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15-letter words containing af

  • saffian leather — leather made of sheepskin or goatskin tanned with sumac and usually dyed a bright color
  • saffron strands — the dried stigmas of the saffron, which are then crushed into powder to flavour or colour food
  • saltwater taffy — a taffy sometimes made with seawater but more generally made with salted fresh water.
  • seafood platter — a plate of assorted seafood, served in a restaurant
  • self-afflicting — to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously: to be afflicted with arthritis.
  • snafu principle — /sna'foo prin'si-pl/ [WWII Army acronym for "Situation Normal: All Fucked Up"] "True communication is possible only between equals, because inferiors are more consistently rewarded for telling their superiors pleasant lies than for telling the truth." - a central tenet of Discordianism, often invoked by hackers to explain why authoritarian hierarchies screw up so reliably and systematically. The effect of the SNAFU principle is a progressive disconnection of decision-makers from reality. This lightly adapted version of a fable dating back to the early 1960s illustrates the phenomenon perfectly: In the beginning was the plan, and then the specification; And the plan was without form, and the specification was void. And darkness was on the faces of the implementors thereof; And they spake unto their leader, saying: "It is a crock of shit, and smells as of a sewer." And the leader took pity on them, and spoke to the project leader: "It is a crock of excrement, and none may abide the odor thereof." And the project leader spake unto his section head, saying: "It is a container of excrement, and it is very strong, such that none may abide it." The section head then hurried to his department manager, and informed him thus: "It is a vessel of fertilizer, and none may abide its strength." The department manager carried these words to his general manager, and spoke unto him saying: "It containeth that which aideth the growth of plants, and it is very strong." And so it was that the general manager rejoiced and delivered the good news unto the Vice President. "It promoteth growth, and it is very powerful." The Vice President rushed to the President's side, and joyously exclaimed: "This powerful new software product will promote the growth of the company!" And the President looked upon the product, and saw that it was very good. After the subsequent disaster, the suits protect themselves by saying "I was misinformed!", and the implementors are demoted or fired.
  • syngeneic graft — a tissue or organ transplanted from one member of a species to another, genetically identical member of the species, as a kidney transplanted from one identical twin to the other.
  • telesales staff — the members of a company's staff that deal with telesales
  • tetrafunctional — pertaining to molecules or groups that can bond at four sites.
  • the affirmative — the side in a debate that supports the proposition
  • through traffic — traffic which continues on a road or highway rather than crossing onto a different road
  • time after time — the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
  • tourist traffic — the number of tourists that visit an area
  • traffic calming — Traffic calming consists of measures designed to make roads safer, for example making them narrower or placing obstacles in them, so that drivers are forced to slow down.
  • traffic control — management of road use
  • traffic manager — a person who supervises the transportation of goods for an employer.
  • traffic offence — a violation of traffic regulations, such as breaking the speed limit
  • traffic pattern — Aeronautics. a system of courses about an airfield that aircraft are assigned to fly when taking off, landing, or preparing to land.
  • turn a deaf ear — pretend not to hear
  • ultrafastidious — extremely fastidious
  • ultrafiltration — Physical Chemistry. a filter for purifying sols, having a membrane with pores sufficiently small to prevent the passage of the suspended particles.
  • unaffordability — that can be afforded; believed to be within one's financial means: attractive new cars at affordable prices.
  • walk-in traffic — The walk-in traffic of a store is the number of people who choose to visit it as they pass by.
  • week after week — every week or for many successive weeks
  • year after year — continously; without interruption
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