7-letter words containing a, s, r
- arsines — Plural form of arsine.
- artemis — the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon: the twin sister of Apollo
- artesia — a city in S California.
- artiest — characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism.
- artigas — José Gervasio. 1764–1850, the national hero of Uruguay. He fought for Uruguayan independence from Argentina, but was driven into exile in 1820
- artisan — An artisan is someone whose job requires skill with their hands.
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- artists — Plural form of artist.
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- aruspex — haruspex.
- as ever — You say as ever in order to indicate that something or someone's behaviour is not unusual because it is like that all the time or very often.
- as from — (in expressions of time) from
- ascared — frightened
- ascarid — any parasitic nematode worm of the family Ascaridae, such as the common roundworm of man and pigs
- ascaris — relating to the ascarid
- ascribe — If you ascribe an event or condition to a particular cause, you say or consider that it was caused by that thing.
- ashbery — John, born 1927, U.S. poet.
- asherah — an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- asherim — an ancient Semitic goddess, sometimes identified with Ashtoreth and Astarte, worshiped by the Phoenicians and Canaanites.
- ashford — a market town in SE England, in central Kent. Pop: 58 936 (2001)
- ashiver — in a shivering manner
- ashlars — Plural form of ashlar.
- ashrama — one of the four stages in Hindu spiritual life
- ashrams — Plural form of ashram.
- ashtray — An ashtray is a small dish in which smokers can put the ash from their cigarettes and cigars.
- ask for — to try to obtain by requesting
- askarel — any of the class of synthetic, nonflammable, liquid dielectrics used chiefly for insulation in transformers.
- askaris — a native African police officer or soldier, especially one serving a colonial administration.
- asperge — an implement used for scattering holy water
- asperse — to spread false rumours about; defame
- aspired — to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
- aspirer — One who aspires to something.
- aspires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aspire.
- aspirin — Aspirin is a mild drug which reduces pain and fever.
- asprawl — in a lolling or sprawling manner
- aspread — in an extended or stretched out manner
- asprout — in a springing or sprouting manner
- assayer — to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event.
- asserts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assert.
- assizer — an official in charge of rules regarding weights and measures and setting prices for certain consumables
- assorts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assort.
- assumer — One who assumes.
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- assurer — a person or thing that gives assurance
- assures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assure.
- assuror — a person who provides security for loss of life or property
- assyria — an ancient kingdom of N Mesopotamia: it established an empire that stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf, reaching its greatest extent between 721 and 633 bc. Its chief cities were Assur and Nineveh
- astaire — Fred, real name Frederick Austerlitz. 1899–1987, US dancer, singer, and actor, whose films include Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and The Band Wagon (1953)
- astarte — a fertility goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians: identified with Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Ishtar of the Babylonians and Assyrians
- astbury — John. 1688–1743, English potter; earliest of the great Staffordshire potters