7-letter words containing a, m, s
- ramstam — obstinate; headstrong.
- ramulus — a small branch or branchlet
- rankism — discrimination against people on the grounds of rank
- ransome — Arthur. 1884–1967, English writer, best known for his books for children, including Swallows and Amazons (1930) and Great Northern? (1947)
- rastrum — a pen for drawing the five lines of a musical stave simultaneously
- realism — interest in or concern for the actual or real, as distinguished from the abstract, speculative, etc.
- remains — to continue in the same state; continue to be as specified: to remain at peace.
- restamp — to strike or beat with a forcible, downward thrust of the foot.
- rhamnus — a member of the Rhamnus genus of trees and shrubs known as buckthorn
- riesman — David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- riksmal — Bokmål.
- romains — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- romanes — Romany; the language of the Gypsies
- romansh — a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland. Compare Ladin (def 2).
- romanus — died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- s&m — (sexual) sadism and masochism; sadomasochism
- sad sam — Query language by Lindsay. Sammet 1969, p.669.
- sagaman — someone who recites sagas
- saimiri — a small South American squirrel-monkey of the genus Chrysothrix (formerly Saimiris)
- sakmann — Bert(old) [ber-tawlt] /ˈbɛr tɔlt/ (Show IPA), born 1942, German physiologist: Nobel prize 1991.
- saktism — Shaktism.
- salamis — a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic.
- salamon — a word used in taking oaths
- salmond — Alex(ander Elliot Anderson). born 1954, Scottish Nationalist politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament (2007–2014)
- salmony — like salmon
- salomon — Haym [hahym] /haɪm/ (Show IPA), 1740?–85, American financier and patriot, born in Poland.
- samadhi — the highest stage in meditation, in which a person experiences oneness with the universe.
- samanid — a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
- samaria — a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Capital: Jerusalem.
- samarra — a town in central Iraq, on the Tigris: seat of the early Abassid caliphs.
- sambhur — a deer, Cervus unicolor, of India, Sri Lanka, southeastern Asia, the East Indies, and the Philippines, having three-pointed antlers.
- sambuca — a licorice-flavored Italian liqueur made from elderberries.
- samhain — a festival of the ancient Celts, held around November 1 to celebrate the beginning of winter.
- samhita — Veda (def 2).
- samisen — a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- samkhya — one of the six leading systems of Hindu philosophy, stressing the reality and duality of spirit and matter.
- samnite — an ancient country in central Italy.
- samnium — an ancient country in central Italy.
- samoset — died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
- samovar — a metal urn, used especially by Russians for heating water for making tea.
- samoyed — a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia.
- sampaio — Jorge, 1939–2010, president of Portugal 1996–2006.
- sampler — a person who samples.
- sampras — Peter ("Pete") born 1971, U.S. tennis player.
- sampson — Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- samsara — Buddhism. the process of coming into existence as a differentiated, mortal creature. Compare nirvana (def 1).
- samurai — a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
- sanctum — a sacred or holy place.
- sandman — the man who, in fairy tales or folklore, puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy.
- sangoma — a witch doctor, healer, or herbalist