7-letter words containing s
- 56 kbps — (communications) (56 kilobits per second) The data capacity of a normal single channel digital telephone channel in North America. The figure is derived from the bandwidth of 4 kHz allocated for such a channel and the 16-bit encoding (4000 times 16 = 64000) used to change analogue signals to digital, minus the 8000 bit/s used for signalling and supervision. At the end of 1997 there were two rival modem designs capable of this rate: k56flex and US Robotics' X2. In February 1998 the ITU proposed a 56kbps standard called V.90, which is expected to be formally approved during September 1998.
- a bliss — Sir Arthur (Edward Drummond) 1891–1975, English composer.
- a shade — If you say that something is, for example, a shade unusual or a shade disappointing, you mean that it is slightly unusual or disappointing.
- a sight — a great deal
- a sizes — a series of paper sizes approved by the International Standards Organization, running from 2AO to A7, each size (defined in mm) being half as large as the one preceding it, as follows: 2AO,1189 × 1682; AO, 841 × 1189; A1, 594 × 841; A2, 420 × 594; A3, 297 × 420; A4, 210 × 297; A5, 148 × 210; A6, 105 × 148; A7, 74 × 105
- a. sage — Alain René [a-lan ruh-ney] /aˈlɛ̃ rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1747, French novelist and dramatist.
- ab esse — absent.
- abacist — a person skilled in using an abacus.
- abashed — If you are abashed, you feel embarrassed and ashamed.
- abashes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abash.
- abasing — Present participle of abase.
- abattis — Alternative spelling of abatis.
- abbas i — called the Great. 1557–1628, shah of Persia. He greatly extended Persian territory by defeating the Uzbeks and the Ottomans
- abbasid — any caliph of the dynasty that ruled the Muslim empire from Baghdad (750–1258) and claimed descent from Abbas, uncle of Mohammed
- abducts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abduct.
- abelias — Plural form of abelia.
- abelson — Philip. 1913–2004, US physical chemist. He created (with Edwin McMillan) the first transuranic element, neptunium (1940)
- abioses — the absence or lack of life; a nonviable state.
- abiosis — absence of life
- abishag — a young maiden brought to David in his old age as a nurse and companion. I Kings 1:1–4.
- ablates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ablate.
- ableism — discrimination against disabled or handicapped people
- ableist — discriminating against disabled or handicapped people
- ablings — possibly; perhaps
- abolish — If someone in authority abolishes a system or practice, they formally put an end to it.
- abomasa — Plural form of abomasum.
- abortus — an aborted human fetus, esp one that is less than 12 weeks old or weighs less than 17 oz
- abounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abound.
- abrades — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abrade.
- abrased — Simple past tense and past participle of abrase.
- abraser — a machine for testing the abrasion resistance of a material.
- abraxas — an ancient charm composed of Greek letters: originally believed to have magical powers and inscribed on amulets, etc, but from the second century ad personified by Gnostics as a deity, the source of divine emanations
- abrazos — Plural form of abrazo.
- abreast — If people or things walk or move abreast, they are next to each other, side by side, and facing in the same direction.
- abrosia — the practice of refraining from eating
- absalom — the third son of David, who rebelled against his father and was eventually killed by Joab (II Samuel 15–18)
- abscess — An abscess is a painful swelling containing pus.
- abscind — to cut off
- abscise — to separate or be separated by abscission
- abscond — If someone absconds from somewhere such as a prison, they escape from it or leave it without permission.
- abseils — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of abseil.
- absence — Someone's absence from a place is the fact that they are not there.
- absents — not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present): absent from class.
- absenty — (obsolete) absence.
- absinth — Alternate form of absinthe.
- absolue — Obsolete typography of absolve.
- absolut — (slang) absolute, usually in reference to something represented as trendy, popular, or cutting-edge.
- absolve — If a report or investigation absolves someone from blame or responsibility, it formally states that he or she is not guilty or is not to blame.
- absorbs — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of absorb.
- absorpt — (archaic) Past participle of absorb.