11-letter words containing a, f, s
- nannofossil — any fossil so small that it is near or below the limit of resolution of a light microscope.
- nanofossils — Plural form of nanofossil.
- nasofrontal — of or relating to the nasal and frontal bones
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- nonfeasance — the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance (def 2).
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- obfusticate — Synonym of obfuscate.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- off message — straying from or contradicting the central theme or official message of a political, business, or other organization: The last speaker was way off-message with his bad jokes and irrelevant anecdotes.
- off-message — straying from or contradicting the central theme or official message of a political, business, or other organization: The last speaker was way off-message with his bad jokes and irrelevant anecdotes.
- officialese — a style of language used in some official statements, often criticized for its use of polysyllabic jargon and obscure, pretentiously wordy phrasing.
- officialise — to make official; place under official authority or control.
- officialism — excessive attention to official regulations and routines.
- offshoreman — a person who works offshore, especially on an offshore oil rig.
- old frisian — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- omnifarious — of all forms, varieties, or kinds.
- overstaffed — If you say that a place is overstaffed, you think there are more people working there than is necessary.
- oxford bags — trousers with very wide baggy legs, originally popular in the 1920s
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.
- page proofs — the final version of a book before it goes to the printer, containing all elements including page numbers and layout
- park forest — a city in NE Illinois.
- parrot-fish — any of various chiefly tropical marine fishes, especially of the family Scaridae: so called because of their brilliant coloring and the shape of their jaws.
- pass off as — If you pass something off as another thing, you convince people that it is that other thing.
- passeriform — of or relating to the order Passeriformes; passerine.
- passo fundo — a city in S Brazil.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- perfect gas — ideal gas.
- playfulness — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- pleasureful — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- ploughstaff — one of the handles of a plough
- pontificals — of, relating to, or characteristic of a pontiff; papal.
- pousse-cafe — an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
- prank flash — a short film or animation linked surreptitiously to an innocuous website, intended to shock unsuspecting and easily-offended users of the internet
- prefreshman — before being a freshman
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- priestcraft — the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.
- prison farm — a farm attached to a prison, where prisoners carry out hard labour
- pro-fascist — a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- profits tax — tax charged on the profits made by a company, individual, etc
- proof stage — the stage of publishing where trial impressions made from composed type, or print-outs (from a laser printer, etc) are read for the correction of errors
- puff pastry — a light, flaky, rich pastry made by rolling dough with butter and folding it to form layers: used for tarts, napoleons, etc.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.