8-letter words containing n, a, o, f
- nailfold — the fold of skin at the base of the fingernail
- napiform — round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
- natiform — resembling the buttocks; buttock-shaped
- naviform — Shaped like a boat.
- no-fault — Also called no-fault insurance. a form of automobile insurance designed to enable the policyholder in case of an accident to collect a certain basic compensation promptly for economic loss from his or her own insurance company without determination of liability.
- nonfatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- nonfatty — not fatty, not characterized by or composed of fat
- nonfinal — not final or decisive
- nonfocal — Not focal.
- nonleafy — not leafy, having no leaves
- not half — Half is sometimes used in negative statements, with a positive meaning, to emphasize a particular fact or quality. For example, if you say 'he isn't half lucky', you mean that he is very lucky.
- o'fallon — a town in SW Illinois.
- oak fern — a small woodland fern, Gymnocarpium dryopteris, of northern regions, having triangular, pinnate fronds that slant horizontally.
- off hand — If you do not know something off hand, you do not know it without having to ask someone else or look it up in a book.
- off plan — (of a new building) considered with reference to its plans, before it has been built
- olefiant — producing or forming oil, most commonly ethylene
- on draft — a drawing, sketch, or design.
- on faith — through trust; without proof or evidence
- outflank — to go or extend beyond the flank of (an opposing military unit); turn the flank of.
- ozenfant — Amédée [a-mey-dey] /a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1966, French painter and writer, in the U.S. after 1938.
- packfong — a Chinese cupronickel alloy
- pan loaf — a loaf of bread with a light crust all the way round
- panofsky — Erwin, 1892–1968, U.S. art historian, born in Germany.
- pantofle — a slipper.
- pawn off — If you pawn off something or someone that you do not want on another person, you persuade the person to accept them.
- pfortran — Parallel Fortran
- pinafore — a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- planform — the outline of an object viewed from above.
- profaned — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- profaner — characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- rain off — If a sports game is rained off, it has to stop, or it is not able to start, because of rain.
- raniform — resembling a frog, froglike
- saffrony — saffron-coloured
- safronal — an oily liquid derived from saffron
- sainfoin — a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- sawn-off — (of a shotgun) having the barrel cut short, mainly to facilitate concealment of the weapon
- seafront — an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- sinfonia — a symphony.
- snap-off — fastening or closing with a click or snap, as a device fitted with a spring catch: a snap lock.
- snowfall — a fall of snow.
- standoff — a standing off or apart; aloofness.
- stanford — (Amasa) Leland, 1824–93, U.S. railroad developer, politician, and philanthropist: governor of California 1861–63; senator 1885–93.
- turbofan — a jet engine having a large impeller that takes in air, part of which is used in combustion of fuel, the remainder being mixed with the products of combustion to form a low-velocity exhaust jet.
- unfamous — having a widespread reputation, usually of a favorable nature; renowned; celebrated: a famous writer. Synonyms: famed, notable, illustrious. Antonyms: unknown, obscure.
- wagonful — a quantity of objects or people that will fill a wagon
- warn off — If you warn someone off, you tell them to go away or to stop doing something because of possible danger or punishment.
- wolfbane — See 'wolfsbane'.
- wolffian — Christian von [kris-tee-ahn fuh n] /ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), Baron. Also, Wolf. 1679–1754, German philosopher and mathematician.
- wolfgang — a male given name.