7-letter words containing s, a, o
- posaune — an organ reed with a tone resembling a trombone
- postage — the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- postbag — mailbag.
- postman — a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- posttax — existing or remaining after tax is deducted
- postwar — of, relating to, or characteristic of a period following a war: postwar problems; postwar removal of rationing.
- potassa — potash.
- potsdam — a state in NE central Germany. 10,039 sq. mi. (26,000 sq. km). Capital: Potsdam.
- pousada — a government-operated inn in Portugal.
- presoak — to soak (laundry) in a liquid containing agents that loosen dirt, remove stains, etc., before washing.
- pronaos — (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- prosaic — commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic mind.
- prosoma — an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- prostas — (in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- psammon — the community of microscopic life forms living between grains of sand on shores
- quahogs — Plural form of quahog.
- quangos — Plural form of quango.
- quartos — Plural form of quarto.
- quokkas — Plural form of quokka.
- racoons — Plural form of racoon.
- ramsons — a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ransome — Arthur. 1884–1967, English writer, best known for his books for children, including Swallows and Amazons (1930) and Great Northern? (1947)
- rasbora — any of several minnows of the genus Rasbora, inhabiting fresh waters of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, especially the silvery R. heteromorpha, that has a black triangular marking near the tail and is often kept in aquariums.
- 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.
- raucous — harsh; strident; grating: raucous voices; raucous laughter.
- reposal — the act of reposing.
- reynosa — a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- roaster — roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- robusta — a coffee tree, Coffea canephora, native to western tropical Africa and cultivated in warm regions of the Old World.
- romains — Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- romanes — Romany; the language of the Gypsies
- romansh — a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland. Compare Ladin (def 2).
- romanus — died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- ronsard — Pierre de [pyer duh] /pyɛr də/ (Show IPA), 1524–85, French poet.
- rosacea — a chronic form of acne affecting the nose, forehead, and cheeks, characterized by red pustular lesions.
- rosalia — scarlet fever
- rosalie — a female given name: from a Latin word meaning rose festival.
- rosalyn — a feminine name: var. Rosalynn
- rosanne — a female given name.
- rosario — a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- roscian — of, relating to, or involving acting.
- roseate — tinged with rose; rosy: a roseate dawn.
- rosebay — any of several rhododendrons, as the great laurel of eastern North America or Rhododendron macrophyllum, of the west coast of North America.
- rosella — any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
- roseola — a kind of rose-colored rash.
- rosetta — a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- rossiya — Russian name of Russia.
- rostand — Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- rostral — of or relating to a rostrum.
- rousant — rising