7-letter words containing a, r, i, t
- croatia — a republic in SE Europe: settled by Croats in the 7th century; belonged successively to Hungary, Turkey, and Austria; formed part of Yugoslavia (1918–91); became independent in 1991 but was invaded by Serbia and fighting continued until 1995; involved in the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991–95); joined the European Union in 2013. Language: Croatian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: kuna. Capital: Zagreb. Pop: 4 475 611 (2013 est). Area: 55 322 sq km (21 359 sq miles)
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- curtain — Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- czarist — a variant spelling (esp US) of tsarist
- darn it — You can say darn it to show that you are very annoyed about something.
- darting — a small, slender missile that is pointed at one end and usually feathered at the other and is propelled by hand, as in the game of darts, or by a blowgun when used as a weapon.
- dataria — the papal office that assesses candidates for benefices reserved to the Holy See
- daturic — relating to the plants that belong to the genus Datura
- detrain — to leave or cause to leave a railway train, as passengers, etc
- diarist — A diarist is a person who records things in a diary which is later published.
- diaster — the stage in cell division at which the chromosomes are in two groups at the poles of the spindle before forming daughter nuclei
- diatron — an electrical circuit that uses diodes
- dietary — of or relating to diet: a dietary cure.
- dilater — One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.
- dilator — Anatomy. a muscle that dilates some cavity of the body.
- dioptra — Alternative form of diopter.
- diptera — the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- dirtbag — Slang. a filthy or contemptible person.
- dispart — (now rare) To part, separate.
- disrate — to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- ditmars — Raymond Lee, 1876–1942, U.S. zoologist and author.
- drastic — acting with force or violence; violent.
- dravite — a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- eaterie — Alternative spelling of eatery.
- ebriate — drunk
- emerita — (of a woman who is the former holder of an office, especially a female college professor) having retired but allowed to retain her title as an honor.
- emirate — The rank, lands, or reign of an emir.
- entrail — (archaic) To interweave or bind.
- entrain — Board a train.
- eretria — an ancient city in Greece, on the S coast of Euboea: founded as an Ionian colony; destroyed by the Persians in 490 bc following which it never regained its former significance
- eritrea — a small country in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: became an Italian colony in 1890; federated with Ethiopia (1952–93); an independence movement was engaged in war with the Ethiopian government from 1961 until independence was gained in 1993; consists of hot and arid coastal lowlands, rising to the foothills of the Ethiopian highlands. Languages: Tigrinya, Arabic, English, Afar, and others. Religions: Muslim and Christian. Currency: nakfa. Capital: Asmara. Pop: 6 233 682 (2013 est). Area: 117 400 sq km (45 300 sq miles)
- erotica — pornography
- erratic — Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
- etaerio — (botany) An aggregate fruit of achenes, drupes, or follicles.
- etailer — An etailer is a person or company that sells products on the Internet.
- etruria — an ancient country of central Italy, between the Rivers Arno and Tiber, roughly corresponding to present-day Tuscany and part of Umbria
- evirate — to emasculate; to castrate
- extrait — an extract, esp in perfumery
- fainter — lacking brightness, vividness, clearness, loudness, strength, etc.: a faint light; a faint color; a faint sound.
- fairest — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- faitour — impostor; fake.
- farting — Present participle of fart.
- fatbird — a small wading bird (Calidris melanotos) native to N America and Asia
- fibrate — any of a class of drugs used to lower fat levels in the body
- fixator — a device incorporating a metal bar and pins that is used in stabilizing difficult bone fractures.
- frabbit — peevish; irritable
- frailty — the quality or state of being frail.
- frantic — desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- frigate — a fast naval vessel of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, generally having a lofty ship rig and heavily armed on one or two decks.
- gaiters — Plural form of gaiter.