9-letter words containing n, a, f
- half tone — semitone.
- half-done — past participle of do1 .
- half-inch — a half of an inch, equal to 1/24 of a foot (1.27 centimeters).
- half-line — ray1 (def 7b).
- half-long — (of a speech sound) of intermediate length; neither short nor fully long.
- half-moon — the ship in which Henry Hudson made his voyage to explore America in 1609.
- half-note — a note equivalent in time value to one half of a whole note; minim.
- half-open — (of a file) having a pawn or pawns of only one colour on it
- half-pint — half of a pint, equal to 8 fluid ounces (1 cup) or 16 tablespoons (0.2 liter).
- half-turn — a 180-degree turn; a direct reversal of direction or orientation, as from front to back or left to right.
- halfpence — Plural form of halfpenny.
- halfpenny — a bronze coin of the United Kingdom, equal to half a penny: use phased out in 1984.
- halftones — Plural form of halftone.
- hand-feed — Agriculture. to feed (animals) with apportioned amounts at regular intervals. Compare self-feed.
- handcraft — handicraft.
- handcuffs — a ring-shaped metal device that can be locked around a person's wrist, usually one of a pair connected by a short chain or linked bar; shackle: The police put handcuffs on the suspect.
- hands off — of, belonging to, using, or used by the hand.
- hands-off — characterized by nonintervention or noninterference: the new hands-off foreign policy.
- handsfree — not requiring the use of the hands: handsfree telephone dialing by voice commands.
- handstaff — a small spear
- hanefiyeh — (in the courtyard of a mosque) a fountain for ritual washing.
- hang fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
- hang five — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- hard fern — a common tufted erect fern of the polypody family, Blechnum spicant, having dark-green lanceolate leaves: it prefers acid soils, and in the US is sometimes grown as deer feed
- hifalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hindafell — Hindfell.
- in a fury — very angry
- in a huff — indignant
- in aid of — An activity or event in aid of a particular cause or charity is intended to raise money for that cause or charity.
- in favour — If you are in favour of something, you support it and think that it is a good thing.
- in flames — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
- inaffable — Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.
- ineffable — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- ineffably — incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible: ineffable joy.
- infalling — (astronomy) Moving towards a massive astronomical body under the influence of gravity.
- infancies — the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- infandous — (obsolete) Extremely odious.
- infanteer — a solider belonging to the infantry
- infantile — characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.
- infantine — infantile.
- infarcted — a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- infatuate — to inspire or possess with a foolish or unreasoning passion, as of love.
- infectant — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
- inferable — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- inferably — to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence: They inferred his displeasure from his cool tone of voice.
- infestant — a parasite
- infirmary — a place for the care of the infirm, sick, or injured; hospital or facility serving as a hospital: a school infirmary.
- inflaming — Present participle of inflame.
- inflammed — Misspelling of inflamed.
- inflating — Present participle of inflate.