7-letter words containing s, r
- assizer — an official in charge of rules regarding weights and measures and setting prices for certain consumables
- assorts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assort.
- assumer — One who assumes.
- assured — Someone who is assured is very confident and relaxed.
- assurer — a person or thing that gives assurance
- assures — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of assure.
- assuror — a person who provides security for loss of life or property
- assyria — an ancient kingdom of N Mesopotamia: it established an empire that stretched from Egypt to the Persian Gulf, reaching its greatest extent between 721 and 633 bc. Its chief cities were Assur and Nineveh
- astaire — Fred, real name Frederick Austerlitz. 1899–1987, US dancer, singer, and actor, whose films include Top Hat (1935), Swing Time (1936), and The Band Wagon (1953)
- astarte — a fertility goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians: identified with Ashtoreth of the Hebrews and Ishtar of the Babylonians and Assyrians
- astbury — John. 1688–1743, English potter; earliest of the great Staffordshire potters
- asteria — a gemstone with a bright star-like effect in the middle
- asterid — a clade or variety of flowering plant
- asterix — the main character in a series of French comics set in Gaul in 50 BC
- asthore — my treasure: a term of endearment
- astoria — a port in NW Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River: founded as a fur-trading post in 1811 by John Jacob Astor. Pop: 9660 (2003 est)
- astraea — a goddess of justice, later also of innocence and purity: she is the last deity to leave the earth after the Golden Age
- astrand — in a stranded manner or from the point of view of being run aground
- astrict — to bind, confine, or constrict
- astride — If you sit or stand astride something, you sit or stand with one leg on each side of it.
- astroid — a hypocycloid having four cusps
- astrol. — astrological
- astuter — Comparative form of astute.
- astylar — without columns or pilasters
- asunder — If something tears or is torn asunder, it is violently separated into two or more parts or pieces.
- at rest — not moving; still
- at risk — To be at risk means to be in a situation where something unpleasant might happen.
- athirst — having an eager desire; longing
- atoners — Plural form of atoner.
- atreids — a dynasty of rulers of ancient Mycenae, whose members included Atreus
- atresia — absence of or unnatural narrowing of a body channel
- atresic — marked by atresia
- atriums — Plural form of atrium.
- atropos — the one of the three Fates who severs the thread of life
- attires — to dress, array, or adorn, especially for special occasions, ceremonials, etc.
- attrist — to sadden or make sad
- aurates — Plural form of aurate.
- aurides — Plural form of auride.
- aurochs — a recently extinct member of the cattle tribe, Bos primigenius, that inhabited forests in N Africa, Europe, and SW Asia. It had long horns and is thought to be one of the ancestors of modern cattle
- auroras — Plural form of aurora.
- ausform — to temper or deform steel in order to make it stronger and more durable
- austere — If you describe something as austere, you approve of its plain and simple appearance.
- austral — of or coming from the south
- austria — a republic in central Europe: ruled by the Hapsburgs from 1282 to 1918; formed a dual monarchy with Hungary in 1867 and became a republic in 1919; a member of the European Union; contains part of the Alps, the Danube basin in the east, and extensive forests. Official language: German. Religion: Roman Catholic majority. Currency: euro. Capital: Vienna. Pop: 8 221 646 (2013 est). Area: 83 849 sq km (32 374 sq miles)
- austro- — Austro- combines with adjectives indicating nationality to form adjectives which describe something connected with Austria and another country.
- auteurs — Plural form of auteur.
- authors — a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- avarous — (obsolete) Avaricious.
- avatars — Plural form of avatar.
- avernos — a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.