9-letter words containing o, f, n
- confronte — (of two animals) face to face
- confronts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confront.
- confucian — of or relating to the doctrines of Confucius
- confucius — Chinese name Kong Zi or K'ung Fu-tse. 551–479 bc, Chinese philosopher and teacher of ethics (see Confucianism). His doctrines were compiled after his death under the title The Analects of Confucius
- confuddle — (transitive) To thoroughly confuse.
- confusing — Something that is confusing makes it difficult for people to know exactly what is happening or what to do.
- confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- confuting — Present participle of confute.
- confuzzle — (neologism, cute, childish) The state of confusion and/or being puzzled.
- coniferin — a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C 16 H 22 O 8 ⋅2H 2 O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
- corn beef — corned beef.
- cornfield — A cornfield is a field in which corn is being grown.
- 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.
- cornflour — Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize and is used to make sauces thicker.
- cornforth — Sir John Warcup. 1917–2014, Australian chemist, who shared the 1975 Nobel prize for chemistry with Vladimir Prelog for their work on stereochemistry
- cornified — Converted into horn; horny.
- corniform — shaped like a horn
- count for — to check over (the separate units or groups of a collection) one by one to determine the total number; add up; enumerate: He counted his tickets and found he had ten.
- count off — to separate into equal divisions by counting
- countrify — to make countrified.
- countryfy — Alternative spelling of countrify.
- crowdfund — To fund (a project) by having many individuals pool their money together, usually via the Internet.
- cteniform — resembling a comb
- cuneiform — wedge-shaped
- cupferron — a salt ammonium compound (N-nitrosophenylhydroxylamine) used as a reagent in metal ion complexation
- damn fool — Damn fool means 'very stupid'.
- defection — the act or an instance of defecting
- defensory — (archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
- definiton — Misspelling of definition.
- deflation — Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- deflexion — deflection
- defluxion — anything that flows downwards
- defogging — to remove the fog or moisture from (a car window, mirror, etc.).
- defoliant — A defoliant is a chemical used on trees and plants to make all their leaves fall off. Defoliants are especially used in war to remove protection from an enemy.
- deforming — Present participle of deform.
- dentiform — shaped like a tooth
- diffusion — act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
- disinform — to give or supply disinformation to.
- dobsonfly — a large, soft-bodied insect, Corydalus cornutus, having four distinctly veined membranous wings, biting mouthparts, and, in the male, huge mandibles that jut out from the head.
- downdraft — a downward current, as of air: a downdraft in a mine shaft.
- downfalls — Plural form of downfall.
- downfield — In or to a position nearer to the opponents' end of a field.
- downforce — a force produced by air resistance plus gravity that increases the stability of an aircraft or motor vehicle by pressing it downwards
- downshift — to shift an automotive transmission or vehicle into a lower gear.
- dragonfly — any of numerous stout-bodied, nonstinging insects of the order Odonata (suborder Anisoptera), the species of which prey on mosquitoes and other insects and are distinguished from the damselflies by having the wings outstretched rather than folded when at rest.
- drain off — liquid: remove
- dumbfound — to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
- effection — Creation; a doing.
- effluxion — outward flow, as of water.
- effusions — the act of effusing or pouring forth.