7-letter words containing s, a
- annulus — the area between two concentric circles
- anodise — to coat (a metal, especially magnesium or aluminum) with a protective film by chemical or electrolytic means.
- anoesis — a theoretical condition in which there is feeling without understanding
- anoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of anoint.
- anomers — Plural form of anomer.
- anomies — a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- anonyms — an assumed or false name.
- anopsia — a defect in vision, whether partial or total
- anoraks — Plural form of anorak.
- anosmia — loss of the sense of smell, usually as the result of a lesion of the olfactory nerve, disease in another organ or part, or obstruction of the nasal passages
- anosmic — absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- ansated — ansate
- ansible — (science fiction) A hypothetical device that enables users to communicate instantaneously across great distances; that is, a faster-than-light communication device.
- ansonia — a city in SW Connecticut.
- anstoss — (in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
- answere — Obsolete spelling of answer.
- answers — a spoken or written reply or response to a question, request, letter, etc.: He sent an answer to my letter promptly.
- antaeus — an African giant who was invincible as long as he touched the ground, but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed to death
- antares — the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a variable binary star whose main component, a red supergiant, is associated with a fainter green component. Visual magnitude: 1.2 (red), 6.8 (green); spectral type: M1.5Ib (red); distance: 600 light years
- anteros — Mount, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4349 meters).
- anterus — Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- anthems — Plural form of anthem.
- anthers — Plural form of anther.
- antibes — a port and resort in SE France, on the Mediterranean: an important Roman town. Pop: 76 925 (2006)
- anticks — Plural form of antick.
- antisag — designed to prevent sagging
- antisex — opposed to human sexual activity
- antispy — Countering or opposing spies; antiespionage.
- antisub — (informal) antisubmarine.
- antlers — Plural form of antler.
- anurans — Plural form of anuran.
- anurous — lacking a tail; tailless; acaudate
- anxious — If you are anxious to do something or anxious that something should happen, you very much want to do it or very much want it to happen.
- anycast — (networking) A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.
- anyways — Anyways is a non-standard form of anyway.
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all
- aoudads — Plural form of aoudad.
- ap star — a peculiar A star whose emission spectrum is characterized by abnormally strong lines of certain ionized metals.
- apaches — a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- apelles — 4th century bc, Greek painter of mythological subjects, none of whose work survives, his fame resting on the testimony of Pliny and other writers
- apepsia — a medical condition characterized by ineffective digestion or indigestion
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- apeshit — (slang) Out of control due to anger or excitement.
- aphasia — Aphasia is a mental condition in which people are often unable to remember simple words or communicate.
- aphasic — pertaining to or affected with aphasia.
- aphesis — the gradual disappearance of an unstressed vowel at the beginning of a word, as in squire from esquire
- apishly — In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
- aplasia — congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
- aplysia — Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
- apnoeas — Plural form of apnoea.