — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.
- annular — ring-shaped; of or forming a ring
- annulet — a moulding in the form of a ring, as at the top of a column adjoining the capital
- annulus — the area between two concentric circles
- anolyte — the section of an electrolyte that is around or attached to the anode
- anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
- anomoly — Misspelling of anomaly.
- anormal — (obsolete) Not according to rule; abnormal.
- anouilh — Jean (ʒɑ̃). 1910–87, French dramatist, noted for his reinterpretations of Greek myths: his works include Eurydice (1942), Antigone (1944), and Becket (1959)
- ansible — (science fiction) A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
- antalya — a port in SW Turkey, on the Gulf of Antalya. Pop: 751 000 (2005 est)
- antheil — George. 1900–59, US composer. His best known work is the controversial Le Ballet Méchanique (1924) for motor horns, bells, and aeroplane propellers
- anthill — An anthill is a pile of earth formed by ants when they are making a nest.
- antical — (of the position of plant parts) in front of or above another part; anterior
- anticly — ludicrously or grotesquely
- antiflu — acting against influenza
- antilog — antilogarithm
- antlers — Plural form of antler.
- antlike — of or like an ant or ants
- antlion — any of various neuropterous insects of the family Myrmeleontidae, which typically resemble dragonflies and are most common in tropical regions
- any old — You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is.
- aplanat — an aplanatic lens
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- apolune — the point in a lunar orbit when a spacecraft is at its greatest distance from the moon
- aquilon — the north wind
- arnauld — Antoine, 1612–94, French Jansenist theologian and philosopher.
- arsenal — An arsenal is a large collection of weapons and military equipment held by a country, group, or person.
- arundel — a town in S England, in West Sussex: 11th-century castle. Pop: 3297 (2001)
- asansol — city in E India, in the state of West Bengal: pop. 262,000