9-letter words containing n, a, f
- manifests — Plural form of manifest.
- manifolds — Plural form of manifold.
- mansfield — a city in W Nottinghamshire, in central England.
- matfellon — knapweed
- mean life — the average time of existence of an unstable or reactive entity, such as a nucleus, elementary particle, charge carrier, etc; lifetime. It is equal to the half-life divided by 0.693 15
- megafauna — land animals of a given area that can be seen with the unaided eye.
- meiofauna — Minute interstitial animals living in soil and aquatic sediments.
- minecraft — a type of warship for sweeping mines at sea.
- mineshaft — A vertical hole, sunk down through the strata to reach the mineral which was to be mined.
- 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.
- nafcillin — A beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.
- nail file — a small file of metal or cardboard, for trimming, smoothing, or shaping the fingernails and sometimes having a point for removing dirt from under them.
- nalmefene — a drug, C 21 H 25 NO 3 , used in the treatment of dependence disorders, as alcoholism and narcotics addiction.
- nancified — effeminate
- nefandous — Unspeakable, appalling.
- nefarious — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- newfangle — (obsolete) Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.
- newsflash — flash (def 6).
- nightfall — the coming of night; the end of daylight; dusk.
- 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
- nuff said — used to indicate that the preceding statement is sufficient
- 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
- painfully — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.