7-letter words starting with a
- afforce — to make stronger; consolidate; reinforce
- affords — to be able to do, manage, or bear without serious consequence or adverse effect: The country can't afford another drought.
- affraid — Obsolete spelling of afraid.
- affrays — Plural form of affray.
- affront — If something affronts you, you feel insulted and hurt because of it.
- affying — Present participle of affy.
- afghani — the standard monetary unit of Afghanistan, divided into 100 puli
- afghans — Plural form of afghan.
- afl-cio — American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations: a federation of independent American trade unions formed by the union of these two groups in 1955
- aflower — (archaic, poetic) flowering, in bloom.
- afognak — an island off southern Alaska, in the Gulf of Alaska, N of Kodiak Island. 721 sq. mi. (1867 sq. km).
- afrasia — N Africa and SW Asia considered together.
- afreets — Plural form of afreet.
- african — African means belonging or relating to the continent of Africa, or to its countries or people.
- afslaet — Associate Fellow of the Society of Licensed Aircraft Engineers and Technologists
- aftmost — furthest aft; furthest towards the rear; rearmost
- agaçant — provocative
- against — If one thing is leaning or pressing against another, it is touching it.
- agalite — a fibrous variety of talc.
- agamede — a daughter of Augeas noted for her skill at using herbs for healing.
- agamete — a reproductive cell, such as the merozoite of some protozoans, that develops into a new form without fertilization
- agamids — Plural form of agamid.
- agamoid — resembling an agama
- agamous — agamic
- agapeic — showing unconditional love
- agapism — Belief in selfless, charitable brotherly love.
- agarics — Plural form of agaric.
- agarita — a tall shrub, Mahonia trifoliolata, of the barberry family, of southwestern North America, having stiff, oblong leaflets with spiny teeth and a red fruit used in jelly.
- agarose — a polysaccharide gelatinous substance usually extracted from agar, used mainly in agarose gel electrophoresis and in microbial cultures
- agassiz — Jean Louis Rodolphe (ʒɑ̃ lwi rɔdɔlf). 1807–73, Swiss natural historian and geologist, settled in the US after 1846
- agastya — the legendary Aryan sage who introduced the Vedas to southern India.
- agathon — c450–c400 b.c, Greek poet and dramatist.
- agatize — to turn into agate
- agatoid — resembling agate
- agaynst — Obsolete spelling of against.
- age gap — a difference in age between two people
- age-old — An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries.
- ageable — Capable of being aged; suitable for ageing.
- agelast — a person who never laughs
- agelaus — the herdsman of Priam who raised Paris.
- ageless — If you describe someone as ageless, you mean that they never seem to look any older.
- agelong — lasting a very long time
- agemate — a person roughly the same age as another person
- agenais — an ancient region of SW France.
- agendas — Plural form of agenda.
- agender — noting or relating to a person who does not have a specific gender identity or recognizable gender expression.
- agendum — agenda
- agenize — to whiten (flour) using agene
- agentic — Social cognition theory perspective in which people are producers as well as products of social systems.
- agentry — the duty or activity of an agent