7-letter words that end in a
- airmada — a large fleet or flight of airplanes assigned to a specific mission: shipping lanes guarded by a giant airmada overhead.
- aitolia — Modern Greek name of Aetolia.
- ajivika — a member of a former Indian sect originating in the 5th century b.c. as a heretical offshoot of Jainism: a disciple of Gosala.
- akrasia — weakness of will; acting in a way contrary to one's sincerely held moral values
- al kufa — Kufa.
- al-uzza — a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying the planet Venus and considered to be a daughter of Allah.
- alabama — a state of the southeastern US, on the Gulf of Mexico: consists of coastal and W lowlands crossed by the Tombigbee, Black Warrior, and Alabama Rivers, with parts of the Tennessee Valley and Cumberland Plateau in the north; noted for producing cotton and white marble. Capital: Montgomery. Pop: 4 500 752 (2003 est). Area: 131 333 sq km (50 708 sq miles)
- alameda — a public walk or promenade lined with trees, often poplars
- 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)
- alberta — a province of W Canada: mostly prairie, with the Rocky Mountains in the southwest. Capital: Edmonton. Pop: 3 645 257 (2011 est). Area: 661 188 sq km (255 285 sq miles)
- alcorza — a Spanish sweet
- aldabra — an island group in the Indian Ocean: part of the British Indian Ocean Territory (1965–76); now administratively part of the Seychelles
- alethea — a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “truth.”.
- alethia — the ancient Greek personification of truth.
- alfalfa — Alfalfa is a plant that is used for feeding farm animals. The shoots that develop from its seeds are sometimes eaten as a vegetable.
- alforja — a saddlebag made of leather or canvas
- alfreda — a feminine name
- algebra — Algebra is a type of mathematics in which letters are used to represent possible quantities.
- algeria — a republic in NW Africa, on the Mediterranean: became independent in 1962, after more than a century of French rule; one-party constitution adopted in 1976; religious extremists led a campaign of violence from 1988 until 2000; consists chiefly of the N Sahara, with the Atlas Mountains in the north, and contains rich deposits of oil and natural gas. Official languages: Arabic and Berber; French also widely spoken. Religion: Muslim. Currency: dinar. Capital: Algiers. Pop: 38 087 812 (2013 est). Area: about 2 382 800 sq km (920 000 sq miles)
- algesia — the capacity to feel pain
- allegra — a female given name.
- alluvia — a deposit of sand, mud, etc., formed by flowing water.
- almeida — Francisco de [frahn-seesh-koo duh] /frɑ̃ˈsiʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1450?–1510, Portuguese military leader: first Portuguese viceroy in India.
- almeria — a port in S Spain. Pop: 176 727 (2003 est)
- alsatia — an area around Whitefriars, London, in the 17th century, which was a sanctuary for criminals and debtors
- altezza — highness
- althaea — any Eurasian plant of the malvaceous genus Althaea, such as the hollyhock, having tall spikes of showy white, yellow, or red flowers
- altoona — city in central Pa.: pop. 50,000
- alumina — an oxide of aluminum, Al2O3, present in bauxite and clay and found as different forms of corundum, including emery, sapphires, and rubies
- alveola — a small cavity, cell, or pit on the surface of an organ.
- amadoda — grown men
- amalaka — the bulbous finial of a sikhara.
- amandla — a political slogan calling for power to the Black population
- amanita — any of various saprotrophic agaricaceous fungi constituting the genus Amanita, having white gills and a broken membranous ring (volva) around the stalk. The genus includes several highly poisonous species, such as death cap, destroying angel, and fly agaric
- amboina — Ambon
- amboyna — the mottled curly-grained wood of an Indonesian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus indicus, used in making furniture
- amen-ra — the sun-god; the principal deity during the period of Theban hegemony
- amentia — severe mental deficiency, usually congenital
- america — the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
- amerika — America (sense 3) (the country)
- ammonia — Ammonia is a colourless liquid or gas with a strong, sharp smell. It is used in making household cleaning substances.
- amnesia — If someone is suffering from amnesia, they have lost their memory.
- amokura — a white pelagian bird, Paethon rubricauda, of tropical latitudes in the Indian and Pacific oceans, with a red beak and long red tail feathers
- amon-ra — a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amorosa — a female lover
- amorpha — Any species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.
- amphora — an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc
- ampulla — the dilated end part of certain ducts or canals, such as the end of a uterine tube
- amyelia — congenital absence of the spinal cord.
- anaemia — Anaemia is a medical condition in which there are too few red cells in your blood, causing you to feel tired and look pale.