7-letter words containing l, a, s, e
- allures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of allure.
- almuces — Plural form of almuce.
- alpheus — a river god, lover of the nymph Arethusa. She changed into a spring to evade him, but he changed into a river and mingled with her
- alpines — Plural form of alpine.
- alsoone — as soon
- altesse — a white grape variety from Savoy, France
- ameslan — American sign language: a language in which meaning is conveyed by hand gestures and their position in relation to the upper part of the body
- ampelos — a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
- amplest — fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
- ampules — Plural form of ampule.
- amulets — Plural form of amulet.
- amylase — any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva
- amylose — the minor component (about 20 per cent) of starch, consisting of long unbranched chains of glucose units. It is soluble in water and gives an intense blue colour with iodine
- analyse — If you analyse something, you consider it carefully or use statistical methods in order to fully understand it.
- angeles — city in WC Luzon, the Philippines: pop. 236,000
- angelus — a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation
- anglers — Plural form of angler.
- anisole — a colourless pleasant-smelling liquid used as a solvent and vermicide and in perfume and flavouring. Formula: C6H5OCH3; relative density: 0.996; melting pt: –37.5°C; boiling pt: 155°C
- anklets — Plural form of anklet.
- annales — designating or of a group of Fr. historians using a variety of materials and methods to detail the structure and patterns of everyday life, as of a town or region, so as to identify underlying processes of cultural development
- anneals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anneal.
- ansible — (science fiction) A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
- antlers — Plural form of antler.
- apelles — 4th century bc, Greek painter of mythological subjects, none of whose work survives, his fame resting on the testimony of Pliny and other writers
- apostle — The apostles were the followers of Jesus Christ who went from place to place telling people about him and trying to persuade them to become Christians.
- appeals — Plural form of appeal.
- applets — Plural form of applet.
- applies — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.
- appulse — a very close approach of two celestial bodies so that they are in conjunction but no eclipse or occultation occurs
- areolas — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- areoles — Plural form of areola.
- argyles — Plural form of argyle.
- armless — lacking an arm or arms: The Venus de Milo is an armless statue.
- armlets — Plural form of armlet.
- arsenal — An arsenal is a large collection of weapons and military equipment held by a country, group, or person.
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- as hell — You can use as hell after adjectives or some adverbs to emphasize the adjective or adverb.
- as well — You use as well when mentioning something which happens in the same way as something else already mentioned, or which should be considered at the same time as that thing.
- 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
- asexual — Something that is asexual involves no sexual activity.
- ashless — containing no ash
- askarel — any of the class of synthetic, nonflammable, liquid dielectrics used chiefly for insulation in transformers.
- askelon — Ashqelon
- asleepe — Archaic spelling of asleep.
- assaile — Obsolete spelling of assail.
- asshole — If one person calls another person an asshole, they think that person is extremely stupid or has behaved in a stupid way.
- asslike — having a similarity to an ass
- astable — not stable
- 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
- asylees — Plural form of asylee.