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14-letter words containing af

  • leafcutter ant — any of various South American ants of the genus Atta that cut pieces of leaves and use them as fertilizer for the fungus on which they feed
  • leafcutter bee — any of various solitary bees of the genus Megachile that nest in soil or rotten wood, constructing the cells in which they lay their eggs from pieces of leaf
  • life-affirming — A life-affirming activity or attitude emphasizes the positive aspects of life.
  • light aircraft — A light aircraft is a small aeroplane that is designed to carry a small number of passengers or a small amount of goods.
  • meadow saffron — autumn crocus.
  • metafictionist — A writer of metafiction.
  • non-affiliated — not associated with a particular group, organization, etc
  • pan-africanism — the idea or advocacy of a political alliance or union of all the African nations.
  • partially deaf — suffering from hearing loss; partly deaf
  • passive safety — the practice of taking measures to reduce the consequences of accidents, as opposed to attempting to avoid them altogether
  • personal staff — the aides of a general officer or a flag officer.
  • phenosafranine — safranine (def 2).
  • pinafore dress — a sleeveless dress worn over a blouse or sweater
  • pleasure craft — A pleasure craft is the same as a pleasure boat.
  • public affairs — (used with a plural verb) matters of general interest or concern, especially those dealing with current social or political issues.
  • rafferty rules — no rules at all
  • rafraichissoir — a table of the 18th century having a cooler for bottles and shelves for plates.
  • rastafarianism — a religious cult, originally of Jamaica, that regards Africa as the Promised Land, to which all true believers will someday return, and the late Haile Selassie I, former emperor of Ethiopia, as the messiah.
  • re-affirmation — the act or an instance of affirming; state of being affirmed.
  • safe and sound — unharmed and well
  • safe as houses — If you say that something or someone is as safe as houses, you mean that they are completely safe.
  • safety circuit — a type of electronic circuit that prevents malfunction by stopping the flow of current or sounding an alert.
  • safety curtain — a sheet of asbestos or other fireproof material that can be lowered just inside the proscenium arch in case of fire, sealing off the backstage area from the auditorium.
  • safety feature — sth designed to prevent injury
  • safety harness — apparatus with straps to secure sb
  • safety islands — a group of three small French islands in the Atlantic, off the coast of French Guiana
  • safety measure — a measure taken to increase or ensure safety or protection from danger
  • safety officer — The safety officer in a company or an organization is the person who is responsible for the safety of the people who work or visit there.
  • safety squeeze — squeeze play (def 1b).
  • safety-deposit — safe-deposit.
  • saffron powder — the dried stigmas of the saffron crushed into powder, used to flavour or colour food
  • schafer method — a method of artificial respiration in which the patient is placed face downward, pressure then being rhythmically applied with the hands to the lower part of the thorax.
  • shortleaf pine — a pine, Pinus echinata, of the southern U.S., having short, flexible leaves.
  • skeleton draft — a basic or minimum draft or outline
  • skeleton staff — the minimum staff needed by a company during a time where most staff do not normally work, such as a holiday, weekend, etc
  • staff corporal — a noncommissioned rank in the British Army above that of staff sergeant and below that of warrant officer
  • staff discount — a discount off goods sold by a particular shop, given to members of staff of that shop
  • staff sergeant — U.S. Air Force. a noncommissioned officer ranking below a technical sergeant and above an airman first class.
  • staff training — training to improve the performance or knowledge of the employees or workforce or a company, etc
  • staffing ratio — the ratio of the staff or workforce of a place to another group, for example to staff in another department, the ratio of patients to nurses in a hospital, or the ratio of pupils to teachers in a school
  • stand the gaff — harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
  • teaching staff — those members of staff in a school, college, or university who teach
  • the maple leaf — the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side
  • thomas raffles — Sir Thomas Stamford, 1781–1826, English colonial administrator in the East Indies.
  • traffic circle — a circular arrangement constructed at the intersection of two or more roads in order to facilitate the passage of vehicles from one road to another.
  • traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
  • traffic island — a raised or marked-off area between lanes of a roadway, used by pedestrians to get out of the flow of traffic, as a place for traffic signals, for separating lanes, etc.
  • traffic lights — a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic
  • traffic police — a unit of a police force, whose job is to control traffic and enforce traffic regulations
  • traffic warden — officer who monitors parking, etc.
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