7-letter words containing a
- alfonso — 1886–1941, king of Spain 1886–1930.
- alforja — a saddlebag made of leather or canvas
- alfreda — a feminine name
- alfredo — (of food) cooked with a sauce made of cheese, cream, and eggs
- algarve — a coastal region of S Portugal. 1958 sq. mi. (5070 sq. km).
- algebra — Algebra is a type of mathematics in which letters are used to represent possible quantities.
- algeria — a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; one-party constitution adopted in 1976; religious extremists led a campaign of violence from 1988 until 2000; consists chiefly of the N Sahara, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Algiers. Pop: 38 087 812 (2013 est). Area: about 2 382 800 sq km (920 000 sq miles)
- algesi- — algo-
- algesia — the capacity to feel pain
- algesic — sensitivity to pain; hyperesthesia.
- algesis — a feeling or sense of pain
- algetic — pertaining to or causing pain; painful.
- alghero — a seaport in W Sardinia.
- algiers — the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000 (2005 est)
- algific — Producing cold; covered in ice.
- algol c — (language) A variant of ALGOL 60 developed by Clive Feather of Cambridge University ca. 1981. ALGOL C added structures and exception handling. It was designed for beginners and students.
- algol d — (language)
- algol n — (language) A successor to ALGOL 60 proposed by Yoneda.
- algol w — (language) A derivative of ALGOL 60. It introduced double precision, complex numbers, bit strings and dynamic data structures. It is parsed entirely by operator precedence and used the call-by-value-result calling convention.
- algol x — (language) A proposed successor to ALGOL 60, a "short-term solution to existing difficulties". Three designs were proposed, by Wirth, Seegmuller and van Wijngaarden.
- algol y — (language) A proposed successor to ALGOL 60, a "radical reconstruction". Originally a language that could manipulate its own programs at run time, it became a collection of features that were not accepted for ALGOL X.
- alhajis — Plural form of alhaji.
- aliased — Simple past tense and past participle of alias.
- aliases — a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name: The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.
- alibied — Simple past tense and past participle of alibi.
- alibies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alibi.
- alicant — a wine produced near or in Alicante in Spain
- alidade — a surveying instrument used in plane-tabling for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and taking angular measurements
- alidads — Plural form of alidad.
- aliened — Simple past tense and past participle of alien.
- alienee — a person to whom a transfer of property is made
- aliener — a person who transfers property.
- alienly — in an alien, foreign, or unfamiliar manner
- alienor — a person who transfers property to another
- aliform — wing-shaped; alar
- aligarh — a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh, with a famous Muslim university (1920). Pop: 667 732 (2001)
- alights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight.
- aligned — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aligner — an official who ensures boats are aligned correctly before the start of a race
- aligote — a white grape of Burgundy.
- aliment — something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind
- alimony — Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.
- alining — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aliquot — of, signifying, or relating to an exact divisor of a quantity or number
- aliunde — from a source extrinsic to the matter, document, or instrument under consideration
- alizari — the madder plant found in the Middle East
- alkalic — (of igneous rocks) containing large amounts of alkalis, esp sodium and potassium
- alkalis — Plural form of alkali.
- alkanes — Plural form of alkane.
- alkanet — a European boraginaceous plant, Alkanna tinctoria, the roots of which yield a red dye