7-letter words containing i
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- aboukir — a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798).
- aboulia — abulia
- abridge — to reduce the length of (a written work) by condensing or rewriting
- abrosia — the practice of refraining from eating
- abruzzi — a region of S central Italy, between the Apennines and the Adriatic. Capital: Aquila. Pop: 1 273 284 (2003 est). Area: 10 794 sq km (4210 sq miles)
- abscind — to cut off
- abscise — to separate or be separated by abscission
- abseils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abseil.
- absinth — Alternate form of absinthe.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- abu qir — a village of N Egypt, in the Nile River delta: Battle of the Nile near here (1798).
- abusing — to use wrongly or improperly; misuse: to abuse one's authority.
- abusion — morally wrong, corrupt, or deceptive use
- abusive — Someone who is abusive behaves in a cruel and violent way towards other people.
- acacias — Plural form of acacia.
- acadian — denoting or relating to Acadia or its inhabitants
- acanthi — Irregular plural form of acanthus.
- acapnia — the state of lacking carbon dioxide in the blood
- acardia — congenital absence of a heart.
- acarian — relating to mites or ticks belonging to the order Acarina
- acarids — Plural form of acarid.
- acarine — any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
- acaroid — resembling a mite or tick
- accidie — spiritual sloth; apathy; indifference
- accinge — to make (oneself) ready, brace (oneself)
- acclaim — If someone or something is acclaimed, they are praised enthusiastically.
- acequia — a ditch for irrigation
- acerbic — sour in taste
- acetify — to become or cause to become acetic acid or vinegar
- acetoin — a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- achiest — Superlative form of achy.
- achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- achinsk — a city in the S central Russian Federation in Asia.
- achiote — annatto.
- achiral — able to be superimposed on its mirror image
- acholia — a condition involving partial or complete lack of bile secretion
- acholic — lack of a secretion of bile.
- acicula — a needle-shaped part, such as a spine, prickle, or crystal
- acidify — to convert into or become acid
- acidity — the quality or state of being acid
- aciform — needle-shaped; sharp
- acinose — consisting of acini.
- acinous — consisting of acini.
- aciurgy — Operative surgery.
- aclinic — not leaning or inclining; unbending
- acmatic — relating to the highest point or pinnacle; ultimate
- acmeism — a school of early 20th-century Russian poetry whose practitioners were strongly opposed to the vagueness of symbolism and strove for absolute clarity of expression through precise, concrete imagery.
- acnemia — a condition characterized by atrophy of the muscles of the calf of the leg.
- aconite — any of various N temperate plants of the ranunculaceous genus Aconitum, such as monkshood and wolfsbane, many of which are poisonous