7-letter words containing s, t, o, r, a
- forcast — (transitive, obsolete) To cast away; reject.
- formats — Plural form of format.
- gastro- — stomach
- harlots — Plural form of harlot.
- harmost — a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- haroset — a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- isocrat — a government in which all individuals have equal political power.
- maestro — an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music: Toscanini and other great maestros.
- marmots — Plural form of marmot.
- marston — John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- matrons — Plural form of matron.
- matross — an artilleryman who ranked below a gunner and who acted as a gunner's assistant, aiding in the loading and firing of guns
- mortals — Plural form of mortal.
- mortars — Plural form of mortar.
- norstad — Lauris [lawr-is,, lohr-] /ˈlɔr ɪs,, ˈloʊr-/ (Show IPA), 1907–1988, U.S. Air Force general: Supreme Allied Commander of NATO 1956–63.
- oastler — Richard. 1789–1861, British social reformer; he campaigned against child labour and helped achieve the ten-hour day (1847)
- olestra — a synthetic oil used as a substitute for dietary fat: not digested or absorbed by the human body.
- oralist — an advocate of oralism.
- orantes — orant.
- orators — Plural form of orator.
- orgiast — One who celebrates orgies.
- osteria — An Italian restaurant, typically a simple or inexpensive one.
- ostiary — Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
- ostmark — (formerly) a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of East Germany: replaced by the Deutsche mark in 1990.
- ostraca — (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- ostrava — a city in N Moravia, in the NE Czech Republic.
- outsoar — to soar beyond.
- parotis — a parotid gland
- postwar — of, relating to, or characteristic of a period following a war: postwar problems; postwar removal of rationing.
- prostas — (in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- quartos — Plural form of quarto.
- 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.
- 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.
- roseate — tinged with rose; rosy: a roseate dawn.
- rosetta — a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- rostand — Edmond [ed-mawn] /ɛdˈmɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1868–1918, French dramatist and poet.
- rostral — of or relating to a rostrum.
- rousant — rising
- santero — a priest of Santería.
- santoor — any of several types of dulcimer of Persian origin, usually trapezoidal in shape, played mainly in India, the Middle East, and Turkey
- saratov — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- sautoir — a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- seaport — a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- senator — a member of a senate.
- seroxat — a drug that prolongs the action of serotonin in the brain; used to treat depression and social anxiety
- shortia — an evergreen herb native to eastern North America and temperate Asia, with white, pink, or blue flowers
- sliotar — the ball used in hurling
- snotrag — a handkerchief
- socotra — an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).