7-letter words containing a, o, n
- onsager — Lars, 1903–76, U.S. chemist, born in Norway: Nobel prize 1968.
- onstage — on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): The director shouted, “Onstage, everybody!”.
- onstead — (UK, Scotland, dialect) A single farmhouse; a steading.
- ontario — a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- onwards — toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- onychia — inflammation of the matrix of the nail.
- oogonia — one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
- opaline — of or like opal; opalescent.
- operand — a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- operant — operating; producing effects.
- oppidan — of a town; urban.
- opuntia — A cactus of a genus that comprises the prickly pears.
- oranges — a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- orangey — resembling or suggesting an orange, as in taste, appearance, or color: decorated with orangy-pink flowers.
- oranian — Ibero-Maurusian.
- orantes — orant.
- orarian — a person who lives on the coast
- orarion — a stole worn by deacons.
- orating — Present participle of orate.
- oration — a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- orcagna — Andrea (anˈdrɛːa), original name Andrea di Cione. ?1308–68, Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect
- ordains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ordain.
- ordinal — of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
- oregano — an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- organdy — a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, trimmings, etc.
- organic — noting or pertaining to a class of chemical compounds that formerly comprised only those existing in or derived from plants or animals, but that now includes all other compounds of carbon.
- organo- — (in biology or medicine) indicating an organ or organs
- organon — an instrument of thought or knowledge.
- organum — an organon.
- organza — a sheer rayon, nylon, or silk fabric constructed in plain weave and with a crisp finish, used in the manufacture of evening dresses, trimmings, etc.
- orlando — Vittorio Emanuele [veet-taw-ryaw e-mah-noo-e-le] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ ˌɛ mɑ nuˈɛ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1860–1952, Italian statesman.
- orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- ormandy — Eugene, 1899–1985, U.S. conductor and violinist, born in Hungary.
- ornated — Simple past tense and past participle of ornate.
- orphans — Plural form of orphan.
- orphean — Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- orthian — having a high pitch
- ortolan — the bobolink.
- osirian — the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- osman i — 1259–1326, Turkish sultan; founder of the Ottoman Empire
- osmanli — an Ottoman.
- osmunda — any fern of the genus Osmunda, especially the royal fern.
- otarine — relating to seals with ears
- otranto — Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- ottoman — of or relating to the Ottoman Empire.
- ouabain — a glycoside occurring as a white, crystalline powder, C 2 9 H 4 4 O 1 2 , obtained from the seeds of a shrub, Strophanthus gratus, or from the wood of trees of the genus Acokanthera, and used in medicine chiefly as a cardiac stimulant.
- oubangi — French name of Ubangi.
- ouranos — Uranus (def 2).
- outearn — to earn more than
- outfawn — (rare) To exceed in fawning.