7-letter words containing i, s, a, l
- applies — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- apsidal — of an apse or apsis
- aralias — Plural form of aralia.
- argalis — Plural form of argali.
- argolis — a department and ancient region of Greece, in the NE Peloponnese. Capital: Nauplion. Pop: 102 392 (2001). Area: 2261 sq km (873 sq miles)
- arillus — an aril
- as-live — (of a performance for a television programme) performed as though live but broadcast after a short delay to allow for the editing of mistakes, bad language, etc
- asbuilt — May refer to a field survey, construction drawing, 3D model, or other descriptive representation of an engineered project or a design. Derived from usage of the adjective asbuilt. (See examples.).
- asdimpl — ASDO IMPlementation Language
- asocial — avoiding contact; not gregarious
- assaile — Obsolete spelling of assail.
- assails — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assail.
- asslike — having a similarity to an ass
- astilbe — any perennial saxifragaceous plant of the genus Astilbe of E Asia and North America: cultivated for their ornamental spikes or panicles of pink or white flowers
- baalism — the worship of false gods or idols
- bailers — Plural form of bailer.
- baileys — Plural form of bailey.
- baldies — a bald person (sometimes used as a facetious term of address).
- baldish — Somewhat bald; balding.
- ballism — a condition characterized by twisting, shaking, and jerking motions.
- baltics — of, near, or on the Baltic Sea.
- barisal — river port in S Bangladesh, in the Ganges delta: pop. 163,000
- bashlik — a type of cone-shaped hood extending over the neck, worn primarily in Russia and Turkey as protection against bad weather
- basicly — Misspelling of basically.
- basil i — known as the Macedonian. died 886 ad, Byzantine emperor (876–86): founder of the Macedonian dynasty
- basilan — a group of islands in the Philippines, SW of Mindanao
- basilar — of or situated at a base
- basilic — designating or of a large vein of the upper arm, on the inner side of the biceps muscle
- basinal — pertaining to a basin
- bayliss — Sir William Maddock [mad-uh k] /ˈmæd ək/ (Show IPA), 1860–1924, English physiologist: codiscoverer of secretin.
- bestial — If you describe behaviour or a situation as bestial, you mean that it is very unpleasant or disgusting.
- blastie — a wretched, ugly little creature
- calices — calix
- caliphs — Plural form of caliph.
- callais — a green stone found as beads and ornaments in the late Neolithic and early Bronze Age of W Europe
- callins — a program in which listeners or viewers phone in comments or questions to the host or a person being interviewed.
- carlish — churlish or coarse
- carlist — (in Spain) a supporter of Don Carlos or his descendants as the rightful kings of Spain
- castile — a former kingdom comprising most of modern Spain: originally part of León, it became an independent kingdom in the 10th century and united with Aragon (1469), the first step in the formation of the Spanish state
- celiacs — Plural form of celiac.
- celosia — any of several species (genus Celosia) of the amaranth family, of annual garden plants with minute, brilliant red or yellow flowers in large clusters; cockscomb
- chablis — a dry white burgundy wine made around Chablis, in central France
- chalcis — a city on the island of Euboea in SE Greece, at the narrowest point of the Euripus strait: important since the 7th century bc, founding many colonies in ancient times. Pop (municipality): 55 264 (2001)
- challis — a lightweight plain-weave fabric of wool, cotton, etc, usually with a printed design
- cicalas — Plural form of cicala.
- cladism — the cladistic method of classification.
- cladist — a specialist in cladistics
- classic — A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
- classis — a governing body of elders or pastors
- clastic — (of sedimentary rock, etc) composed of fragments of pre-existing rock that have been transported some distance from their points of origin