7-letter words containing o, a, s
- ampelos — a satyr who was placed among the stars by Dionysus.
- 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
- analogs — (US) Plural form of analog.
- anchors — the brakes of a motor vehicle
- angoras — Plural form of angora.
- animose — Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
- animous — Animose.
- 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
- anodise — to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
- anoesis — a theoretical condition in which there is feeling without understanding
- anoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anoint.
- anomers — Plural form of anomer.
- anomies — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anonyms — an assumed or false name.
- anopsia — a defect in vision, whether partial or total
- anoraks — Plural form of anorak.
- anosmia — loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages
- anosmic — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- ansonia — a city in SW Connecticut.
- anstoss — (in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
- anteros — Mount, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4349 meters).
- anurous — lacking a tail; tailless; acaudate
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- aoudads — Plural form of aoudad.
- apnoeas — Plural form of apnoea.
- apodous — apodal.
- apogees — Plural form of apogee.
- apophis — a demon serpent of darkness whom Ra, as sun god, destroys every morning at dawn.
- aporias — Plural form of aporia.
- apostil — a marginal note
- 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.
- apports — things brought as offerings; revenues
- apposed — Simple past tense and past participle of appose.
- apposer — a person who asks questions
- apposes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appose.
- apropos — Something which is apropos, or apropos of, a subject or event, is connected with it or relevant to it.
- aqueous — In chemistry, an aqueous solution or cream has water as its base.
- arausio — a town in SE France: a small principality in the Middle Ages, the descendants of which formed the House of Orange. Pop: 27 989 (1999)
- arbores — Plural form of arbor.
- arbours — Plural form of arbour.
- archons — Plural form of archon Chief magistrates of ancient Athens.
- ardours — Plural form of ardour.
- arduous — Something that is arduous is difficult and tiring, and involves a lot of effort.
- arenose — sandy
- arenous — sandy
- areolas — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- areoles — Plural form of areola.
- 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)
- ariosos — Plural form of arioso.
- ariosto — Ludovico (ludoˈviːko). 1474–1533, Italian poet, famous for his romantic epic Orlando Furioso (1516)