7-letter words containing o, r, a, i
- rainbow — a bow or arc of prismatic colors appearing in the heavens opposite the sun and caused by the refraction and reflection of the sun's rays in drops of rain. Compare primary rainbow, secondary rainbow.
- rainout — a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- rampion — a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- rangoli — a traditional Indian art form using coloured sand or powder to decorate a floor, courtyard, or other flat surface
- raoulia — any of various New Zealand flowering plants of the genus Raoulia
- rations — a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage: a daily ration of meat and bread.
- ravioli — small cases of pasta, often square, stuffed with a filling, usually of meat or cheese, and often served with a tomato sauce.
- rhodian — of or relating to the island Rhodes.
- ricardo — David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- ricotta — a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- riffola — the use of an abundance of dominant riffs
- roading — the building of roads
- roaming — to walk, go, or travel without a fixed purpose or direction; ramble; wander; rove: to roam about the world.
- roaring — a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person: the roar of a lion.
- robinia — any tree of the leguminous genus Robinia, esp the locust tree
- romaika — a Greek dance composed of many performers in a circle who jump from one foot to the other
- romaine — Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- romains — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- romania — Romanian name of Romania.
- romanic — derived from the Romans.
- rooikat — a South African lynx, Felis caracal
- roraima — a state of N Brazil: chiefly rainforest Capital: Boa Vista. Pop: 346 871 (2002). Area: 230 104 sq km (89 740 sq miles)
- rosalia — scarlet fever
- rosalie — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- rosario — a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- roscian — of, relating to, or involving acting.
- rossiya — Russian name of Russia.
- roubaix — a city in N France, NE of Lille.
- rougail — a combination of condiments and spices, as ginger, thyme, pimiento, and tomatoes, used especially in Creole cookery.
- rouhani — Hassan (hæˈsɑːn). born 1948, Iranian politician; president of Iran from 2013
- sadiron — Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- sarcoid — a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sauroid — a type of fish
- sautoir — a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- saviour — a person who saves, rescues, or delivers: the savior of the country.
- scoriae — Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- shapiro — Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- shortia — an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers
- sicario — a hired gunman or assassin, esp. in Latin America
- signora — a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- sliotar — the ball used in hurling
- soaring — an act or instance of soaring.
- solaris — (operating system) Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s version of the Unix operating system. As well as the core operating system, Solaris inludes networking software, the Java Virtual Machine, the CDE/Desktop that includes an X11-based windowing environment and graphical user interface. Sun claim that Solaris is not just an operating system but an "operating environment". Solaris 1.x was a retroactive (marketing?) name for SunOS 4.1.x (where x>=1). Solaris 2.x (which is the first version most people call "Solaris") includes SunOS5.x, which is an SVR4-derived Unix, OpenWindows 3.x, and tooltalk.
- sorbian — of or relating to the Wends or their language.
- soredia — a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- sparoid — resembling or pertaining to the porgy family, Sparidae.
- taborin — a small tabor.
- topiary — (of a plant) clipped or trimmed into fantastic shapes.
- toprail — the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
- torenia — any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.