7-letter words containing a, r, n
- almonry — the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were given
- alnager — an inspector of the quality and measurement of woollen cloth
- alphorn — a wind instrument used in the Swiss Alps, consisting of a very long tube of wood or bark with a cornet-like mouthpiece
- alterne — a neighbouring but different plant group
- althorn — a valved brass musical instrument belonging to the saxhorn or flügelhorn families
- amarone — a strong dry red Italian wine
- amen-ra — the sun-god; the principal deity during the period of Theban hegemony
- amender — to alter, modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from (a motion, bill, constitution, etc.) by formal procedure: Congress may amend the proposed tax bill.
- amerind — Indian (def 1).
- amon-ra — a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amon-re — the ancient Egyptian sun god
- amorant — loving, romantic
- amorini — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amorino — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amyntor — a king of Ormenium who refused to give his daughter Astydamia to Hercules and who was slain by Hercules.
- anagram — An anagram is a word or phrase formed by changing the order of the letters in another word or phrase. For example, 'triangle' is an anagram of 'integral'.
- anambra — a state of S Nigeria. Capital: Awka. Pop: 4 182 031 (2006). Area: 4844 sq km (1870 sq miles)
- anaphor — a word or phrase used to refer back to a previous word or phrase
- anarchs — Plural form of anarch.
- anarchy — If you describe a situation as anarchy, you mean that nobody seems to be paying any attention to rules or laws.
- anchors — the brakes of a motor vehicle
- anchory — ancré.
- ancress — a female anchorite
- andiron — either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace
- andorra — a mountainous principality in SW Europe, between France and Spain: according to tradition, given independence by Charlemagne in the 9th century for helping to fight the Moors; placed under the joint sovereignty of the Comte de Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel in 1278; under the joint overlordship of the French head of state and the bishop of Urgel from the 16th century; adopted a constitution reducing the powers of the overlords in 1993. Languages: Catalan (official), French, and Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: euro. Capital: Andorra la Vella. Pop: 85 293 (2013 est). Area: 464 sq km (179 sq miles)
- andover — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- andreev — Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh lah-yuh-vich;; Russian llyee-uh-nyeet nyik-uh-lah-yuh-vich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪkˈəlɑ yə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˌllyi əˈnyit ˌnyɪk əˈlɑ yə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1919, Russian writer.
- andrews — Thomas. 1813–85, Irish physical chemist, noted for his work on the liquefaction of gases
- android — In science fiction books and films, an android is a robot that looks like a human being.
- andvari — a dwarf who possessed a treasure hoard, which was robbed by Loki
- aneirin — 6th century ad, Welsh poet. His Y Gododdin, preserved in The Book of Aneirin (?1250), is one of the earliest surviving Welsh poems
- anergia — a lack of energy
- anergic — Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- aneroid — not containing a liquid
- aneuria — neurasthenia.
- aneurin — thiamine
- angaria — any of various shellfish of the genus Angaria
- angarsk — an industrial city in SE central Russia, northwest of Irkutsk. Pop: 244 000 (2005 est)
- angered — a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angerly — angrily
- anglers — Plural form of angler.
- angoras — Plural form of angora.
- angrier — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- anguier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- annoyer — One who annoys.
- annuary — (obsolete) annual; yearly.
- annular — ring-shaped; of or forming a ring
- anomers — Plural form of anomer.