7-letter words containing y, a
- anymore — If something does not happen or is not true anymore, it has stopped happening or is no longer true.
- anyroad — anyway; anyhow.
- anytime — You use anytime to mean a point in time which is not fixed or set.
- anyways — Anyways is a non-standard form of anyway.
- anywhen — at any time
- anywise — in any way or manner; at all
- apishly — In an apish manner; in the manner of an ape.
- aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
- aplysia — Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
- apogamy — a type of reproduction, occurring in some ferns, in which the sporophyte develops from the gametophyte without fusion of gametes
- apology — An apology is something that you say or write in order to tell someone that you are sorry that you have hurt them or caused trouble for them.
- apopyle — (in sponges) a pore in each of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall, through which water passes into the excurrent canals.
- appleby — a town in NW England, in Cumbria: famous for its annual horse fair. Pop: 2862 (2001)
- apteryx — kiwi
- aptonym — A proper name that aptly describes the occupation or character of the person, especially by coincidence.
- apyrase — any of various enzymes that catalyse the hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate, yielding a phosphate and energy
- archery — Archery is a sport in which people shoot arrows at a target using a bow.
- archway — An archway is a passage or entrance that has a curved roof.
- ardency — having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent: an ardent vow; ardent love.
- areally — from an areal point of view
- areaway — a passageway between parts of a building or between different buildings
- arensky — Anton Stepanovich [uhn-tawn styi-pah-nuh-vyich] /ʌnˈtɔn styɪˈpɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1906, Russian composer.
- argyles — Plural form of argyle.
- argyria — discoloration of the skin caused by exposure to silver
- argyrol — a dark brown compound of silver and a protein, used medicinally as a local antiseptic
- aridity — being without moisture; extremely dry; parched: arid land; an arid climate.
- armoury — A country's armoury is all the weapons and military equipment that it has.
- armscye — the armhole opening in a garment.
- armseye — the armhole opening in a garment.
- arrayal — the act or process of arraying
- arrayed — If things are arrayed in a particular way, they are arranged or displayed in that way.
- arrayer — a person who arrays
- arroyos — Plural form of arroyo.
- arylate — to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- as many — the same number of
- ashbery — John, born 1927, U.S. poet.
- ashtray — An ashtray is a small dish in which smokers can put the ash from their cigarettes and cigars.
- assayed — Simple past tense and past participle of assay.
- assayer — to examine or analyze: to assay a situation; to assay an event.
- 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
- astbury — John. 1688–1743, English potter; earliest of the great Staffordshire potters
- astheny — Dated form of asthenia.
- astylar — without columns or pilasters
- asylees — Plural form of asylee.
- asylums — Plural form of asylum.
- atalaya — (in Spain) a watchtower
- ataraxy — a state of freedom from emotional disturbance and anxiety; tranquillity.
- atemoya — a globe-shaped tropical fruit, a hybrid of the cherimoya (Annona cherimola) and the sweetsop (A. squamosa), which has a rough green skin and juicy white flesh. It is also known as the pineapple sweetsop
- athodyd — ramjet (engine)
- atrophy — If a muscle or other part of the body atrophies, it decreases in size or strength, often as a result of an illness.