7-letter words containing a, o
- acrogen — any flowerless plant, such as a fern or moss, in which growth occurs from the tip of the main stem
- acronic — acronical
- acronym — An acronym is a word composed of the first letters of the words in a phrase, especially when this is used as a name. An example of an acronym is NATO which is made up of the first letters of the 'North Atlantic Treaty Organization'.
- acroter — a plinth bearing a statue, etc, at either end or at the apex of a pediment
- acrotic — relating to the surface
- act one — (language, specification) A specification language.
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- actaeon — a hunter of Boeotia who, having accidentally seen Artemis bathing, was turned into a stag and torn apart by his own hounds
- actino- — indicating a radial structure
- actinon — a radioisotope of radon that is a decay product of radium. Symbol: An or 219Rn; atomic no: 86; half-life: 3.92s
- actions — an independent agency created in 1971 to administer domestic volunteer programs.
- actorly — of, relating to, or characteristic of an actor
- acyloin — an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a carbonyl group
- acyloxy — (organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid.
- ad loc. — at or to the place
- adagios — Plural form of adagio.
- adaptor — An adaptor is a special device for connecting electrical equipment to a power supply, or for connecting different pieces of electrical or electronic equipment together.
- addison — Joseph. 1672–1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Steele, founded The Spectator (1711–14) and contributed most of its essays, including the de Coverley Papers
- adenoid — of or resembling a gland
- adenoma — a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
- adipose — of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty
- adjoins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjoin.
- adjoint — a generalization in category theory of this notion
- adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
- adnouns — Plural form of adnoun.
- adonais — Hebrew. a title of reverence for God, serving also as a substitute pronunciation of the Tetragrammaton.
- adonias — a son of David, put to death at the order of Solomon. II Sam. 3:4; I Kings 2:19–25.
- adonize — (of a man) to make more beautiful
- adopted — having been adopted
- adoptee — a person who is adopted.
- adopter — person who adopts a child
- adoptor — Alternative form of adopter.
- adorant — (poetic) Adoring.
- adorate — To worship, to adore.
- adorers — Plural form of adorer.
- adoring — An adoring person is someone who loves and admires another person very much.
- adorned — to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments: garlands of flowers adorning their hair.
- adorner — someone who adorns
- adreno- — adrenal glands
- adsorbs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adsorb.
- advisor — one who gives advice.
- adwoman — a woman who works in advertising
- adwomen — Plural form of adwoman.
- aeneous — brass-coloured or greenish-gold
- aeolian — of or relating to the wind; produced or carried by the wind
- aeonian — everlasting
- aerator — a person or thing that aerates; specif., a device for aerating a liquid, or a fumigating device
- aerobat — a person who performs spectacular or dangerous manoeuvres while in an aircraft
- aerobee — a U.S. two-stage, liquid-propellant sounding rocket developed in the 1940s that carried scientific instruments and occasionally biological specimens into the upper stratosphere.
- aerobes — Plural form of aerobe.