9-letter words containing o, 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
- be in for — If you say that someone is in for a shock or a surprise, you mean that they are going to experience it.
- be rid of — to be freed from or relieved of (something undesirable)
- beccafico — any of various European songbirds, esp warblers of the genus Sylvia, eaten as a delicacy in Italy and other countries
- become of — to happen to; be the fate of
- bedfellow — You refer to two things or people as bedfellows when they have become associated or related in some way.
- beef road — a road used for transporting cattle
- befortune — to happen, befall, come about
- behoveful — useful; of benefit
- belafonte — Harry, born 1922, U.S. singer and actor.
- bell frog — any of several tree frogs having a bell-like call.
- beresford — Bruce. born 1940, Australian film director. His films include The Adventures of Barry McKenzie (1972), Breaker Morant (1980), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Evelyn (2002)
- biddeford — a city in SW Maine.
- bifarious — having parts arranged in two rows on either side of a central axis
- bifocaled — wearing bifocals
- bifoliate — having only two leaves
- biformity — having or combining two forms, as a centaur or mermaid.
- biofibres — vegetable, animal, or mineral fibres existing in nature which are used by man
- biofouler — an animal that obstructs or pollutes the environment
- biofueled — running on biofuel
- biosafety — the precautions taken to control the cultivation and distribution of genetically modified crops and products
- bird food — a mixture of seeds, grains, nuts, etc, suitable for birds to eat
- 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