7-letter words containing o, r, a
- albergo — (in Italy) a corporation of noble families typically formed to enable the success of business ventures
- alborak — the white horse that Muhammad rode to heaven.
- alcoran — the Koran
- alcorza — a Spanish sweet
- alerion — an eagle, usually without a beak or feet
- alforja — a saddlebag made of leather or canvas
- alfredo — (of food) cooked with a sauce made of cheese, cream, and eggs
- alghero — a seaport in W Sardinia.
- alienor — a person who transfers property to another
- aliform — wing-shaped; alar
- alkoran — the Koran
- all for — If you say that you are all for doing something, you agree or strongly believe that it should be done, but you are also often suggesting that other people disagree with you or that there are practical difficulties.
- allegro — An allegro is a piece of classical music that should be played quickly and in a lively way.
- allobar — any form of an element with a different isotopic composition than that of the naturally occurring form of the element
- allover — over the whole surface
- allport — Gordon W(illard) 1897–1967, U.S. psychologist and educator.
- allwork — Domestic or other work of all kinds.
- almoner — In Britain, an almoner is a social worker who works in a hospital.
- almonry — the house of an almoner, usually the place where alms were given
- alphorn — a wind instrument used in the Swiss Alps, consisting of a very long tube of wood or bark with a cornet-like mouthpiece
- altdorf — a town in central Switzerland, capital of Uri canton: setting of the William Tell legend. Pop: 8541 (2000)
- althorn — a valved brass musical instrument belonging to the saxhorn or flügelhorn families
- amarone — a strong dry red Italian wine
- amatory — of, relating to, or inciting sexual love or desire
- ambroid — amberoid
- 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
- amokura — a white pelagian bird, Paethon rubricauda, of tropical latitudes in the Indian and Pacific oceans, with a red beak and long red tail feathers
- amon-ra — a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amon-re — the ancient Egyptian sun god
- amorant — loving, romantic
- amorini — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amorino — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- 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
- amorite — a member of an ancient Semitic people of c. 2000 b.c.: in the Bible, regarded as descended from Canaan, son of Ham: Gen. 10:16
- 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.
- amorpha — Any species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.
- amorphy — (obsolete) shapelessness.
- amortal — pursuing a lifestyle that defies the process of ageing
- amphora — an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc
- amyntor — a king of Ormenium who refused to give his daughter Astydamia to Hercules and who was slain by Hercules.
- anaphor — a word or phrase used to refer back to a previous word or phrase
- anchors — the brakes of a motor vehicle
- anchory — ancré.
- andiron — either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace
- andorra — a mountainous principality in SW Europe, between France and Spain: according to tradition, given independence by Charlemagne in the 9th century for helping to fight the Moors; placed under the joint sovereignty of the Comte de Foix and the Spanish bishop of Urgel in 1278; under the joint overlordship of the French head of state and the bishop of Urgel from the 16th century; adopted a constitution reducing the powers of the overlords in 1993. Languages: Catalan (official), French, and Spanish. Religion: Roman Catholic. Currency: euro. Capital: Andorra la Vella. Pop: 85 293 (2013 est). Area: 464 sq km (179 sq miles)
- andover — a city in NE Massachusetts.
- android — In science fiction books and films, an android is a robot that looks like a human being.