7-letter words containing y, a
- amyclas — a son of Lacedaemon and Sparta.
- amyelia — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- amygdal — an almond
- amylase — any of several enzymes that hydrolyse starch and glycogen to simple sugars, such as glucose. They are present in saliva
- amylate — (organic chemistry) A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
- amylene — any of several liquid isomeric hydrocarbons having the formula C5H10; pentene
- amyloid — a complex protein resembling starch, deposited in tissues in some degenerative diseases
- 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
- amyntor — a king of Ormenium who refused to give his daughter Astydamia to Hercules and who was slain by Hercules.
- anagogy — anagoge.
- anality — the characteristic or psychological state of being anal
- analogy — If you make or draw an analogy between two things, you show that they are similar in some way.
- 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.
- analyte — a substance or sample being analysed
- analyze — to separate (a thing, idea, etc.) into its parts so as to find out their nature, proportion, function, interrelationship, etc.
- anarchy — If you describe a situation as anarchy, you mean that nobody seems to be paying any attention to rules or laws.
- anatomy — Anatomy is the study of the structure of the bodies of people or animals.
- anchory — ancré.
- anchovy — Anchovies are small fish that live in the sea. They are often eaten salted.
- angerly — angrily
- anglify — to Anglicize
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- anility — of or like a foolish, doddering old woman.
- animacy — the state of being alive and animate
- annoyed — If you are annoyed, you are fairly angry about something.
- annoyer — One who annoys.
- annuary — (obsolete) annual; yearly.
- annuity — An annuity is an investment or insurance policy that pays someone a fixed sum of money each year.
- anodyne — If you describe something as anodyne, you are criticizing it because it has no strong characteristics and is not likely to excite, interest, or upset anyone.
- anolyte — the section of an electrolyte that is around or attached to the anode
- anomaly — If something is an anomaly, it is different from what is usual or expected.
- anomoly — Misspelling of anomaly.
- anonyma — a woman of ill repute and low social stature
- anonyms — an assumed or false name.
- anorexy — Archaic form of anorexia.
- antakya — Antioch (Syria)
- antalya — a port in SW Turkey, on the Gulf of Antalya. Pop: 751 000 (2005 est)
- anthony — Saint. ?251–?356 ad, Egyptian hermit, commonly regarded as the founder of Christian monasticism. Feast day: Jan 17
- anticly — ludicrously or grotesquely
- antigay — opposed to homosexual people and behaviour
- antispy — Countering or opposing spies; antiespionage.
- antonym — The antonym of a word is a word which means the opposite.
- anxiety — Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- any day — some time soon
- any key — (humour, hardware) The key that particularly confused users look for on their computer keyboards when instructed to "Press any key to continue". "But my keyboard doesn't have a key labelled 'any'!".
- any old — You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is.
- any one — any single
- anybody — Anybody means the same as anyone.
- anycast — (networking) A network addressing and routing scheme whereby data is routed to the nearest or best destination as viewed by the routing topology.