7-letter words containing a
- actuate — If a person is actuated by an emotion, that emotion makes them act in a certain way. If something actuates a device, the device starts working.
- aculeus — a prickle or spine, such as the thorn of a rose
- acumens — keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- acushla — darling: a term of endearment
- acutely — If you feel or notice something acutely, you feel or notice it very strongly.
- acutest — Superlative form of acute.
- acyclic — not cyclic; having an open chain structure
- acylate — to introduce one or more acyl groups into a compound
- acylium — (organic chemistry) Any acyl cation R-C+=O derived from a carboxylic acid.
- acyloin — an organic compound containing a hydroxyl group attached to a carbonyl group
- acyloxy — (organic chemistry) A univalent radical R-COO-, derived from a carboxylic acid.
- ad fin. — to the end; at the end
- ad loc. — at or to the place
- ad val. — ad valorem
- adagial — proverbial
- adagios — Plural form of adagio.
- adaline — (architecture) Name given by Widrow to adaptive linear neurons, that is neurons (see McCulloch-Pitts) which learn using the Widrow-Huff Delta Rule. See also Madaline.
- adamant — If someone is adamant about something, they are determined not to change their mind about it.
- adamawa — a state of Nigeria, in the E on the border with Cameroon. Capital: Yola. Pop: 3 168 101 (2006). Area: 36 917 sq km (14 254 sq miles)
- adament — Misspelling of adamant.
- adamite — a human being
- adamkus — Valdas. born 1926, Lithuanian politician, president of Lithuania (1998–2003, 2004–2009))
- adapids — Plural form of adapid.
- adaplan — (language) A functional database language based upon Backus' FP language.
- adaplex — (language, database) An extension of Ada for functional databases.
- adaptec — (company) A company specialising in the aera of movement of data between computers. Adaptec designs hardware and software products to transfer data from a computer to a peripheral device or network. Founded in 1981, the company achieved profitability in 1984, went public in 1986, and to date has achieved 54 consecutive profitable quarters. Revenues for fiscal 1997 were $934 million, a 42% increase over the prior year. Net income, excluding acquisition charges, for fiscal year 1997 was $198 million or $1.72 per share.
- adapted — If something is adapted to a particular situation or purpose, it is especially suitable for it.
- adaptee — (software, object-oriented) A class that is converted to another class using a so-called adapter class.
- adapter — a person or thing that adapts
- adaptor — An adaptor is a special device for connecting electrical equipment to a power supply, or for connecting different pieces of electrical or electronic equipment together.
- adaxial — facing towards the axis, as the surface of a leaf that faces the stem
- adazzle — dazzling; glitteringly bright: a street adazzle with Christmas displays.
- addable — in a state where addition is possible
- addaxes — Plural form of addax.
- addedly — additionally
- addenda — a plural of addendum.
- addends — Plural form of addend.
- addicts — Plural form of addict.
- addison — Joseph. 1672–1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Steele, founded The Spectator (1711–14) and contributed most of its essays, including the de Coverley Papers
- addling — mentally confused; muddled.
- address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- addrest — (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of address.
- adduced — Simple past tense and past participle of adduce.
- adducer — someone who adduces
- adduces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduce.
- adducts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduct.
- adeemed — to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- adelgid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
- adeline — a feminine name: var. Adelina, Aline
- adenese — Adeni.