9-letter words containing a, r, f, t
- airlifter — a large aircraft specially designed to transport heavy cargo and to land on and take off from a relatively short runway.
- allograft — a tissue graft from a donor genetically unrelated to the recipient
- altdorfer — Albrecht (ˈalbrɛçt). ?1480–?1538, German painter and engraver: one of the earliest landscape painters
- antidraft — opposed to compulsory military service or conscription
- antifraud — acting against fraud
- antigraft — opposed to or designed to reduce corruption
- antilifer — a person in favour of abortion
- aperitifs — Plural form of aperitif.
- artefacts — Plural form of artefact.
- artifacts — Plural form of artifact.
- artifical — Misspelling of artificial.
- artificer — a skilled craftsman
- artifices — Plural form of artifice.
- ask after — If someone asks after you, they ask someone how you are.
- astrofell — (in the works of Spenser) an unidentified plant, commonly believed to be akin to an aster
- astroturf — Astroturf is a type of artificial fiber that is used instead of grass on some sports fields.
- atm forum — (networking, body) An international non-profit arganisation aiming to encourage the user of Asynchronous Transfer Mode through interoperability specifications and to promote cooperation and awareness. The ATM Forum consists of a worldwide Technical Committee, three Marketing Committees for North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific as well as the User Committee, through which ATM end-users participate. Worldwide Headquarters: 2570 West El Camino Real, Suite 304 Mountain View, CA 94040-1313 USA. Telephone: +1 (650) 949 6700. E-mail: ATM Forum <[email protected]>.
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autograft — a tissue graft obtained from one part of a patient's body for use on another part
- avid fart — a flashy and intrusive visual effects editing style
- backdraft — an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases.
- beefeater — Beefeaters are guards at the Tower of London. They wear a uniform made in the style of the sixteenth century.
- bifurcate — If something such as a line or path bifurcates or is bifurcated, it divides into two parts which go in different directions.
- bookcraft — literary skill; authorship.
- brainfart — an idea that a person voices without much consideration, such as during a brainstorming session
- brantford — a city in central Canada, in SW Ontario. Pop: 86 417 (2001)
- breakfast — Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is usually eaten in the early part of the morning.
- breathful — full of breath; living
- brown fat — tissue composed of a type of fat cell that dissipates as heat most of the energy released when food is oxidized; brown adipose tissue. It is present in hibernating animals and human babies and is thought to be important in adult weight control
- bushcraft — ability and experience in matters concerned with living in the bush
- butterfat — the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made, consisting of a mixture of glycerides, mainly butyrin, olein, and palmitin
- cactiform — resembling a cactus
- cafeteria — A cafeteria is a restaurant where you choose your food from a counter and take it to your table after paying for it. Cafeterias are usually found in public buildings such as hospitals and stores.
- cafetiere — A cafetière is a type of coffee pot that has a disk with small holes in it attached to the lid. You push the lid down to separate the liquid from the ground coffee when it is ready to drink.
- campcraft — the skills that are required for camping
- canefruit — a fruit, such as the raspberry, which grows on woody-stemmed plants
- car thief — a person who steals automobiles
- carefront — To caringly confront an individual; To approach someone in love and respect and correct them in an honoring manner.
- cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
- chairlift — a series of chairs suspended from a power-driven cable for conveying people, esp skiers, up a mountain
- cofactors — Plural form of cofactor.
- cofeature — a joint feature
- colorfast — A fabric that is colorfast has a color that will not get paler when the fabric is washed or worn.
- craftiest — Superlative form of crafty.
- craftless — without craft or cunning
- craftsman — A craftsman is a man who makes things skilfully with his hands.
- craftsmen — a person who practices or is highly skilled in a craft; artisan.
- craftwork — works of artistry or craft
- data fork — Macintosh file system
- date from — If something dates from a particular time, it started or was made at that time.