7-letter words containing o, a, s
- aerobus — a type of monorail that is suspended by an overhead cable
- aerosat — a communications satellite used in air-traffic control and maritime navigation
- aerosol — An aerosol is a small container in which a liquid such as paint or deodorant is kept under pressure. When you press a button, the liquid is forced out as a fine spray or foam.
- aesopic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables: a story that points an Aesopian moral.
- aetolus — son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- affords — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- aftmost — furthest aft; furthest towards the rear; rearmost
- agamous — agamic
- agarose — a polysaccharide gelatinous substance usually extracted from agar, used mainly in agarose gel electrophoresis and in microbial cultures
- agistor — a person who grazes cattle for money
- agnosia — loss or diminution of the power to recognize familiar objects or people, usually as a result of brain damage
- agogics — Music. stress given to a note through prolonged duration.
- agonies — extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- agonise — to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
- agonism — Competitive struggle (especially political).
- agonist — any muscle that is opposed in action by another muscle
- agoutis — Plural form of agouti.
- agynous — (botany) Without female organs; male.
- airhose — a hose for conducting air under pressure, as one connected to an air pump, an air brake, or a scuba tank.
- airpost — the system of delivering mail by air; airmail
- airshot — aircheck
- airshow — An airshow is an event at which aeroplane pilots entertain the public by performing very skilful and complicated movements with the aircraft in the sky.
- airsoft — A modern combat sport in which participants eliminate their opponents by hitting them with spherical non-metallic pellets launched from a compressed-air gun.
- airstop — a landing place for helicopters
- alagoas — a state in NE Brazil, on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Maceió. Pop: 2 887 535 (2002). Area: 30 776 sq km (11 031 sq miles)
- alastor — an avenging spirit or demon
- albedos — Plural form of albedo.
- albinos — Plural form of albino.
- alcoves — Plural form of alcove.
- alfisol — a fertile soil of humid regions that occurs worldwide, especially where native broadleaf forests were established, and is highly productive for agriculture.
- alfonso — 1886–1941, king of Spain 1886–1930.
- allison — Donald ("Donnie") born 1939, and his brother, Robert, (Bobby), born 1937, U.S. racing-car drivers.
- allston — Washington. 1779–1843, US painter and author, regarded as the earliest US Romantic painter. His paintings include Elijah in the Desert (1818) and Moonlit Landscape (1819)
- almonds — Plural form of almond.
- alongst — along
- alsoone — as soon
- altoist — a person who plays the alto saxophone
- amadous — a spongy substance prepared from fungi, Polyporus (Fomes) fomentarius and allied species, growing on trees, used as tinder and in surgery.
- amazons — a river in N South America, flowing E from the Peruvian Andes through N Brazil to the Atlantic Ocean: the largest river in the world in volume of water carried. 3900 miles (6280 km) long.
- amboise — a town in NW central France, on the River Loire: famous castle, a former royal residence. Pop: 11 457 (1999)
- ambrose — Saint. ?340–397 ad, bishop of Milan; built up the secular power of the early Christian Church; also wrote music and Latin hymns. Feast day: Dec 7 or April 4
- amoebas — Plural form of amoeba.
- amongst — Amongst means the same as among.
- amorism — the state of someone who is preoccupied with love and lovemaking or with writing about love
- amorist — a lover or a writer about love
- amorosa — a female lover
- amoroso — (to be played) lovingly
- amorous — If you describe someone's feelings or actions as amorous, you mean that they involve sexual desire.
- amosite — a fibrous mineral used in the manufacture of heat and acid-proof asbestos
- amounts — the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.