7-letter words containing r, e, l, a
- marline — small stuff of two-fiber strands, sometimes tarred, laid up left-handed.
- marlite — an indurated marl.
- marlowe — Christopher, 1564–93, English dramatist and poet.
- martele — martellato.
- martlet — British Dialect. a house martin.
- marvell — Andrew, 1621–78, English poet and satirist.
- marvels — Plural form of marvel.
- maulers — a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
- mclaren — Norman, 1914–87, Canadian film director and animator, born in Scotland.
- medlars — a small tree, Mespilus germanica, of the rose family, the fruit of which resembles a crab apple and is not edible until the early stages of decay.
- membral — relating to a limb or limbs
- mineral — any of a class of substances occurring in nature, usually comprising inorganic substances, as quartz or feldspar, of definite chemical composition and usually of definite crystal structure, but sometimes also including rocks formed by these substances as well as certain natural products of organic origin, as asphalt or coal.
- mirabel — a town in S Quebec, in E Canada.
- mirable — (obsolete) wonderful; admirable.
- miracle — an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.
- moneral — Of or pertaining to the Monera.
- morales — emotional or mental condition with respect to cheerfulness, confidence, zeal, etc., especially in the face of opposition, hardship, etc.: the morale of the troops.
- morelia — a state in SW Mexico. 23,196 sq. mi. (60,080 sq. km). Capital: Morelia.
- morulae — Plural form of morula.
- muraled — decorated with a mural or murals.
- nailers — Plural form of nailer.
- nailery — a nail factory
- nebular — Astronomy. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Compare dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula. (formerly) any celestial object that appears nebulous, hazy, or fuzzy, and extended in a telescope view.
- nemoral — Pertaining to groves or woodland.
- neurula — an embryo in the stage of development in which part of the ectoderm is differentiated into neural tissue and in which the neural tube, which develops into the brain and spinal cord, is formed.
- neutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
- normale — A normal espresso drink, neither ristretto (shorter) nor lungo (longer).
- nuclear — pertaining to or involving atomic weapons: nuclear war.
- numeral — a word, letter, symbol, or figure, etc., expressing a number; number: the Roman numerals.
- oastler — Richard. 1789–1861, British social reformer; he campaigned against child labour and helped achieve the ten-hour day (1847)
- ocellar — pertaining to an ocellus.
- odaller — a person who owns land that has been directly inherited from family
- olestra — a synthetic oil used as a substitute for dietary fat: not digested or absorbed by the human body.
- oracles — (especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- ordeals — Plural form of ordeal.
- orleans — Louis Philippe Joseph [lwee fee-leep zhaw-zef] /lwi fiˈlip ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), Duc (Philippe Égalité) 1747–93, French political leader.
- ortegal — Cape, a cape in NW Spain, on the Bay of Biscay.
- overall — overalls, (used with a plural verb) loose, sturdy trousers, usually with a bib or biblike piece to which shoulder straps are attached, originally worn over other trousers to protect them, as by factory workers or farmers. long waterproof leggings.
- overlap — to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- overlax — too lax
- overlay — to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
- overlea — a town in N Maryland, near Baltimore.
- paddler — a short, flat bladed oar for propelling and steering a canoe or small boat, usually held by both hands and moved more or less through a vertical arc.
- palaver — a conference or discussion.
- palermo — an island in the Mediterranean, constituting a region of Italy, and separated from the SW tip of the mainland by the Strait of Messina: largest island in the Mediterranean. 9924 sq. mi. (25,705 sq. km). Capital: Palermo.
- palfrey — a riding horse, as distinguished from a war horse.
- pantler — a pantry servant
- parable — a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- parella — any of various lichens, esp Lecanora parella
- parlies — small Scottish biscuits