7-letter words starting with a
- alhajis — Plural form of alhaji.
- aliased — Simple past tense and past participle of alias.
- aliases — a false name used to conceal one's identity; an assumed name: The police files indicate that “Smith” is an alias for Simpson.
- alibied — Simple past tense and past participle of alibi.
- alibies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alibi.
- alicant — a wine produced near or in Alicante in Spain
- alidade — a surveying instrument used in plane-tabling for drawing lines of sight on a distant object and taking angular measurements
- alidads — Plural form of alidad.
- aliened — Simple past tense and past participle of alien.
- alienee — a person to whom a transfer of property is made
- aliener — a person who transfers property.
- alienly — in an alien, foreign, or unfamiliar manner
- alienor — a person who transfers property to another
- aliform — wing-shaped; alar
- aligarh — a city in N India, in W Uttar Pradesh, with a famous Muslim university (1920). Pop: 667 732 (2001)
- alights — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alight.
- aligned — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aligner — an official who ensures boats are aligned correctly before the start of a race
- aligote — a white grape of Burgundy.
- aliment — something that nourishes or sustains the body or mind
- alimony — Alimony is money that a court of law orders someone to pay regularly to their former wife or husband after they have got divorced. Compare palimony.
- alining — to arrange in a straight line; adjust according to a line.
- aliquot — of, signifying, or relating to an exact divisor of a quantity or number
- aliunde — from a source extrinsic to the matter, document, or instrument under consideration
- alizari — the madder plant found in the Middle East
- alkalic — (of igneous rocks) containing large amounts of alkalis, esp sodium and potassium
- alkalis — Plural form of alkali.
- alkanes — Plural form of alkane.
- alkanet — a European boraginaceous plant, Alkanna tinctoria, the roots of which yield a red dye
- alkenes — Plural form of alkene.
- alkenyl — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkene.
- alkines — any member of the alkyne series.
- alkmaar — a city in the W Netherlands, in North Holland. Pop: 93 000 (2003 est)
- alkmene — the mother of Hercules by Zeus, who had assumed the form of Amphitryon, her husband.
- alkoran — the Koran
- alkoxyl — The alkoxy radical.
- alkylic — relating to an alkyl
- alkynyl — (organic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from an alkyne.
- all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
- all for — If you say that you are all for doing something, you agree or strongly believe that it should be done, but you are also often suggesting that other people disagree with you or that there are practical difficulties.
- all one — all the same
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all set — prepared; ready
- all the — so much (more or less) than otherwise
- all too — definitely but regrettably
- all wet — wrong; mistaken
- all-day — available throughout the day
- all-out — You use all-out to describe actions that are carried out in a very energetic and determined way, using all the resources available.
- allayed — to put (fear, doubt, suspicion, anger, etc.) to rest; calm; quiet.
- allayer — a person who or that which reduces, moderates or subdues