7-letter words containing s, a
- amperes — Plural form of ampere.
- amplest — fully sufficient or more than adequate for the purpose or needs; plentiful; enough: an ample supply of water; ample time to finish.
- ampules — Plural form of ampule.
- ampycus — a son of Pelias, husband of Chloris, and father of Mopsus.
- amscray — Leave quickly.
- amtracs — Plural form of amtrac.
- amulets — Plural form of amulet.
- amulius — a son of Proca who revolted against his brother Numitor and seized the throne of Alba Longa.
- amusers — Plural form of amuser.
- amusing — Someone or something that is amusing makes you laugh or smile.
- amusive — deceptive, illusive
- amyclas — a son of Lacedaemon and Sparta.
- amylase — any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva
- 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.
- analyse — If you analyse something, you consider it carefully or use statistical methods in order to fully understand it.
- analyst — An analyst is a person whose job is to analyse a subject and give opinions about it.
- ananias — a Jewish Christian of Jerusalem who was struck dead for lying (Acts 5)
- anapest — a metrical foot consisting, in Greek and Latin verse, of two short syllables followed by a long one, or, as in English, of two unaccented syllables followed by an accented one
- anapsid — belonging or pertaining to the Anapsida, a subclass of reptiles, extinct except for the turtles, characterized by having no opening in the temporal region of the skull.
- anarchs — Plural form of anarch.
- anasazi — a member of an ancient, cliff-dwelling North American Indian people of the SW U.S., that built multi-story adobe houses
- anaspid — any member of an extinct order, Anaspida, of small, freshwater jawless fishes of the Silurian and Devonian periods, characterized by a single nostril, narrow rows of scales, and, usually, an armor-plated head.
- anatase — a rare blue or black mineral that consists of titanium oxide in tetragonal crystalline form and occurs in veins in igneous rocks. Formula: TiO2
- ancaeus — a son of Poseidon who joined the Argonauts and became helmsman of the Argo.
- anchors — the brakes of a motor vehicle
- anchusa — any Eurasian plant of the boraginaceous genus Anchusa, having rough hairy stems and leaves and blue flowers
- ancress — a female anchorite
- andrews — Thomas. 1813–85, Irish physical chemist, noted for his work on the liquefaction of gases
- anemias — Plural form of anemia.
- angarsk — an industrial city in SE central Russia, northwest of Irkutsk. Pop: 244 000 (2005 est)
- angeles — city in WC Luzon, the Philippines: pop. 236,000
- angelus — a series of prayers recited in the morning, at midday, and in the evening, commemorating the Annunciation and Incarnation
- anglers — Plural form of angler.
- anglist — Anglicist.
- angoras — Plural form of angora.
- anguish — Anguish is great mental suffering or physical pain.
- animals — Plural form of animal.
- animism — the belief that natural objects, phenomena, and the universe itself have desires and intentions
- animist — A believer in animism.
- animose — Resolute and full of vigor; vehement.
- animous — Animose.
- aniseed — Aniseed is a substance made from the seeds of the anise plant. It is used as a flavouring in sweets, drinks, and medicine.
- 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
- anklets — Plural form of anklet.
- annales — designating or of a group of Fr. historians using a variety of materials and methods to detail the structure and patterns of everyday life, as of a town or region, so as to identify underlying processes of cultural development
- annates — the first year's revenue of a see, an abbacy, or a minor benefice, paid to the pope
- anneals — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anneal.
- annexes — to attach, append, or add, especially to something larger or more important.
- annuals — of, for, or pertaining to a year; yearly: annual salary.