11-letter words containing n, f, a
- manifestoes — Plural form of manifesto.
- manniferous — resulting in or producing manna
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- manufactory — a factory.
- manufacture — the making of goods or wares by manual labor or by machinery, especially on a large scale: the manufacture of television sets.
- marine life — plants and animals of the sea
- matt finish — a dull finish or surface, as opposed to a shiny one
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- metafiction — fiction that discusses, describes, or analyzes a work of fiction or the conventions of fiction.
- metrifonate — an organophosphorus compound, C 4 H 8 Cl 3 O 4 P, used as an insecticide and anthelmintic.
- microfaunal — Of, or relating to, a microfauna.
- mint family — the large plant family Labiatae (or Lamiaceae), characterized by aromatic herbaceous plants having square stems, simple leaves, clusters of two-lipped flowers, and fruit in the form of small nutlets, and including basil, bee balm, catnip, coleus, lavender, marjoram, oregano, peppermint, rosemary, sage, spearmint, and thyme.
- misbefallen — Simple past tense and past participle of misbefall.
- misfeasance — a wrong, actual or alleged, arising from or consisting of affirmative action.
- mutual fund — an investment company that issues shares continuously and is obligated to repurchase them from shareholders on demand.
- myofilament — a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
- nannofossil — any fossil so small that it is near or below the limit of resolution of a light microscope.
- nanofossils — Plural form of nanofossil.
- nasofrontal — of or relating to the nasal and frontal bones
- naupliiform — shaped like a nauplius larva
- needlecraft — needlework.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- neo-fascism — a modern right-wing political movement that includes significant elements of fascism, esp inspired by fascist Italy
- neo-fascist — any of various political movements or beliefs inspired by or reminiscent of fascism or Nazism.
- neofascists — Plural form of neofascist.
- new flavors — An object-oriented Lisp from Symbolics, the successor to Flavors, it led to CLOS.
- new-fangled — If someone describes a new idea or a new piece of equipment as new-fangled, they mean that it is too complicated or is unnecessary.
- nightfaring — journeying at night, travelling abroad by night
- ninth of av — Tishah b'Av.
- no-platform — to deny (a person) the opportunity to speak in a political debate or forum
- non-fragile — easily broken, shattered, or damaged; delicate; brittle; frail: a fragile ceramic container; a very fragile alliance.
- nonaffluent — not affluent or rich
- nonfamilial — of, relating to, or characteristic of a family: familial ties.
- nonfatality — An incident that is not a fatality.
- nonfeasance — the omission of some act that ought to have been performed. Compare malfeasance, misfeasance (def 2).
- nonfloating — Not floating (in any sense).
- nonofficial — a person appointed or elected to an office or charged with certain duties.
- normal form — 1. (reduction) In reduction systems, the state of a term which contains no reducible expressions. Variants include head normal form, weak head normal form. 2. (database) See database normalisation.
- not hear of — to forbid or refuse to consider
- nullifiable — Able, or allowed to be nullified.
- nullifidian — a person who has no faith or religion; skeptic.
- nyu omnifax — Early system on UNIVAC I or II. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- obfuscating — Present participle of obfuscate.
- obfuscation — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- oceanfronts — Plural form of oceanfront.
- off balance — If you are off balance, you are in an unsteady position and about to fall.
- off-roading — driving on unmade terrain
- offhandedly — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- officiating — Present participle of officiate Serving in an official capacity or serving as an official at a contest.
- officiation — to perform the office of a member of the clergy, as at a divine service.