7-letter words starting with a
- adamkus — Valdas. born 1926, Lithuanian politician, president of Lithuania (1998–2003, 2004–2009))
- adapids — Plural form of adapid.
- adaplan — (language) A functional database language based upon Backus' FP language.
- adaplex — (language, database) An extension of Ada for functional databases.
- adaptec — (company) A company specialising in the aera of movement of data between computers. Adaptec designs hardware and software products to transfer data from a computer to a peripheral device or network. Founded in 1981, the company achieved profitability in 1984, went public in 1986, and to date has achieved 54 consecutive profitable quarters. Revenues for fiscal 1997 were $934 million, a 42% increase over the prior year. Net income, excluding acquisition charges, for fiscal year 1997 was $198 million or $1.72 per share.
- adapted — If something is adapted to a particular situation or purpose, it is especially suitable for it.
- adaptee — (software, object-oriented) A class that is converted to another class using a so-called adapter class.
- adapter — a person or thing that adapts
- adaptor — An adaptor is a special device for connecting electrical equipment to a power supply, or for connecting different pieces of electrical or electronic equipment together.
- adaxial — facing towards the axis, as the surface of a leaf that faces the stem
- adazzle — dazzling; glitteringly bright: a street adazzle with Christmas displays.
- addable — in a state where addition is possible
- addaxes — Plural form of addax.
- addedly — additionally
- addenda — a plural of addendum.
- addends — Plural form of addend.
- addicts — Plural form of addict.
- addison — Joseph. 1672–1719, English essayist and poet who, with Richard Steele, founded The Spectator (1711–14) and contributed most of its essays, including the de Coverley Papers
- addling — mentally confused; muddled.
- address — Your address is the number of the house, flat, or apartment and the name of the street and the town where you live or work.
- addrest — (obsolete) Simple past tense and past participle of address.
- adduced — Simple past tense and past participle of adduce.
- adducer — someone who adduces
- adduces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduce.
- adducts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adduct.
- adeemed — to revoke (a legacy) by ademption.
- adelgid — any of various homopterous insects of the family Adelgidae, as Adelges abietis (spruce gall aphid) and Pineus pinifoliae (pine leaf aphid) that feed and form galls on conifers.
- adeline — a feminine name: var. Adelina, Aline
- adenese — Adeni.
- adenine — a purine base present in tissues of all living organisms as a constituent of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA and of certain coenzymes; 6-aminopurine. Formula: C5H5N5; melting pt: 360–365°C
- adenoid — of or resembling a gland
- adenoma — a tumour, usually benign, occurring in glandular tissue
- adeptly — very skilled; proficient; expert: an adept juggler.
- adequal — (historical) approximately equal, in the context of infinitesimal calculus.
- adharma — unrighteousness or wickedness
- adhered — to stay attached; stick fast; cleave; cling (usually followed by to): The mud adhered to his shoes.
- adherer — a person who adheres to practices or beliefs
- adheres — Stick fast to (a surface or substance).
- adhibit — to administer or apply
- adiabat — a line on a thermodynamic chart relating the pressure and temperature of a substance undergoing an adiabatic change.
- adichie — Chimamanda Ngozi, born 1977, Nigerian novelist; her novels include Purple Hibiscus (2003) and Half of a Yellow Sun (2006), which won the 2007 Orange Prize for Fiction
- adipate — a salt or ester of adipic acid.
- adipose — of, resembling, or containing fat; fatty
- adipsia — complete lack of thirst
- adivasi — a member of any of the aboriginal peoples of India
- adj gen — Adjutant General
- adjoins — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of adjoin.
- adjoint — a generalization in category theory of this notion
- adjourn — If a meeting or trial is adjourned or if it adjourns, it is stopped for a short time.
- adjudge — If someone is adjudged to be something, they are judged or considered to be that thing.