7-letter words containing a, r, n
- 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.
- mainour — a stolen article found on the person of or near the thief: to be taken with the mainour.
- mälaren — Lake, a lake in S Sweden, extending W from Stockholm. 440 sq. mi. (1140 sq. km).
- malvern — an urban area in W England, SW of Birmingham: mineral springs; incorporated into Malvern Hills 1974.
- manager — a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- 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.
- mangers — Plural form of manger.
- mangler — to injure severely, disfigure, or mutilate by cutting, slashing, or crushing: The coat sleeve was mangled in the gears of the machine.
- mangrum — Lloyd, 1914–73, U.S. golf player.
- manhire — Bill. born 1946, New Zealand poet and writer. His poetry collections include How to Take Off Your Clothes at the Picnic (1977), Zoetropes (1984), Sunshine (1996), and Lifted (2005)
- manhour — Alternative form of man-hour.
- manifer — a gauntlet for protecting the left hand when holding the reins of a horse.
- manipur — a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- manlier — Comparative form of manly.
- manners — mainour.
- manrent — (historical) A contract, usually military and between Scottish clans, in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return for protection, a stronger lord or clan.
- manresa — a city in NE Spain: contains a cave used as the spiritual retreat of St Ignatius Loyola. Pop: 67 269 (2003 est)
- manroot — man-of-the-earth.
- manrope — a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- mansard — Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- mansart — Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- mansûra — a city in NE Egypt, in the Nile delta: scene of the defeat of the Crusaders 1250 and the capture of Louis IX by the Mamelukes.
- mantaro — a river in central Peru, flowing SE to the Apurímac River. About 360 miles (580 km) long.
- mantram — Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- mantrap — an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- mantras — Plural form of mantra.
- mantric — Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- manured — Simple past tense and past participle of manure.
- manurer — A person that deals with manure, especially one engaged in natural fertilizers.
- manures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of manure.
- manward — Also, manwards. toward humankind: The church directed its attention manward as well as heavenward.
- maranon — a river in Peru, flowing N and then E, joining the Ucayali to form the Amazon. 1000 miles (1600 km) long.
- maranta — any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
- marchen — a German fairy tale or fictional story
- marcian — a.d. 392?–457, emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire 450–457.
- marcion — a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- marconi — Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- mardana — (Islam) A part of a house or palace reserved for men, especially on the Indian subcontinent.
- marengo — a village in Piedmont, in NW Italy: Napoleon defeated the Austrians 1800.
- margent — margin.
- margins — Plural form of margin.
- marilyn — a female given name, form of Mary.