9-letter words containing o, f, a
- brown fat — tissue composed of a type of fat cell that dissipates as heat most of the energy released when food is oxidized; brown adipose tissue. It is present in hibernating animals and human babies and is thought to be important in adult weight control
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- bufotalin — the principal poisonous substance in the skin and saliva of the common European toad
- by way of — You use by way of when you are explaining the purpose of something that you have said or are about to say. For example, if you say something by way of an introduction, you say it as an introduction.
- cacafuego — a person with a fiery temper
- cactiform — resembling a cactus
- cafe noir — black coffee
- calciform — Having the form of calx, chalk or lime.
- calf love — temporary infatuation or love of an adolescent for a member of the opposite sex
- calfdozer — a small bulldozer
- calorific — The calorific value of something, or its calorific content, is the number of calories it contains.
- cambiform — resembling a cambium
- camouflet — a type of bomb that is used during a siege to collapse an enemy's tunnel
- caprifole — honeysuckle
- capriform — resembling a goat
- carefront — To caringly confront an individual; To approach someone in love and respect and correct them in an honoring manner.
- carrefour — a public square, esp one at the intersection of several roads
- carry off — If you carry something off, you do it successfully.
- cartonful — As much as a carton will hold.
- cash flow — The cash flow of a firm or business is the movement of money into and out of it.
- catfooted — having feet resembling those of a cat.
- caudiform — (zoology) Resembling a tail.
- cauliform — resembling or similar to a caulis
- chamfrons — Plural form of chamfron.
- chargeoff — Alternative spelling of charge off.
- clafoutis — a French baked pudding
- claviform — clavate
- claw foot — a foot with claws.
- clear off — If you tell someone to clear off, you are telling them rather rudely to go away.
- clockface — Alternative spelling of clock face.
- club sofa — a heavily upholstered sofa having solid sides and a low back.
- coal fire — a mass of burning coal used esp in a hearth to heat a room
- coalfaces — Plural form of coalface.
- coalfield — A coalfield is a region where there is coal under the ground.
- code flag — a flag forming part of a signal code.
- cofactors — Plural form of cofactor.
- cofeature — a joint feature
- cofferdam — a watertight structure, usually of sheet piling, that encloses an area under water, pumped dry to enable construction work to be carried out. Below a certain depth a caisson is required
- cofinance — to be one of two or more organizations that provide finance for (an enterprise)
- colorfast — A fabric that is colorfast has a color that will not get paler when the fabric is washed or worn.
- confabbed — Simple past tense and past participle of confab.
- conferral — a conferring of an honor, degree, or favor; bestowal
- confervae — Plural form of conferva.
- confidant — Someone's confidant is a man who they are able to discuss their private problems with.
- conflated — Simple past tense and past participle of conflate.
- conflates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of conflate.
- conformal — (of a transformation) preserving the angles of the depicted surface
- confucian — of or relating to the doctrines of Confucius
- cornflake — Cornflakes are small flat pieces of maize that are eaten with milk as a breakfast cereal. They are popular in Britain and the United States.
- cowlstaff — a staff or pole used by two people to carry a vessel, sometimes used as a weapon