9-letter words containing o, a, f
- and found — with room and board in addition to wages
- angle-off — the angle formed by the line of flight of an aerial target and the line of sight on a gun of an attacking aircraft.
- anguiform — shaped like a snake
- apodiform — (zoology) Belonging to the order Apodiformes, including swifts and hummingbirds.
- apronfuls — Plural form of apronful.
- astrofell — (in the works of Spenser) an unidentified plant, commonly believed to be akin to an aster
- astroturf — Astroturf is a type of artificial fiber that is used instead of grass on some sports fields.
- atm forum — (networking, body) An international non-profit arganisation aiming to encourage the user of Asynchronous Transfer Mode through interoperability specifications and to promote cooperation and awareness. The ATM Forum consists of a worldwide Technical Committee, three Marketing Committees for North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific as well as the User Committee, through which ATM end-users participate. Worldwide Headquarters: 2570 West El Camino Real, Suite 304 Mountain View, CA 94040-1313 USA. Telephone: +1 (650) 949 6700. E-mail: ATM Forum <[email protected]>.
- audio iff — (file format, music) (AIFF) A format developed by Apple Computer Inc. for storing high-quality digital audio and musical instrument information. It is also used by SGI and several professional audio packages.
- auranofin — a gold-containing compound, C 20 H 34 AuO 9 PS, used orally in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
- auto lift — a device, often powered hydraulically, for raising a vehicle so that the underside is accessible for inspection and repair.
- autoflare — a computer-operated, automatic landing system in an aircraft
- autofocus — a device that focuses a lens, camera, etc. automatically
- autograft — a tissue graft obtained from one part of a patient's body for use on another part
- babashoff — Shirley, born 1957, U.S. swimmer.
- baby food — food, as vegetables, fruits, or meat, puréed or minced for easy ingestion by infants.
- babyproof — made safe for babies to come into contact with
- bacciform — shaped like a berry
- back four — the defensive players in many modern team formations: usually two fullbacks and two centre backs
- backflows — Plural form of backflow.
- bacon fat — fat made by rendering bacon
- badly off — If you are badly off, you are in a bad situation.
- ball foot — a ball-like turned foot, used especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- barfulous — /bar'fyoo-l*s/ (Or "barfucious", /bar-fyoo-sh*s/) Said of something that would make anyone barf, if only for aesthetic reasons.
- barrowful — The amount that can fit in a barrow.
- base form — the simplest form of a word, to which inflections may be added
- beccafico — any of various European songbirds, esp warblers of the genus Sylvia, eaten as a delicacy in Italy and other countries
- beef road — a road used for transporting cattle
- belafonte — Harry, born 1922, U.S. singer and actor.
- bifarious — having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
- bifocaled — wearing bifocals
- bifoliate — having only two leaves
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- black fog — (in Cape Cod, Mass.) a dense fog.
- black fox — a red fox in a color phase in which its fur is mostly black.
- blackfoot — a member of a group of Native American peoples formerly living in the northwestern Plains
- blast off — When a space rocket blasts off, it leaves the ground at the start of its journey.
- bold face — a weight of type characterized by thick heavy lines, as the entry words in this dictionary
- bold-face — type or print that has thick, heavy lines, used for emphasis, headings, etc. This is a sample of boldface.
- boldfaced — impudent or forward in manner
- bona fide — If something or someone is bona fide, they are genuine or real.
- book fair — a commercial event at which publishers exhibit and trade books
- bookcraft — literary skill; authorship.
- box frame — Architecture. a monolithic reinforced-concrete structure having walls and floors in the form of slabs.
- brainfood — any foodstuff containing nutrients thought to promote brain function, such as oily fish which is rich in omega-3 oils
- bran loaf — a rectangular cake whose ingredients include bran and dried fruit
- brantford — a city in central Canada, in SW Ontario. Pop: 86 417 (2001)
- break off — If part of something breaks off or if you break it off, it comes off or is removed by force.
- broadleaf — any tobacco plant having broad leaves, used esp in making cigars
- broadwife — a female slave whose husband was owned by another master.