7-letter words containing a, r, i, s
- sybaris — an ancient Greek city in S Italy: noted for its wealth and luxury; destroyed 510 b.c.
- syrians — of or relating to Syria or its inhabitants.
- syringa — mock orange (def 1).
- szilard — Leo, 1898–1964, U.S. physicist, born in Hungary.
- tajrish — a city in NW Iran, near Teheran.
- tarnish — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- tarries — to remain or stay, as in a place; sojourn: He tarried in Baltimore on his way to Washington.
- tarsier — a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- tastier — good-tasting; savory: a tasty canapé.
- taurids — a collection of meteors constituting a meteor shower (Taurid meteor shower) visible during the period of October 26 to November 16 and having its apparent origin in the constellation Taurus.
- tharsis — Tarshish.
- tirasse — a mechanism in a musical organ connecting two pedals, so that both may be pressed down at once
- traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.
- transit — the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- travois — a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
- trishaw — pedicab.
- tristan — a male given name, form of Tristram.
- trivias — (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
- trysail — a triangular or quadrilateral sail having its luff hooped or otherwise bent to a mast, used for lying to or keeping a vessel headed into the wind; spencer.
- tsarina — the wife of a czar; Russian empress.
- tsarism — dictatorship; despotic or autocratic government.
- tsarist — of, relating to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.
- turista — traveler's diarrhea, especially as experienced by some visitors to Latin America.
- tzarism — dictatorship; despotic or autocratic government.
- tzarist — of, relating to, or characteristic of a czar or the system and principles of government under a czar.
- upraise — to raise up; lift or elevate.
- uprisal — a rising up
- upstair — up the stairs; to or on an upper floor.
- uricase — an enzyme found in organisms from bacteria to mammals but absent in humans
- varices — plural of varix.
- various — of different kinds, as two or more things; differing one from another: Various experiments have not proved his theory.
- varnish — a preparation consisting of resinous matter, as copal or lac, dissolved in an oil (oil varnish) or in alcohol (spirit varnish) or other volatile liquid. When applied to the surface of wood, metal, etc., it dries and leaves a hard, more or less glossy, usually transparent coating.
- varsity — any first-string team, especially in sports, that represents a school, college, university, or the like: He is on the varsity in tennis and in debating.
- veritas — truth.
- villars — Claude Louis Hector de [klohd lwee ek-tawr duh] /kloʊd lwi ɛkˈtɔr də/ (Show IPA), 1653–1734, marshal of France.
- viscera — Viscera are the large organs inside the body, such as the heart, liver, and stomach.
- vriesia — any of numerous tropical American epiphytic bromeliads of the genus Vriesia, many species of which are cultivated for their rosettes of variegated leaves and showy flower spikes.
- waister — (nautical) A seaman stationed in the waist of a warship.
- waiters — Plural form of waiter.
- waivers — Plural form of waiver.
- wariest — watchful; being on one's guard against danger.
- warines — Plural form of warine.
- warison — a bugle call to assault.
- warmish — having or giving out a moderate degree of heat, as perceived by the senses: a warm bath.
- warmist — Also called global warmist. a person who accepts global warming as a reality (a term used by people who reject the concept).
- warship — a ship built or armed for combat purposes.
- wearies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of weary.
- wearish — withered
- wizards — Plural form of wizard.
- wraiths — Plural form of wraith.