7-letter words containing a
- alloyed — a substance composed of two or more metals, or of a metal or metals with a nonmetal, intimately mixed, as by fusion or electrodeposition.
- allport — Gordon W(illard) 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- allseed — any of several plants that produce many seeds, such as knotgrass
- allston — Washington. 1779–1843, US painter and author, regarded as the earliest US Romantic painter. His paintings include Elijah in the Desert (1818) and Moonlit Landscape (1819)
- alluded — to refer casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually followed by to): He often alluded to his poverty.
- alludes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allude.
- allured — to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
- allurer — One who is alluring.
- allures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure.
- alluvia — a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
- allways — Misspelling of always.
- allwork — Domestic or other work of all kinds.
- allying — to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually followed by with or to): Russia allied itself to France.
- allylic — characteristic of or involving an allyl
- almaden — a town in S Spain: rich cinnabar mines, worked since Roman times. Pop: 6659 (2003 est)
- almanac — An almanac is a book published every year which contains information about the movements of the planets, the changes of the moon and the tides, and the dates of important anniversaries.
- almeida — Francisco de [frahn-seesh-koo duh] /frɑ̃ˈsiʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.
- almemar — (in Ashkenazic usage) the raised platform in a synagogue on which the reading desk stands
- almeria — a port in S Spain. Pop: 176 727 (2003 est)
- almight — (obsolete) almighty.
- almique — a West African tree, Manilkara albescens, of the sapodilla family.
- almirah — a large Indian cupboard or cabinet, often of carved wood
- almohad — a member of a Muslim dynasty ruling in Spain and northern Africa during the 12th and 13th centuries.
- almonds — Plural form of almond.
- almondy — containing or resembling almond
- almoner — In Britain, an almoner is a social worker who works in a hospital.
- almonry — the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were given
- almsman — a person who gives or receives alms
- almuces — Plural form of almuce.
- alnager — an inspector of the quality and measurement of woollen cloth
- alodial — free from the tenurial rights of a feudal overlord.
- alodium — allodium
- alonely — in a solitary, or lonely, manner
- alongst — along
- aloofly — at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.
- alotted — Alternative form of allotted Simple past tense and past participle of allot.
- alpacas — Plural form of alpaca.
- alphard — (language) (Named after the brightest star in Hydra) A Pascal-like language developed by Wulf, Shaw and London of CMU in 1974. Alphard supports data abstraction using the 'form', which combines a specification and an implementation.
- alpheus — a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa. She changed into a spring to evade him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her
- alphorn — a wind instrument used in the Swiss Alps, consisting of a very long tube of wood or bark with a cornet-like mouthpiece
- alpines — Plural form of alpine.
- already — You use already to show that something has happened, or that something had happened before the moment you are referring to. Speakers of British English use already with a verb in a perfect tense, putting it after 'have', 'has', or 'had', or at the end of a clause. Some speakers of American English use already with the simple past tense of the verb instead of a perfect tense.
- alright — all right
- alsatia — an area around Whitefriars, London, in the 17th century, which was a sanctuary for criminals and debtors
- alsoone — as soon
- alt bit — meta bit
- alt key — either of two keys on a PC keyboard that is held down while pressing another key, as to perform a specific operation or type a special character.
- altdorf — a town in central Switzerland, capital of Uri canton: setting of the William Tell legend. Pop: 8541 (2000)
- altered — to make different in some particular, as size, style, course, or the like; modify: to alter a coat; to alter a will; to alter course.
- alterer — someone or something that alters