7-letter words containing n
- aidance — help
- aileron — An aileron is a section on the back edge of the wing of an aircraft that can be raised or lowered in order to control the aircraft's movement.
- ailment — An ailment is an illness, especially one that is not very serious.
- aineias — Greek form of Aeneas.
- ainsell — one's own self
- ainsley — Sir Ben, full name Charles Benedict Ainsley. born 1977, English competitive sailor: won gold medals for Britain at four consecutive Olympics (2000–2012)
- aintree — a suburb of Liverpool, in Merseyside: site of the racecourse over which the Grand National steeplechase has been run since 1839
- air gun — a gun operated by means of compressed air
- air-con — Air-con is the same as air conditioning.
- airguns — Plural form of airgun.
- airings — Plural form of airing.
- airlane — Alternative spelling of air lane.
- airline — An airline is a company which provides regular services carrying people or goods in aeroplanes.
- airting — a direction.
- akinete — (in certain algae) a nonmotile, asexual spore formed within a cell, the wall of which is fused to that of the parent cell.
- al fine — to the end
- al-anon — an association for the families and friends of alcoholics to give mutual support
- aladdin — (in The Arabian Nights' Entertainments) a poor youth who obtains a magic lamp and ring, with which he summons genies who grant his wishes
- alamein — a town on the N coast of Egypt, about 70 miles (113 km) W of Alexandria: decisive British victory October 1942.
- alamine — a straight-chain or branched-chain fatty amine of high molecular weight, or a mixture of such amines: these amines are used as corrosion inhibitors, emulsifiers, etc.
- alanine — a nonessential aliphatic amino acid that occurs in many proteins
- alannah — my child: used as a term of address or endearment
- alantin — (chemistry, obsolete) inulin.
- alarcon — Pedro Antonio de (ˈpeðro anˈtonjo de). 1833–91, Spanish novelist and short-story writer, noted for his humorous sketches of rural life, esp in The Three-Cornered Hat (1874)
- alaskan — of or relating to Alaska or its inhabitants
- alateen — a support organization of teenage children of alcoholic parents, usually operated in conjunction with Alcoholics Anonymous.
- alation — the state of having wings
- albania — a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula: became independent in 1912 after more than four centuries of Turkish rule; established as a republic (1946) under Communist rule; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991. It is generally mountainous, rising over 2700 m (9000 ft), with extensive forests. Language: Albanian. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lek. Capital: Tirana. Pop: 3 011 405 (2013 est). Area: 28 749 sq km (11 100 sq miles)
- albeniz — Isaac (isaˈak). 1860–1909, Spanish composer; noted for piano pieces inspired by folk music, such as the suite Iberia
- albinal — related to or affected by albinism
- albinos — Plural form of albino.
- albinus — Alcuin.
- albumen — Albumen is the same as albumin.
- albumin — Albumin is a protein that is found in blood plasma, egg white, and some other substances.
- alcmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus who visited her in the guise of her husband, Amphitryon
- alcoran — the Koran
- alcyone — the daughter of Aeolus and wife of Ceyx, who drowned herself in grief for her husband's death. She was transformed into a kingfisher
- alebion — a son of Poseidon who, with his brother Dercynus, was killed by Hercules while attempting to steal the cattle that Hercules had taken from Geryon.
- alencon — a town in NW France: early lace-manufacturing centre. Pop: 28 935 (1999)
- alength — lengthwise or at length
- alepine — a cloth made either of wool and silk or mohair and cotton
- alerion — an eagle, usually without a beak or feet
- alesund — a port and market town in W Norway, on an island between Bergen and Trondheim: fishing and sealing fleets. Pop: 40 001 (2004 est)
- alevins — Plural form of alevin.
- alexian — a member of a congregation of brothers founded for the care of the sick at Mechlin, Brabant, in the 15th century.
- alfonso — 1886–1941, king of Spain 1886–1930.
- algol n — (language) A successor to ALGOL 60 proposed by Yoneda.
- alicant — a wine produced near or in Alicante in Spain
- aliened — Simple past tense and past participle of alien.
- alienee — a person to whom a transfer of property is made