7-letter words containing i, s, t, a
- ariseth — (archaic) Third-person singular present simple form of 'arise'.
- aristae — Plural form of arista.
- aristos — Plural form of aristo.
- armpits — Plural form of armpit.
- artemis — the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon: the twin sister of Apollo
- artesia — a city in S California.
- artiest — characterized by a showy, pretentious, and often spurious display of artistic interest, manner, or mannerism.
- artigas — José Gervasio. 1764–1850, the national hero of Uruguay. He fought for Uruguayan independence from Argentina, but was driven into exile in 1820
- artisan — An artisan is someone whose job requires skill with their hands.
- artiste — An artiste is a professional entertainer, for example a singer or a dancer.
- artists — Plural form of artist.
- 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.).
- ascetic — An ascetic person has a way of life that is simple and strict, usually because of their religious beliefs.
- ascites — accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity
- ascitic — accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- aseptic — free from living pathogenic organisms; sterile
- ash-pit — a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- ashanti — an administrative region of central Ghana: former native kingdom, suppressed by the British in 1900 after four wars. Capital: Kumasi. Pop: 3 187 607 (2000). Area: 24 390 sq km (9417 sq miles)
- ashpits — a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- asiatic — Asiatic means belonging or relating to Asia or its people.
- asquint — with a glance from the corner of the eye, esp a furtive one
- asquith — Herbert Henry, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith. 1852–1928, British statesman; prime minister (1908–16); leader of the Liberal Party (1908–26)
- assists — Plural form of assist.
- astaire — Fred, real name Frederick Austerlitz. 1899–1987, US dancer, singer, and actor, whose films include Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and The Band Wagon (1953)
- astasia — the incapability of being able to stand which is caused by impairment of the coordination of muscles
- astatic — not static; unstable
- astatki — the fuel derived from leftover constituents of refined Russian petroleum which is turned into liquid by treating with steam
- asteism — use of creative, courteous, and well-mannered sarcasm or ridicule
- asteria — a gemstone with a bright star-like effect in the middle
- asterid — a clade or variety of flowering plant
- asterix — the main character in a series of French comics set in Gaul in 50 BC
- 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
- astoria — a port in NW Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River: founded as a fur-trading post in 1811 by John Jacob Astor. Pop: 9660 (2003 est)
- astrict — to bind, confine, or constrict
- astride — If you sit or stand astride something, you sit or stand with one leg on each side of it.
- astroid — a hypocycloid having four cusps
- at risk — To be at risk means to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen.
- at sign — commercial at
- atavism — the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- atavist — Biology. the reappearance in an individual of characteristics of some remote ancestor that have been absent in intervening generations. an individual embodying such a reversion.
- atheism — Atheism is the belief that there is no God. Compare agnosticism.
- atheist — An atheist is a person who believes that there is no God. Compare agnostic.
- athiest — Misspelling of atheist.
- athirst — having an eager desire; longing
- atishoo — Atishoo is used, especially in writing, to represent the sound that you make when you sneeze.
- atomics — the scientific study of atoms
- atomies — an atom; mote.
- atomise — to reduce to atoms.
- atomism — an ancient philosophical theory, developed by Democritus and expounded by Lucretius, that the ultimate constituents of the universe are atoms
- atomist — An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.