7-letter words containing i, r, a, n
- sacring — the act or ritual of consecration, esp of the Eucharist or of a bishop
- sadiron — Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- sangria — an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- sarangi — (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- sarcina — any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
- sardine — the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- sarking — a timber or felt cladding placed over the rafters of a roof before the tiles or slates are fixed in place
- saurian — belonging or pertaining to the Sauria, a group of reptiles originally including the lizards, crocodiles, and several extinct forms but now technically restricted to the lizards.
- savarin — a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
- scaring — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- searing — to burn or char the surface of: She seared the steak to seal in the juices.
- seminar — a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- senarii — a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- serbian — of or relating to Serbia, its inhabitants, or their language.
- seringa — any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- sharing — the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- shrinal — relating to a shrine
- signary — a set of symbols, such as an alphabet
- signora — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- sinatra — Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- sirgang — an Asian bird with green plumage and red wings
- soaring — an act or instance of soaring.
- sorbian — of or relating to the Wends or their language.
- sparing — kept in reserve, as for possible use: a spare part.
- spirant — fricative (def 2).
- spraint — a piece of otter's dung
- stainer — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- staring — to gaze fixedly and intently, especially with the eyes wide open.
- starnie — a little star
- stearin — Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 1 8 H 3 5 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- strains — the sound of music being played
- straint — pressure or strain
- sundari — one of two varieties of mangrove tree, Heritiera fomes or Heritiera littoralis, native to India, particularly found in the Sudarban jungles
- sungari — Songhua.
- suramin — a drug used to treat trypanosomiasis
- surinam — a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- syrians — of or relating to Syria or its inhabitants.
- syringa — mock orange (def 1).
- taborin — a small tabor.
- tacrine — a drug prescribed to patients of Alzheimer's disease
- tamarin — any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- tangier — a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- tantric — Also called Tantrist [tuhn-trist, tan-] /ˈtʌn trɪst, ˈtæn-/ (Show IPA). an adherent of Tantra.
- tarnish — to dull the luster of (a metallic surface), especially by oxidation; discolor.
- tarquin — (Lucius Tarquinius Priscus) died 578 b.c, king of Rome 616–578.
- tarring — any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tartine — a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- tartini — Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- taurine — of, relating to, or resembling a bull.
- tawnier — of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.