9-letter words containing a, s, f, r, o
- frontages — Plural form of frontage.
- frontalis — A muscle of the head, sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
- frontlash — an action or opinion that is in reaction to a backlash.
- fructosan — any of the class of hexosans, as inulin and the like, that yield fructose upon hydrolysis.
- fumaroles — Plural form of fumarole.
- furacious — given to stealing; thievish
- haloforms — Plural form of haloform.
- haushofer — Karl, 1860–1946, German geographer and general: political adviser to Hitler.
- hoarfrost — frost (def 2).
- infusoria — Irregular plural form of infusorium.
- isografts — Plural form of isograft.
- landforms — a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth, ranging from large-scale features such as plains, plateaus, and mountains to minor features such as hills, valleys, and alluvial fans.
- leapfrogs — Plural form of leapfrog.
- loaferish — (of a person) idle, lazy
- misfeasor — a person who is guilty of misfeasance.
- nefarious — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- of a sort — a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature: to develop a new sort of painting; nice people, of course, but not really our sort.
- ossifraga — a large fulmar
- ossifrage — the lammergeier.
- overfalls — Oceanography. water made rough by a strong current moving over a shoal, by an opposing current, or by winds blowing against the current.
- overstaff — to provide an excessive number of staff for (a factory, hotel, etc)
- perforans — (of nerves, muscles, or blood vessels) perforating or penetrating other anatomical structures
- platforms — a horizontal surface or structure with a horizontal surface raised above the level of the surrounding area.
- profaners — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- proformas — according to form; as a matter of form; for the sake of form.
- raffinose — a colorless, crystalline trisaccharide, C 1 8 H 3 2 O 1 6 ⋅5H 2 O, with little or no sweetness, occurring in the sugar beet, cottonseed, etc., and breaking down to fructose, glucose, and galactose on hydrolysis.
- razorfish — any of several wrasses of the genus Hemipteronatus having a compressed, sharp-edged head, as H. novacula (pearly razorfish) of the West Indies and the Mediterranean Sea.
- refashion — a prevailing custom or style of dress, etiquette, socializing, etc.: the latest fashion in dresses.
- rockshaft — an oscillating shaft.
- roofscape — a view of the rooftops of a town, city, etc
- sacciform — resembling a sac
- safflower — a thistlelike composite plant, Carthamus tinctorius, native to the Old World, having finely toothed leaves and large, orange-red flower heads.
- saffroned — containing or coloured by saffron
- sanforize — to preshrink (cloth) permanently by a patented process before making garments
- sangfroid — coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.
- saporific — producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- scare off — frighten away
- sea front — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- sea-floor — the solid surface underlying a sea or an ocean.
- sforzando — to be played with strong initial attack
- sgraffito — a technique of ornamentation in which a surface layer of paint, plaster, slip, etc., is incised to reveal a ground of contrasting color.
- shear off — remove by cutting, slice away
- shopcraft — any of various skilled trades involving maintenance or repair work, as metalworking or boilermaking, especially in the railroad industry.
- shortfall — the quantity or extent by which something falls short; deficiency; shortage.
- shroffage — the commission charged by a money dealer
- smart off — to be impertinent or flippant
- so far as — as far as, in as much as
- softboard — a soft, porous particle board.
- solfatara — a fumarole that gives off only sulfurous gases.