7-letter words containing a, r, o, n, s
- nacrous — of or resembling pearl
- narcose — characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- narrows — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
- nidaros — former name of Trondheim.
- normals — Plural form of normal.
- normans — Plural form of norman.
- norstad — Lauris [lawr-is,, lohr-] /ˈlɔr ɪs,, ˈloʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1907–1988, U.S. Air Force general: Supreme Allied Commander of NATO 1956–63.
- oarsman — a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- oarsmen — a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- onagers — Plural form of onager.
- onsager — Lars, 1903–76, U.S. chemist, born in Norway: Nobel prize 1968.
- onwards — toward a point ahead or in front; forward, as in space or time.
- oranges — a member of a European princely family ruling in the United Kingdom from 1688 to 1694 and in the Netherlands since 1815.
- orantes — orant.
- ordains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ordain.
- orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- orphans — Plural form of orphan.
- osirian — the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- ouranos — Uranus (def 2).
- parison — a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parsons — a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pearson — Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- persona — a person.
- porsena — Lars (lɑːz). 6th century bc, a legendary Etruscan king, alleged to have besieged Rome in a vain attempt to reinstate Tarquinius Superbus on the throne
- pronaos — (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- racoons — Plural form of racoon.
- ramsons — a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ransome — Arthur. 1884–1967, English writer, best known for his books for children, including Swallows and Amazons (1930) and Great Northern? (1947)
- 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.
- reynosa — a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- romains — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- romanes — Romany; the language of the Gypsies
- romansh — a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland. Compare Ladin (def 2).
- romanus — died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- ronsard — Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1524–85, French poet.
- rosalyn — a feminine name: var. Rosalynn
- rosanne — a female given name.
- roscian — of, relating to, or involving acting.
- rostand — Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- rousant — rising
- sadiron — Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- saffron — Also called vegetable gold. a crocus, Crocus sativus, having showy purple flowers.
- salerno — a seaport in SW Italy: taken by U.S. forces September 1943.
- sanborn — a male given name.
- sandron — a male given name, form of Sandro.
- sanford — Mount, a mountain in SE Alaska. 16,208 feet (4,940 meters).
- santero — a priest of Santería.
- santoor — any of several types of dulcimer of Persian origin, usually trapezoidal in shape, played mainly in India, the Middle East, and Turkey
- sarnoff — David, 1891–1971, U.S. businessman and broadcasting executive, born in Russia.
- saroyan — William, 1908–81, U.S. dramatist, short-story writer, and novelist.