7-letter words containing a
- apraxia — a disorder of the central nervous system caused by brain damage and characterized by impaired ability to carry out purposeful muscular movements
- apraxic — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized by an inability to perform purposeful movements, but not accompanied by a loss of sensory function or paralysis.
- apricot — An apricot is a small, soft, round fruit with yellowish-orange flesh and a stone inside.
- apriori — Alternative form of a priori.
- aproned — Wearing an apron.
- apropos — Something which is apropos, or apropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it.
- aprotic — (of solvents) neither accepting nor donating hydrogen ions
- apsaras — a female spirit of water and air
- apsidal — of an apse or apsis
- apsides — Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- aptamer — an artificially created molecule of DNA or RNA
- apteral — (esp of a classical temple) not having columns at the sides
- apteria — one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- apteryx — kiwi
- aptness — inclined; disposed; given; prone: too apt to slander others.
- aptonym — A proper name that aptly describes the occupation or character of the person, especially by coincidence.
- aptotic — uninflected
- apx iii — (language) An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
- apyrase — any of various enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate, yielding a phosphate and energy
- aqcuire — Misspelling of acquire.
- aquabib — (very, rare, obsolete, derogatory) A teetotaler; one who does not consume alcohol.
- aquabis — (chemistry, in combination) Containing two molecules of water as a ligand.
- aquafer — Alternative form of aquifer.
- aquafit — a series of aerobic exercises done in water
- aquaria — a glass-sided tank, bowl, or the like, in which fish or other living aquatic animals or plants are kept.
- aquated — (chemistry) That is associated with water, especially in the form of a complex.
- aquatic — An aquatic animal or plant lives or grows on or in water.
- aquavit — a grain- or potato-based spirit from the Scandinavian countries, flavoured with aromatic seeds and spices, esp caraway
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- aquifer — In geology, an aquifer is an area of rock underneath the surface of the earth which absorbs and holds water.
- aquilon — the north wind
- aquinas — Saint Thomas. 1225–74, Italian theologian, scholastic philosopher, and Dominican friar, whose works include Summa contra Gentiles (1259–64) and Summa Theologiae (1267–73), the first attempt at a comprehensive theological system. Feast day: Jan 28
- aquiver — quivering
- arabian — Arabian means belonging or relating to Arabia, especially to Saudi Arabia.
- arabica — a high-quality coffee bean obtained from the tree Coffea arabica
- arabist — An Arabist is a person who supports Arab interests or knows a lot about the Arabic language.
- arabize — to transfer to Arab control
- aracaju — a port in E Brazil, capital of Sergipe state. Pop: 701 000 (2005 est)
- aracari — any of several small toucans of the genus Pteroglossus, having strongly serrate bills and yellow underparts marked with black and red.
- arachis — any of various plants native to South America and belonging to the genus Arachis of the family Fabaceae, the most famous of which is the peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
- arachne — a maiden changed into a spider for having presumptuously challenged Athena to a weaving contest
- aragats — extinct volcano in NW Armenia: 13,435 ft (4,095 m)
- araised — Simple past tense and past participle of araise.
- aralias — Plural form of aralia.
- aramaic — an ancient language of the Middle East, still spoken in parts of Syria and the Lebanon, belonging to the NW Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family. Originally the speech of Aram, in the 5th century bc it spread to become the lingua franca of the Persian empire
- aramean — a Semite of the division associated with Aram.
- araneid — any of numerous arachnids constituting the order Araneae (or Araneida), which comprises the spiders
- arapaho — a member of a North American Indian people of the Plains, now living chiefly in Oklahoma and Wyoming
- arapesh — a member of a Papuan people of Papua New Guinea.
- arariba — Any of the trees of three species in the genus Centrolobium (family Fabaceae), especially, a Brazilian tree (Centrolobium robustum) -- called also zebrawood.