7-letter words containing a, n
- alarcon — Pedro Antonio de (ˈpeðro anˈtonjo de). 1833–91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous sketches of rural life, esp in The Three-Cornered Hat (1874)
- alaskan — of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants
- alateen — a support organization of teenage children of alcoholic parents, usually operated in conjunction with Alcoholics Anonymous.
- alation — the state of having wings
- albania — a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula: became independent in 1912 after more than four centuries of Turkish rule; established as a republic (1946) under Communist rule; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991. It is generally mountainous, rising over 2700 m (9000 ft), with extensive forests. Language: Albanian. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lek. Capital: Tirana. Pop: 3 011 405 (2013 est). Area: 28 749 sq km (11 100 sq miles)
- albeniz — Isaac (isaˈak). 1860–1909, Spanish composer; noted for piano pieces inspired by folk music, such as the suite Iberia
- albinal — related to or affected by albinism
- albinos — Plural form of albino.
- albinus — Alcuin.
- albumen — Albumen is the same as albumin.
- albumin — Albumin is a protein that is found in blood plasma, egg white, and some other substances.
- 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