11-letter words that end in f
- mantelshelf — mantel (def 2).
- measure off — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- metchnikoff — Élie [French ey-lee] /French eɪˈli/ (Show IPA), (Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov) 1845–1916, Russian zoologist and bacteriologist in France: Nobel Prize in medicine 1908.
- microrelief — surface features of the earth of small dimensions, commonly less than 50 feet (15 meters).
- midget golf — miniature golf.
- mildewproof — able to withstand or repel the effect of mildew.
- myriad-leaf — an aquatic plant, Myriophyllum verticillatum, of the North Temperate Zone, having hairlike, submerged leaves.
- neckerchief — a cloth or scarf worn round the neck.
- not hear of — to forbid or refuse to consider
- not much of — not to any appreciable degree or extent
- on the cuff — a fold or band serving as a trimming or finish for the bottom of a sleeve.
- on the hoof — (of livestock) alive
- pain relief — techniques concerned with preventing or reducing pain
- panel thief — a thief who secretly robs the customers in a panel house.
- pastry chef — cook who specializes in patisserie
- pension off — a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.: a retirement pension.
- plate proof — proof taken from a plate ready for printing.
- ploughstaff — one of the handles of a plough
- powder puff — fluffy pad for applying powder
- powder-puff — limited to participation by women or girls: She plays on the powder-puff touch football team.
- press proof — the last proof examined before matter goes to press.
- quarter cif — (communications, standard) (QCIF), a video format standard used in videoconferencing, that transfers one fourth as much data as Common Intermediate Format (CIF). QCIF is defined in ITU H.261 as having 144 lines and 176 pixels per line, with half as many chrominance pixels in each direction. QCIF is suitable for videoconferencing systems that use telephone lines. The codec standard specifies that QCIF compatibility is mandatory, and CIF compatibility is optional.
- read out of — to look at carefully so as to understand the meaning of (something written, printed, etc.): to read a book; to read music.
- repro proof — a proof, usually pulled on glossy paper, of a fidelity suitable for reproduction by photography for making a plate.
- return half — the return part of a two-way ticket
- right stuff — the necessary or ideal qualities or capabilities, as courage, confidence, dependability, toughness, or daring (usually preceded by the).
- rostovtzeff — Michael Ivanovich [mahy-kuh l i-vah-nuh-vich] /ˈmaɪ kəl ɪˈvɑ nə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1870–1952, U.S. historian, born in Russia.
- rough stuff — violence, as physical assault, torture or shooting.
- rule out of — If someone rules you out of a contest or activity, they say that you cannot be involved in it. If something rules you out of a contest or activity, it prevents you from being involved in it.
- run foul of — to collide with or become entangled in
- saddle roof — curved covering for a building
- sam hold of — to collect; gather up
- schwarzkopf — Elisabeth, 1915–2006, German soprano, born in Poland.
- scottsbluff — a city in W Nebraska, on the North Platte River.
- second self — one who associates so closely with a given person as to assume that person's mode of behavior, personality, beliefs, etc.
- second-half — happening in the second half of a game
- section off — If an area is sectioned off, it is separated by a wall, fence, or other barrier from the surrounding area.
- self-belief — Self-belief is confidence in your own abilities or judgment.
- sending-off — If there is a sending-off during a game of football, a player is told to leave the field by the referee, as a punishment for seriously breaking the rules.
- showerproof — (of clothing, fabric, etc.) treated so as to resist rain; rainproof.
- showing-off — behaviour designed to impress people
- shuffle off — to walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait.
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- slacken off — If something slackens off, it becomes slower, less active, or less intense.
- small stuff — small cordage, as marlines, yarns, etc.
- smoke shelf — a ledge at the bottom of a smoke chamber, so made as to deflect or break downdrafts from the chimney.
- snap out of — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- sneak thief — a burglar who sneaks into houses through open doors, windows, etc.
- splashproof — resistant to splashing
- squeeze off — If you squeeze off a shot, you fire a bullet from a gun.