7-letter words containing la
- amandla — a political slogan calling for power to the Black population
- ameslan — American sign language: a language in which meaning is conveyed by hand gestures and their position in relation to the upper part of the body
- ampulla — the dilated end part of certain ducts or canals, such as the end of a uterine tube
- amyclas — a son of Lacedaemon and Sparta.
- 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.
- ancilla — a female servant or slave
- anelace — a short sword having a double-edged blade tapering sharply to a point: worn by civilians from the 13th to the 16th centuries.
- angolan — Angolan means belonging or relating to Angola or its people.
- angular — Angular things have shapes that seem to contain a lot of straight lines and sharp points.
- anlagen — Embryology. an embryonic area capable of forming a structure: the primordium, germ, or bud.
- annular — ring-shaped; of or forming a ring
- aplanat — an aplanatic lens
- aplasia — congenital absence or abnormal development of an organ or part
- applaud — When a group of people applaud, they clap their hands in order to show approval, for example when they have enjoyed a play or concert.
- arcella — a genus of freshwater, ameboid protozoa that secrete a hard, umbrellalike shell having a single opening through which the pseudopodia extend.
- ardella — a female given name.
- areolae — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- areolar — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- areolas — a ring of color, as around the human nipple.
- armilla — a bracelet
- arugula — Arugula is a vegetable with green leaves that are used in salads.
- arylate — to introduce one or more aryl groups into (a compound).
- ashland — a city in NE Kentucky, on the Ohio River.
- ashlars — Plural form of ashlar.
- astolat — a town in Arthurian legend: location unknown
- astylar — without columns or pilasters
- at last — If you say that something has happened at last or at long last you mean it has happened after you have been hoping for it for a long time.
- atalaya — (in Spain) a watchtower
- atitlan — Lake, a crater lake in SW Guatemala, 4700 feet (1433 meters) above sea level. About 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- atlanta — a city in N Georgia: the state capital. Pop: 423 019 (2003 est)
- atlases — Plural form of atlas.
- atlatls — Plural form of atlatl.
- au lait — prepared or served with milk
- aureola — a radiance surrounding the head or the whole figure in the representation of a sacred personage.
- auslaut — final position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
- avellan — of or relating to hazelnuts
- avolate — (obsolete) To fly away; to escape.
- axillae — Anatomy. the armpit.
- axillar — one of the feathers growing from the axilla of a bird's wing
- babalas — drunk; hungover
- bacalao — dried salt cod
- badland — Alternative form of badlands.
- baghlan — a province in N Afghanistan.
- baklava — a rich cake of Middle Eastern origin consisting of thin layers of pastry filled with nuts and honey
- baklawa — a Near Eastern pastry made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling of ground nuts, baked and then drenched in a syrup of honey and sometimes rosewater.
- balafon — A large xylophone having hollow gourds as resonators, used in West African music.
- balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
- balanda — (Australian Aboriginal, Arnhem Land) a white person, a European.
- balaton — Lakelake in W Hungary: largest lake in central Europe: c. 230 sq mi (596 sq km)