7-letter words containing ara
- maranta — any of several tropical American plants of the genus Maranta, including arrowroot and several species cultivated as ornamentals for their variegated foliage.
- marasca — a wild cherry, Prunus cerasus marasca, yielding a small, bitter fruit, from which maraschino is made.
- maratha — a member of a Hindu people inhabiting central and western India.
- marathi — an Indic language of western and central India: the principal language of the state of Maharashtra.
- marauds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of maraud.
- marmara — Sea of, a sea in NW Turkey, between European and Asian Turkey, connected with the Black Sea by the Bosporus, and with the Aegean by the Dardanelles. 4300 sq. mi. (11,135 sq. km).
- mascara — a substance used as a cosmetic to color the eyelashes and eyebrows.
- megarad — a former unit of absorbed ionizing radiation equal to one million rads
- mompara — (South Africa) A fool.
- mozarab — a Christian in Spain who, during the Muslim domination, was permitted to practice his or her own religion.
- mubarak — (Mohammed) Hosni [hoz-nee,, hos-] /ˈhɒz ni,, ˈhɒs-/ (Show IPA), born 1928, Egyptian political leader: president 1981–2011.
- nacarat — A shade of pale red-orange.
- narayan — R(asipuram) K(rishnaswamy). 1906–2001, Indian novelist writing in English. His books include Swami and Friends (1938), The Man-Eater of Malgudi (1961), Under the Banyan Tree (1985), and Grandmother's Tale (1993)
- ngarara — a lizard
- niagara — a river on the boundary between W New York and Ontario, Canada, flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario. 34 miles (55 km) long.
- omolara — a male given name: from a West African word meaning “child born at the right time.”.
- ovipara — oviparous animals considered collectively
- paraben — any ester of parahydroxybenzoic acid, some of which are used in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals and have been found in breast cancer tumours
- parable — a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.
- paracme — the point at which a fever lessens
- parador — a government-sponsored inn in Spain, usually in a scenic or historic area, that offers lodging and meals at reasonable prices.
- parados — a bank of earth built behind a trench or military emplacement to protect soldiers from a surprise attack from the rear.
- paradox — a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth.
- paragon — a model or pattern of excellence or of a particular excellence: a paragon of virtue. Synonyms: ideal, standard, epitome, quintessence; example, exemplar, paradigm.
- paraiba — a state in E Brazil. 21,760 sq. mi. (56,360 sq. km). Capital: João Pessoa.
- parakou — a city in E central Benin.
- paralfl — Hudak, Yale. Parallel functional language, a superset of Alfl. Used by the Alfalfa system on Intel iPSC and Encore Multimax.
- paramus — a city in NE New Jersey.
- paranym — a euphemism
- parapet — Fortification. a defensive wall or elevation, as of earth or stone, in a fortification. an elevation raised above the main wall or rampart of a permanent fortification.
- parasol — a lightweight umbrella used, especially by women, as a sunshade.
- paratha — (in Indian cookery) a flat unleavened bread, resembling a small nan bread, that is fried on a griddle
- pescara — a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- pharaoh — a title of an ancient Egyptian king.
- saharan — a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).
- sakkara — a village in S Egypt, S of Cairo: site of the necropolis of ancient Memphis; step pyramids; mastabas.
- samsara — Buddhism. the process of coming into existence as a differentiated, mortal creature. Compare nirvana (def 1).
- sankara — Shankara.
- saqqara — a village in S Egypt, S of Cairo: site of the necropolis of ancient Memphis; step pyramids; mastabas.
- saracen — History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
- sarafan — a Russian woman's cloak
- saragat — Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1988, Italian statesman: president 1964–71.
- sarangi — (in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- saransk — an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in Europe. 9843 sq. mi. (25,493 sq. km). Capital: Saransk.
- sarapis — Serapis (def 1).
- sarapul — a city in the SE Udmurt Autonomous Republic, in the W Russian Federation in Asia, SE of Izhevsk, on the Kama River.
- saratov — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
- sarawak — a state in the federation of Malaysia, on NW Borneo: formerly a British crown colony (1946–63) and British protectorate (1888–1946). About 50,000 sq. mi. (129,500 sq. km). Capital: Kuching.
- sarazen — Gene (Eugene Saraceni) 1902–1999, U.S. golfer.
- sharaku — Tashusai [taw-shoo-sahy] /ˈtɔ ʃʊˈsaɪ/ (Show IPA), flourished 18th century, Japanese printmaker.