9-letter words containing n, a, f, o
- informant — a person who informs or gives information; informer.
- infractor — to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- infusoria — Irregular plural form of infusorium.
- jerfalcon — Alternative form of gyrfalcon.
- kniphofia — Any of several plants, of the genus Kniphofia, having bright, upright flowers.
- lakefront — the land along the edge of a lake: Property along the lakefront is more expensive every year.
- lanciform — shaped like a lance: lanciform windows.
- landforce — a body of people trained for land warfare
- 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.
- load fund — a mutual fund that carries transaction charges, usually a percentage of the initial investment.
- loanshift — change or extension of the meaning of a word through the influence of a foreign word, as in the application in English of the meaning “profession” to the word calling through the influence of Latin vocātio.
- long face — an unhappy or gloomy expression: He's been walking around with a long face ever since he failed the examination.
- magnifico — a Venetian nobleman.
- manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization.
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- matfellon — knapweed
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- moanfully — in a moaning and mournful manner
- modafinil — A stimulant often used in the treatment of various sleep disorders, having the chemical formula C15H15NO2S.
- moon-calf — a congenitally grossly deformed and mentally defective person.
- mooncraft — a lunar module
- moonfaced — Alternative spelling of moon-faced.
- nefandous — Unspeakable, appalling.
- nefarious — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- nonfactor — Something which is not a factor, or does not play a significant role.
- nonfading — not fading
- nonfamily — Not a member of the family.
- nonfarmer — a person who is not a farmer
- nonfeudal — not feudal or related to the feudal system
- nonfilial — not involving a parent-child relationship
- nonfiscal — not involving government funds
- nonformal — Not formal.
- nontariff — Not a tariff.
- nose leaf — a leaflike outgrowth of skin on the nose of various bats, thought to be sensitive to vibrations of the air.
- nosferatu — Alternative form of Nosferatu.
- not a few — quite a lot
- nukualofa — a Polynesian kingdom consisting of three groups of islands in the S Pacific, NE of New Zealand: a former British protectorate. About 270 sq. mi. (700 sq. km). Capital: Nukualofa.
- o'faolain — Seán [shawn] /ʃɔn/ (Show IPA), 1900–91, Irish writer and teacher.
- of a kind — a class or group of individual objects, people, animals, etc., of the same nature or character, or classified together because they have traits in common; category: Our dog is the same kind as theirs.
- off-brand — not having a recognized or popular brand or name: an off-brand TV set.
- offenbach — Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1819–80, French composer.
- offendant — An offender.
- offhanded — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- officiant — a person who officiates at a religious service or ceremony.
- officinal — kept in stock by apothecaries, as a drug. Compare magistral (def 1).
- offseason — a time of year other than the regular or busiest one for a specific activity: Fares are lower in the off-season.
- olfaction — the act of smelling.
- outflanks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank.
- overfrank — too frank
- pantofles — a slipper.