7-letter words containing i, r
- 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)
- algiers — the capital of Algeria, an ancient port on the Mediterranean; until 1830 a centre of piracy. Pop: 3 260 000 (2005 est)
- aliener — a person who transfers property.
- 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)
- aligner — an official who ensures boats are aligned correctly before the start of a race
- alizari — the madder plant found in the Middle East
- allegri — Gregorio. 1582–1652, Italian composer and singer. His compositions include a Miserere for nine voices
- almeria — a port in S Spain. Pop: 176 727 (2003 est)
- almirah — a large Indian cupboard or cabinet, often of carved wood
- alright — all right
- ambries — Plural form of ambry.
- ambroid — amberoid
- america — the American continent, including North, South, and Central America
- amerika — America (sense 3) (the country)
- amerind — Indian (def 1).
- amharic — the official language of Ethiopia, belonging to the SE Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family
- amildar — a factor or manager in India, particularly one who collects revenue
- amirate — emirate.
- amirite — (Internet, slang, rhetorical) am I right?.
- amorini — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amorino — a putto represented as an infant cupid.
- amorism — the state of someone who is preoccupied with love and lovemaking or with writing about love
- amorist — a lover or a writer about love
- amorite — a member of an ancient Semitic people of c. 2000 b.c.: in the Bible, regarded as descended from Canaan, son of Ham: Gen. 10:16
- andiron — either of a pair of metal supports with ornamented front uprights, used to hold the wood in a fireplace
- android — In science fiction books and films, an android is a robot that looks like a human being.
- andvari — a dwarf who possessed a treasure hoard, which was robbed by Loki
- aneirin — 6th century ad, Welsh poet. His Y Gododdin, preserved in The Book of Aneirin (?1250), is one of the earliest surviving Welsh poems
- anergia — a lack of energy
- anergic — Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- aneroid — not containing a liquid
- aneuria — neurasthenia.
- aneurin — thiamine
- angaria — any of various shellfish of the genus Angaria
- angrier — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- angrily — feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about): to be angry at the dean; to be angry about the snub.
- anguier — François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- antbird — any of various dull-coloured South American passerine birds of the family Formicariidae, such as Hylophylax naevioides (spotted ant bird), that typically feed on ants
- antiair — countering attack by aircraft or missile
- antiart — art, as dada, based on total rejection of established artistic practices and aesthetic values in favor of those that are arbitrary, shocking, and meaningless.
- anticar — opposing cars
- antifur — opposed to the wearing of fur garments
- antired — the opposite of red as applied to an antiquark
- antiwar — opposed to war
- aorangi — Cook2
- aporiae — Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- aporias — Plural form of aporia.
- applier — to make use of as relevant, suitable, or pertinent: to apply a theory to a problem.