7-letter words containing a, r, n
- raining — water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rainout — a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- raising — an increase in amount, as of wages: a raise in pay.
- rake in — an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
- ralline — belonging or pertaining to the family Rallidae, comprising the rails and allied species.
- ramadan — the ninth month of the Muslim calendar. Compare Muslim calendar.
- ramazan — (especially in India) Ramadan.
- ramekin — a small dish in which food can be baked and served.
- ramenta — a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- ramming — a male sheep.
- rampant — violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard.
- ramping — a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rampion — a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- ramsons — a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ramtron — (company) The company which holds the patents for FRAM and licenses the technology to other companies. The licensees are currently (Feb 1997) Hitachi, Rohm, Samsung, SGS-Thomson and Toshiba, none of who offer FRAM products of their own yet.
- rancher — a person who owns or works on a ranch.
- rancour — bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- randall — a male given name.
- randers — a seaport in E Jutland, in Denmark.
- randies — sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
- ranging — the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible: the range of steel prices; a wide range of styles.
- rangoli — a traditional Indian art form using coloured sand or powder to decorate a floor, courtyard, or other flat surface
- rangoon — former name of Yangon.
- rangpur — a variety of mandarin orange, bearing a tart fruit.
- rankest — growing with excessive luxuriance; vigorous and tall of growth: tall rank weeds.
- rankine — William John Macquorn [muh-kwawrn] /məˈkwɔrn/ (Show IPA), 1820–70, Scottish engineer and physicist.
- ranking — senior or superior in rank, position, etc.: a ranking diplomat.
- rankish — growing with excessive luxuriance; vigorous and tall of growth: tall rank weeds.
- rankism — discrimination against people on the grounds of rank
- rankist — involving or showing discrimination against people on the grounds of rank
- rankled — (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
- rankles — (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
- ransack — to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked the house for the missing letter.
- ransome — Arthur. 1884–1967, English writer, best known for his books for children, including Swallows and Amazons (1930) and Great Northern? (1947)
- ranting — to speak or declaim extravagantly or violently; talk in a wild or vehement way; rave: The demagogue ranted for hours.
- rantoul — a city in E Illinois.
- ranular — of or relating to a ranula
- rapidan — a river in N Virginia, flowing E from the Blue Ridge Mountains into the Rappahannock River: Civil War battle 1862.
- rapping — a quick, smart, or light blow: a rap on the knuckles with a ruler.
- rappini — the leaves of the turnip, Brassica rapa, eaten cooked or raw as greens.
- rasping — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- rat run — A rat run is a small street which drivers use during busy times in order to avoid heavy traffic on the main roads.
- ratfink — fink (defs 3, 4).
- ratings — figures based on statistical sampling indicating what proportion of the total listening and viewing audience tune in to a specific programme or network
- rations — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- ratline — any of the small ropes or lines that traverse the shrouds horizontally and serve as steps for going aloft.
- ratling — a young rat
- ratteen — ratiné.
- ratting — any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- rattoon — a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.