9-letter words containing f, a
- as far as — to the degree or extent that
- as few as — You use as few as before a number to suggest that it is surprisingly small.
- asafetida — a bad-smelling gum resin obtained from various Asiatic plants (genus Ferula) of the umbel family: it was formerly used to treat some illnesses or, in folk medicine, to repel disease
- asdfghjkl — Common filler text.
- asian flu — a type of influenza recurring in worldwide epidemics, caused by a virus (A2 strain or subsequent antigenic variants), which apparently originated in China in 1957
- ask after — If someone asks after you, they ask someone how you are.
- assistful — (archaic) helpful.
- 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]>.
- audio iff — (file format, music) (AIFF) A format developed by Apple Computer Inc. for storing high-quality digital audio and musical instrument information. It is also used by SGI and several professional audio packages.
- auranofin — a gold-containing compound, C 20 H 34 AuO 9 PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- auto lift — a device, often powered hydraulically, for raising a vehicle so that the underside is accessible for inspection and repair.
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autofocus — a device that focuses a lens, camera, etc. automatically
- autograft — a tissue graft obtained from one part of a patient's body for use on another part
- avengeful — vengeful, full of vengeance
- avian flu — Avian flu is a serious illness that can be transmitted to people from chickens, ducks, and other birds.
- avid fart — a flashy and intrusive visual effects editing style
- avifaunal — Of or pertaining to avifauna.
- avifaunas — Plural form of avifauna.
- awfulness — The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
- babashoff — Shirley, born 1957, U.S. swimmer.
- baby beef — meat from a prime heifer or steer fattened for butchering when one to two years old
- baby face — a face having a bland babyish or childish appearance, especially a plump, small-featured face unmarked by characteristic lines.
- baby farm — a place that houses and takes care of babies for a fee.
- baby food — food, as vegetables, fruits, or meat, puréed or minced for easy ingestion by infants.
- baby-face — a smooth round face like a baby's
- babyfaced — Alternative spelling of baby-faced.
- babyproof — made safe for babies to come into contact with
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- back four — the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs
- backdraft — an explosive surge in a fire produced by the sudden mixing of air with other combustible gases.
- backfield — the area behind the line of scrimmage from which the backfield begin each play
- backfiles — Plural form of backfile.
- backfills — Plural form of backfill.
- backfired — Simple past tense and past participle of backfire.
- backfires — Plural form of backfire.
- backfisch — a teenage girl; a girl who has not yet reached maturity
- backflash — a flashback: Backflashes of the heroine's childhood fill in gaps in the novel's narrative.
- backflips — Plural form of backflip.
- backflows — Plural form of backflow.
- backlifts — Plural form of backlift.
- backshift — The changing of a present tense in direct speech to a past tense in reported speech (or a past tense to pluperfect).
- bacon fat — fat made by rendering bacon
- bad faith — intention to deceive; treachery or dishonesty (esp in the phrase in bad faith)
- badly off — If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.
- bafflegab — deliberately obscure language employed in official documents
- baldfaced — blatant or undisguised
- balefully — In a baleful manner.