11-letter words containing y, a, f
- la fresnaye — Roger de [raw-zhey duh] /rɔˈʒeɪ də/ (Show IPA), 1885–1925, French painter.
- lady friend — female companion
- ladyfingers — Plural form of ladyfinger.
- lantern fly — any of several large tropical insects of the family Fulgoridae, formerly thought to be luminescent.
- lapidifying — Present participle of lapidify.
- law faculty — the department or division of a university concerned with teaching law
- lay hold of — to seize or grasp
- ley farming — the alternation at intervals of several years of crop growing and grassland pasture
- lily family — the large plant family Liliaceae, characterized by chiefly herbaceous plants growing from bulbs, corms, rhizomes, or tubers, having narrow, parallel-veined, usually basal leaves, often showy flowers, and fruit in the form of a berry or capsule, and including the aloe, asparagus, aspidistra, hyacinth, numerous species of lily, lily of the valley, trillium, and tulip.
- make hay of — to throw into confusion
- malefactory — villainous
- malefically — in a malefic manner
- manufactory — a factory.
- masterfully — dominating; self-willed; imperious.
- mayfair tan — suntan (def 2).
- memory foam — a polyurethane-containing material that adapts to the contours of the body, making it useful in supportive pillows, mattresses, soles and so on
- 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.
- mirifically — in a mirific manner
- misclassify — To classify incorrectly.
- moray firth — an arm of the North Sea projecting into the NE coast of Scotland. Inland portion about 30 miles (48 km) long.
- multifamily — designed or suitable for the use of several or many families: multifamily apartment buildings.
- myofilament — a threadlike filament of actin or myosin that is a component of a myofibril.
- myriad-leaf — an aquatic plant, Myriophyllum verticillatum, of the North Temperate Zone, having hairlike, submerged leaves.
- nefariously — extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous: a nefarious plot.
- nonfatality — An incident that is not a fatality.
- nyu omnifax — Early system on UNIVAC I or II. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
- obfuscatory — to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy.
- octal forty — (jargon) Jargon for "I'm drawing a blank.", I can't work it out.
- offhandedly — cavalierly, curtly, or brusquely: to reply offhand.
- olfactology — the medical science which studies the sense of smell
- olfactorily — of or relating to the sense of smell: olfactory organs.
- oxford gray — medium to dark gray.
- oyster farm — a place where oyster beds are kept.
- pacifically — peaceably, mildly, calmly, or quietly.
- paddy field — a flooded piece of land used for growing rice
- palm family — the plant family Palmae (or Arecaceae; formerly, Palmaceae), characterized by chiefly tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having large compound leaves in featherlike or fanlike fronds, large clusters of small flowers, and fleshy or dry fruit, and including the palmettos, ornamental palms, and palms that are the source of carnauba wax, coconuts, dates, raffia, rattan, sago, and various oils.
- parfocality — the quality of being parfocal
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pasty-faced — having a pale, unhealthy, sallow complexion: an awkward, pasty-faced youth.
- pine family — the plant family Pinaceae, characterized by mostly evergreen, resinous trees having narrow, often needlelike leaves, male flowers in catkinlike clusters, and scaly female flowers that develop into fruit in the form of a woody cone, and including cedar (genus Cedrus), fir, hemlock, larch, pine, and spruce.
- pink family — the plant family Caryophyllaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants having opposite leaves, usually swollen-jointed stems, flowers with petals notched at the tips, and fruit generally in the form of a many-seeded capsule, and including baby's-breath, carnation, chickweed, pink, and sweet william.
- playfulness — full of play or fun; sportive; frolicsome.
- prayer flag — a flag stamped with printed prayers, used by Himalayan Buddhists, who believe that its fluttering sends out the prayers inscribed on it.
- prayerfully — given to, characterized by, or expressive of prayer; devout.
- presanctify — to sanctify ahead of an event
- profanatory — tending to desecrate; profaning.
- prolificacy — producing offspring, young, fruit, etc., abundantly; highly fruitful: a prolific pear tree.
- puff pastry — a light, flaky, rich pastry made by rolling dough with butter and folding it to form layers: used for tarts, napoleons, etc.
- pyrosulfate — a salt of pyrosulfuric acid.
- qualifiedly — With qualification; conditionally.