7-letter words containing a, r, n, d
- maderno — Carlo [kahr-law] /ˈkɑr lɔ/ (Show IPA), 1556–1629, Italian architect.
- madrina — An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.
- madroña — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- madrone — any of several evergreen trees belonging to the genus Arbutus, of the heath family, especially A. menziesii (Pacific madrone) of western North America, having red, flaky bark and bearing edible reddish berries.
- madrono — Alternative spelling of madroño.
- madtran — Early preprocessor that translated Fortran to MAD, for gain in speed.
- mandira — a Hindu temple.
- mandirs — Plural form of mandir.
- mandora — a type of bass lute which was the ancestor of the mandolin
- mandore — (musical instruments) An early form of lute, that gave rise to the mandolin.
- mandrel — a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- mandril — a shaft or bar the end of which is inserted into a workpiece to hold it during machining.
- mandrin — (medicine) A metal wire or stylet inserted into a flexible catheter to give it shape and firmness while passing through a hollow tubular structure.
- mansard — Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- manured — Simple past tense and past participle of manure.
- manward — Also, manwards. toward humankind: The church directed its attention manward as well as heavenward.
- mardana — (Islam) A part of a house or palace reserved for men, especially on the Indian subcontinent.
- maunder — to talk in a rambling, foolish, or meaningless way.
- maynard — a male given name.
- meander — to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course: The stream meandered through the valley.
- miranda — Francisco de [frahn-sees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1750–1816, Venezuelan revolutionist and patriot.
- monarda — any aromatic, erect plant belonging to the genus Monarda, of the mint family, native to North America, including horsemint and Oswego tea.
- morandi — Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1964, Italian painter.
- mordant — sharply caustic or sarcastic, as wit or a speaker; biting.
- morland — Obsolete form of moorland.
- mridang — Alternative form of mridangam (Indian drum).
- nadiral — Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- narbada — a river flowing W from central India to the Arabian Sea. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- nardine — an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- narmada — a river flowing W from central India to the Arabian Sea. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- natured — having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination): good-natured.
- nayward — the negative view
- nayword — a proverb or byword
- nidaros — former name of Trondheim.
- niggard — an excessively parsimonious, miserly, or stingy person.
- nodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.
- nordica — Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- norland — northland.
- norstad — Lauris [lawr-is,, lohr-] /ˈlɔr ɪs,, ˈloʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1907–1988, U.S. Air Force general: Supreme Allied Commander of NATO 1956–63.
- norward — Archaic form of northward.
- np-hard — (complexity) A set or property of computational search problems. A problem is NP-hard if solving it in polynomial time would make it possible to solve all problems in class NP in polynomial time. Some NP-hard problems are also in NP (these are called "NP-complete"), some are not. If you could reduce an NP problem to an NP-hard problem and then solve it in polynomial time, you could solve all NP problems. See also computational complexity.
- odorant — an odorous substance or product.
- onboard — provided, occurring, etc., on a vehicle: among the ship's many onboard services.
- onwards — toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- operand — a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- ordains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ordain.
- ordinal — of or relating to an order, as of animals or plants.
- organdy — a fine, thin cotton fabric usually having a durable crisp finish, white, dyed, or printed: used for blouses, dresses, curtains, 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.
- ormandy — Eugene, 1899–1985, U.S. conductor and violinist, born in Hungary.