7-letter words containing a, t
- crenate — having a scalloped margin, as certain leaves
- crinate — having hair; hairy
- cristae — a crest or ridge.
- croatia — a republic in SE Europe: settled by Croats in the 7th century; belonged successively to Hungary, Turkey, and Austria; formed part of Yugoslavia (1918–91); became independent in 1991 but was invaded by Serbia and fighting continued until 1995; involved in the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina (1991–95); joined the European Union in 2013. Language: Croatian. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: kuna. Capital: Zagreb. Pop: 4 475 611 (2013 est). Area: 55 322 sq km (21 359 sq miles)
- crontab — (computing, Unix) A table of commands to be executed periodically.
- crustal — of or relating to the earth's crust
- crystal — A crystal is a small piece of a substance that has formed naturally into a regular symmetrical shape.
- ct scan — a scan done by a computerized tomography scanner
- cubital — of or relating to the forearm
- cultual — a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cumquat — kumquat
- cuneate — wedge-shaped: cuneate leaves are attached at the narrow end
- cuprate — (inorganic chemistry) Any of several non-stoichiometric compounds, of general formula XYCumOn, many of which are superconductors.
- curated — Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- curates — Plural form of curate.
- curator — A curator is someone who is in charge of the objects or works of art in a museum or art gallery.
- currant — Currants are small dried black grapes, used especially in cakes.
- curtail — If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.
- curtain — Curtains are large pieces of material which you hang from the top of a window.
- curtals — Plural form of curtal.
- curtana — the unpointed sword carried before an English sovereign at a coronation as an emblem of mercy
- curtate — shortened
- curvate — curved in form
- cushats — Plural form of cushat.
- cuspate — having a cusp or cusps
- custard — Custard is a sweet yellow sauce made from milk and eggs or from milk and a powder. It is eaten with fruit and puddings.
- cutaway — In a film or video, a cutaway or a cutaway shot is a picture that shows something different from the main thing that is being shown.
- cutback — A cutback is a reduction that is made in something.
- cutbank — the outer, steeper bank of a bend or meander in a river or stream
- cutlass — A cutlass is a short sword that used to be used by sailors.
- cuttack — a city in NE India, in E Odisha (formerly Orissa) near the mouth of the Mahanadi River: former state capital until 1948. Pop: 535 139 (2001)
- cuttage — the process of propagation by using a stem or other fragment taken from a growing plant
- cutware — tools used in cutting, as knives or blades.
- cyanate — any salt or ester of cyanic acid, containing the ion –OCN or the group –OCN
- cyanite — kyanite
- cyathus — an ancient measure of wine equivalent to approximately one twelfth of a pint
- cymatia — cymatium.
- cymatic — (physics) Of or pertaining to cymatics.
- cynthia — a feminine name: dim. Cindy
- cystoma — a cystic tumor.
- cythera — a Greek island off the SE coast of the Peloponnese: in ancient times a centre of the worship of Aphrodite. Pop: 3354 (2001). Area: about 285 sq km (110 sq miles)
- czarist — a variant spelling (esp US) of tsarist
- dabbity — a temporary tattoo
- dabster — an incompetent or amateurish worker; bungler
- dacitic — Pertaining to, or composed of, dacite.
- dacoits — Plural form of dacoit.
- dacoity — (in India and Myanmar) a robbery by an armed gang
- dactyli — an enlarged portion of the leg after the first joint in some insects, as the pollen-carrying segment in the hind leg of certain bees.
- dactyls — Plural form of dactyl.
- dadaist — the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, morality, etc.