11-letter words containing a, t, f, r
- jack rafter — a rafter having less than the full length of the roof slope, as one meeting a hip or a valley.
- kulturkampf — the conflict between the German imperial government and the Roman Catholic Church from 1872 or 1873 until 1886, chiefly over the control of education and ecclesiastical appointments.
- lactiferous — producing or secreting milk: lactiferous glands.
- lactoferrin — a glycoprotein present in milk, especially human milk, and supplying iron to suckling infants.
- lake forest — a city in NE Illinois, N of Chicago, on Lake Michigan.
- lantern fly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
- lanternfish — any of several small, deep-sea fishes of the family Myctophidae, having rows of luminous organs along each side, certain species of which migrate to the surface at night.
- leafleteers — Plural form of leafleteer.
- leatherfish — a filefish.
- leatherleaf — an evergreen shrub, Chamaedaphne calyculata, of the heath family, having leathery leaves and one-sided clusters of white, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in bogs in North America.
- left-hander — a person who is left-handed, especially a baseball pitcher who throws with the left hand.
- light draft — the draft of a vessel at its light displacement.
- load factor — the amount or weight of cargo, number of passengers, etc., that an aircraft, vehicle, or vessel can carry.
- lone father — a father with no wife or partner, who is bringing up a child or children
- magherafelt — a district of N Northern Ireland, in Co Londonderry. Pop: 40 837 (2003 est). Area: 572 sq km (221 sq miles)
- mail filter — (messaging) A program which sorts and processes incoming mail based on patterns found in the mail headers.
- malefactors — Plural form of malefactor.
- malefactory — villainous
- malta fever — brucellosis.
- manufactory — a factory.
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- master file — Computers. a permanent file, periodically updated, that serves as an authoritative source of data.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- metrifonate — an organophosphorus compound, C 4 H 8 Cl 3 O 4 P, used as an insecticide and anthelmintic.
- misfeatured — Having ugly or misshapen features.
- moray firth — an arm of the North Sea projecting into the NE coast of Scotland. Inland portion about 30 miles (48 km) long.
- most-farrow — (of a cow) not pregnant.
- mothercraft — skill and knowledge in looking after children
- multifactor — Of or pertaining to more than one factor.
- multifloral — Of or relating to more than one (variety of) flower.
- multiformat — Accessible in more than one format.
- nasofrontal — of or relating to the nasal and frontal bones
- needlecraft — needlework.
- nightfaring — journeying at night, travelling abroad by night
- no-platform — to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
- not hear of — to forbid or refuse to consider
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- octal forty — (jargon) Jargon for "I'm drawing a blank.", I can't work it out.
- off the air — a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- olfactories — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- olfactorily — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- out of gear — out of order; not functioning properly
- overfatigue — excessive tiredness from which recuperation is difficult.
- overfraught — too fraught
- overinflate — to inflate to an excessive degree
- overstaffed — If you say that a place is overstaffed, you think there are more people working there than is necessary.
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.
- p.p. factor — nicotinic acid or its amide, nicotinamide, being the vitamin-B-complex members that serve to prevent pellagra.