11-letter words containing af
- pan-african — of or relating to all African nations or peoples.
- paraffinize — paraffin (def 4).
- paraffinoid — resembling a paraffin.
- ploughstaff — one of the handles of a plough
- point after — a score given for a successful kick between the goalposts and above the crossbar, following a touchdown
- pousse-cafe — an after-dinner drink of liqueurs of various colors and specific gravities, carefully poured into a glass so as to remain floating in separate layers.
- priestcraft — the training, knowledge, and abilities necessary to a priest.
- pro-african — Also, Africa. of or from Africa; belonging to the black peoples of Africa.
- raffia palm — any of various palms of the genus Raphia, as R. farinifera of tropical Africa, having pinnate leaves that yield a strong, flexible fiber.
- rastafarian — a follower of Rastafarianism.
- road safety — prevention of traffic accidents
- rose chafer — a tan scarabaeid beetle, Macrodactylus subspinosis, that feeds on the flowers and foliage of roses, grapes, peach trees, etc.
- rough draft — writing: unfinished version
- safari park — a parklike zoo in which wild animals are allowed to roam free in an environment designed to resemble their natural habitat and are observed by visitors riding through the park in cars or buses; animal park.
- safari suit — a suit consisting of a bush jacket and matching trousers.
- safe harbor — a harbor considered safe for a ship, as in wartime or during a storm at sea.
- safe period — an interval of the menstrual cycle when fertilization is considered to be least likely, usually a number of days prior and subsequent to the onset of menstruation.
- safe-blower — a person who uses explosives to open safes and rob them
- safecracker — a person who breaks open safes to rob them.
- safekeeping — the act of keeping safe or the state of being kept safe; protection; care; custody.
- safety belt — seat belt.
- safety bolt — a bolt or lock on a door or gate that cannot be moved from the outside
- safety cage — A safety cage is a rigid part of the body of a vehicle that surrounds the passenger compartment and protects passengers during a crash.
- safety date — someone who accompanies a single person to a function to give the impression that he or she is in a personal relationship
- safety film — Photography. a film having a nonflammable base of triacetate cellulose.
- safety fuse — a slow-burning fuse for igniting detonators from a distance
- safety fuze — a long tube attached to a detonator or percussion cap and filled with a powder that burns slowly when ignited.
- safety hook — a hook that can be transformed into an eye by locking a hinged piece in place.
- safety lamp — a miner's lamp in which the flame is protected by wire gauze to prevent the immediate ignition of explosive gases.
- safety lock — a lock designed to prevent picking.
- safety zone — A safety zone is a place in the middle of a road crossing where you can wait before you cross the other half of the road.
- scaffoldage — a scaffold or scaffolding
- scaffolding — a temporary structure for holding workers and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.
- schaffhouse — a town in N Switzerland, capital of Schaffhausen canton, on the Rhine. Pop: 33 628 (2000)
- schoolcraft — Henry Rowe [roh] /roʊ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1864, U.S. explorer, ethnologist, and author.
- screencraft — the skills and talent involved in writing or making a movie
- self-safety — the state of being safe; freedom from the occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
- shaft alley — an enclosure on a ship for housing a propeller shaft and a walk for oilers.
- shaft grave — a grave consisting of a deep, rectangular pit with vertical sides, roofed over with a stone slab.
- shaft house — a structure housing machinery and other equipment at the top of a mine shaft.
- shaftesbury — Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of, 1621–83, English statesman.
- share draft — an interest-bearing checking account in a credit union.
- sight draft — a draft payable upon presentation.
- silver leaf — silver in the form of very thin foil.
- speechcraft — the art of rhetoric
- staff nurse — nurse who works on a ward
- stitchcraft — needlework or embroidery
- subaffluent — between poor and affluent
- supersafety — the state of being supersafe
- taffy apple — candy apple.