5-letter words containing af
- kafre — (Chephren) flourished late 26th century b.c, Egyptian king of the fourth dynasty (son of Cheops): builder of second pyramid at El Giza.
- kafta — Alternative spelling of kofta.
- kafue — a river in S central Africa, flowing SE along the Zaire-Zambia border and then SW and E through Zambia to the Zambezi River above Kariba Lake. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
- kenaf — a tropical plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, of the mallow family, yielding a fiber resembling jute.
- kraft — a strong, usually brown paper processed from wood pulp, used chiefly for bags and as wrapping paper.
- laffs — Plural form of laff.
- lafta — Latin American Free Trade Area, the name before 1981 of the Latin American Integration Association
- leafs — one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
- leafy — having, abounding in, or covered with leaves or foliage: the leafy woods.
- loafs — to idle away time: He figured the mall was as good a place as any for loafing.
- mafia — a hierarchically structured secret organization allegedly engaged in smuggling, racketeering, trafficking in narcotics, and other criminal activities in the U.S., Italy, and elsewhere.
- mafic — of or relating to rocks rich in dark, ferromagnesian minerals. Compare basic (def 4), ultramafic.
- mafoo — In China, someone who looks after horses in a stable; a groom. (from 19th c.).
- maqaf — (Hebrew typography) The Hebrew script hyphen (־).
- musaf — the religious service celebrated by Jews in addition to and immediately after the morning service on the Sabbath and festivals.
- naafi — Navy, Army, and Air Force Institutes: an organization that provides social facilities, stores, etc., to British military personnel.
- nafta — North American Free Trade Agreement.
- nafud — Nefud Desert.
- najaf — a city in central Iraq: holy city of the Shiʿites; shrine contains tomb of Ali (a.d. c600–661), founder of the Shiʿite sect.
- nyaff — a small or contemptible person
- pilaf — a Middle Eastern dish consisting of sautéed, seasoned rice steamed in bouillon, sometimes with poultry, meat or shellfish.
- quaff — to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment.
- raffe — a triangular sail set in the manner of a square sail above the uppermost yard of a topsail schooner.
- rafia — a derogatory term for the Irish Republican Army, when considered as a source of organized crime
- rafvr — Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
- rnzaf — Royal New Zealand Air Force
- s afr — South Africa
- safar — the second month of the Muslim calendar.
- safer — secure from liability to harm, injury, danger, or risk: a safe place.
- scaff — food
- shaft — a long pole forming the body of various weapons, as lances, halberds, or arrows.
- sheaf — one of the bundles in which cereal plants, as wheat, rye, etc., are bound after reaping.
- snafu — a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- staff — a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- taffy — a chewy candy made of sugar or molasses boiled down, often with butter, nuts, etc.
- tafia — a type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like.
- vafio — an archaeological site in S Greece, in Peloponnesus.
- waaaf — Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force
- wafer — a thin, crisp cake or biscuit, often sweetened and flavored.
- wafts — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of waft.
- wafty — Tending to waft; gaseous, insubstantial.
- wraaf — Women's Royal Australian Air Force