| AFFIDAVITS | • affidavits n. Plural of affidavit. • AFFIDAVIT n. (Latin) a written statement, confirmed by oath, to be used as evidence. |
| AFFILIATES | • affiliates n. Plural of affiliate. • AFFILIATE v. to adopt or attach as a member or branch. |
| AFFIRMANTS | • affirmants n. Plural of affirmant. • AFFIRMANT n. one who affirms or asserts. |
| AFFLATIONS | • afflations n. Plural of afflation. • AFFLATION n. the act of breathing upon; inspiration. |
| AFFLATUSES | • afflatuses n. Plural of afflatus. • AFFLATUS n. (Latin) inspiration, a divine imparting of knowledge or power. |
| AFFRICATES | • affricates n. Plural of affricate. • affricates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affricate. • AFFRICATE n. a consonant that begins as a plosive and ends as a fricative. |
| AFTERSHAFT | • aftershaft n. (Ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds. • after-shaft n. Alternative spelling of aftershaft. • AFTERSHAFT n. the second shaft coming out of the quill of a feather. |
| FLAGSTAFFS | • flagstaffs n. Plural of flagstaff. • flag-staffs n. Plural of flag-staff. • flag␣staffs n. Plural of flag staff. |
| HANDSTAFFS | • handstaffs n. Plural of handstaff. • HANDSTAFF n. a staff-like handle e.g. of a flail. |
| JACKSTAFFS | • jackstaffs n. Plural of jackstaff. • jack-staffs n. Plural of jack-staff. • JACKSTAFF n. a short staff at a ship's bow, on which a jack is hoisted. |
| PACKSTAFFS | • packstaffs n. Plural of packstaff. • PACKSTAFF n. a staff for supporting a pedlar's pack when he or she rests. |
| RAFFINATES | • raffinates n. Plural of raffinate. • RAFFINATE n. the refined fraction which results after removal of impurities by solvent extraction, specifically in oil refining. |
| TAFFETASES | • TAFFETAS n. a thin glossy silk, also TAFFETA. |
| WAITSTAFFS | • waitstaffs n. Plural of waitstaff. • wait␣staffs n. Plural of wait staff. • WAITSTAFF n. waiters and waitresses collectively. |