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Definitions: Aft |
AftAdjective1. (nautical, aeronautical) situated at or toward the stern or tail. Adverb1. At or near or toward the stern of a ship or tail of an airplane; "stow the luggage aft"; "ships with square sails sail fairly efficiently with the wind abaft"; "the captain looked astern to see what the fuss was about". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "aft" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Note: Aft \Aft\ ([.a]ft), adverb. adjective. [from Anglo-Saxon expression [ae]ftan behind; originally superl. of of, off. See After.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Agriculture | American Farmland Trust. (references) |
Census | (American Federation of Teachers) Established 1916. An organization that works with teachers and other educational employees in organizing on collective bargaining issues, as well as research and educational issues. (references) |
Economics | At or towards the stern of the ship or the tail of the aircraft. (references) |
Literature | Aft The hinder part of a ship. Fore and Aft. The entire length (of a ship), from stem to stern. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Shipping | Movement toward the stern (back end) of a ship. (references) |
Transportation | In, near, or toward the stern of a vessel. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
AFT | English | American Farm Trust | N/A |
AFT | Latin | RM:Administraziun federala da taglia | N/A |
| AFD | English | Aft Flight Deck | Transportation |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
Synonyms: AftSynonyms: aft(a) (adj), abaft (adv), astern (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: fore(a) (adj), fore (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Completeness | Throughout; from first to last, from beginning to end, from end to end, from one end to the other, from Dan to Beersheba, from head to foot, from top to toe, from top to bottom, de fond en comble; a fond, a capite ad calcem, ab ovo usque ad mala, fore and aft; every, whit, every inch; cap-a-pie, to the end of the chapter; up to the brim, up to the ears, up to the eyes; as.. as can be. |
Length | From end to end, from stem to stern, from head to foot, from the crown of the head to the sole of the foot, from top to toe; fore and aft. |
Rear | After, aft, abaft, astern, sternmost, aback, rearward. |
Ship | Ship, bark, barque, brig, snow, hermaphrodite brig; brigantine, barkantine; schooner; topsail schooner, for and aft schooner, three masted schooner; chasse-maree; sloop, cutter, corvette, clipper, foist, yawl, dandy, ketch, smack, lugger, barge, hoy, cat, buss; sailer, sailing vessel; windjammer; steamer, steamboat, steamship, liner, ocean liner, cruisp, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash; punch, thwack, whack; hit hard, strike hard; swap, batter, dowse, baste; pelt, patter, buffet, belabor; fetch one a blow; poke at, pip, ship of the line; destroyer, cruiser, frigate; landing ship, LST; aircraft carrier, carrier, flattop, nuclear powered carrier; submarine, submersible, atomic submarine. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Aft |
| English words defined with "aft": after, Athwart ships ♦ Bagreef ♦ Eking ♦ fantail, Fore and aft ♦ gaff ♦ Hair bracket, Hogframe ♦ Main boom ♦ Poop deck ♦ sliding seat, sloop ♦ To stay a mast, To traverse a yard, Trim of the masts ♦ yawl, Yawl-rigged. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "aft": afterburning, air inlet flap ♦ base pressure, bellcrank, bows ♦ CG limits, crab angle ♦ deck sheer, door unlatch and landing gear unlock control, DOPPLER SYSTEM ♦ eyelid reverser ♦ floating trawl, fore and aft bridge,connecting bridge ♦ Gang a-gley ♦ inlet guide flap ♦ kedge anchor ♦ midwater trawl ♦ nose cap ♦ pelagic trawl, pile mooring ♦ stern X, stream anchor ♦ wing flap. (references) |
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Screenplays | A-F-T. Aft! (Lethal Weapon 4; writing credit: Shane Black; Jonathan Lemkin) | |
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![]() | McCandless on Arm in Aft Payload Bay.Credit: NASA. | ![]() | Doi in Aft Payload Bay Window.Credit: NASA. |
![]() | Hubble Space Telescope (HST) during the STS 61 flightThe new solar arrays are seen here from the aft flight deck, backlit against the black background of space.Credit: NASA. | ![]() | After closing the net and trapping the fish, the net is now brought on board. This is a view from the pilothouse of the fishing vessel looking aft as the net is brought through the powerblock and laid on the stern.Credit: Fisheries. |
![]() | Boat rigged for pole and line fishing. Note live bait tanks on deck fore and aft of pilot house. Poles of varying size are secured in vertical position ready for fishing. The largest poles are rigged to the pulley system that can be seen approximately 5 meters above the deck.Credit: Fisheries. | ![]() | Aft end of Gulfstream IV jet aircraft - N49RF - in NOAA hangar at MacDill AFB.Credit: Flying With NOAA. |
![]() | In the AQUARIUS main lock looking aft towards the entry lock.Credit: National Undersea Research Program (NURP). | ![]() | Berth-deck, looking forward from aft. In: "Report on the Construction and Outfit of the United States Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS", by Lieutenant-Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part XI. Report of the Commissioner for 1883. Plate VII, p. 111.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
![]() | Lower laboratory, looking from aft forward. In: "Report on the Construction and Outfit of the United States Fish Commission Steamer ALBATROSS", by Lieutenant-Commander Z. L. Tanner, U. S. N. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. Part XI. Report of the Commissioner for 1883. Plate X, p. 111.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. | ![]() | In: "The Meteor Expedition," by F. Spiess, German Atlantic Expedition 1925-1927. Starboard side of the METEOR and a view looking aft on the upper deck. Library Call Number C/La S755.Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Arnsten AFT, Smith DH. Pharmacological strategies for neuroprotection and rehabilitation following brain trauma. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Aft" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 54.81% of the time. "Aft" is used about 135 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 54.81% | 74 | 38,813 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 31.11% | 42 | 52,864 |
| Unclassified Items | 14.07% | 19 | 80,337 |
| Total | 100.00% | 135 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "aft": aft cargo compartment ♦ aft cargo door ♦ aft draught ♦ aft gate ♦ aft passenger compartment ♦ aft passenger compartment door ♦ aft side ♦ fore and aft ♦ fore and aft bridge,connecting bridge. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "aft": aft-hinged. | |
Ending with "aft": fore-aft, fore-and-aft. | |
Containing "aft": fore-and-aft rig, Fore-and-aft rigged, fore-and-aft sail, fore-and-aft sails, fore-and-aft topsail. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
aft | 167 |
aft cabin | 13 |
aft alliance | 13 |
aft fore marine | 7 |
aft fathom | 5 |
aft iftim | 5 |
aft clutch | 3 |
aft arrow | 3 |
aft mercury | 3 |
aft fore | 3 |
aft hainaut | 3 |
aft impulse | 2 |
aft buymags.com | 2 |
aft iftim.com | 2 |
aft dallas | 2 |
aft teen | 2 |
aft.org ift | 2 |
2000 aft | 2 |
aft sex | 2 |
aft test | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "aft"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | në pupë (abaft), në drejtim të pupës. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | кърма (mess, poop, provender, quarter, stern), към кърмата (sternward), който е близо до кърмата, назад (aback, about, after, astern, back, backward, behind, lunge, rearwards, sternward), на кърмата (astern), до кърмата. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | u (at, beside, by, near, on, over, up, with), na zádi (astern), na (about, against, at, by, for, in, into, on, onto, over, per, to, upon, with). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | perpendikulaer (forward, midship perpendiculars). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | loodlijn (blue gum, blue line, bluish discoloration of the gums at the margin of the teeth seen in chronic lead poisoning(4), Burton line, Burtonian line, Burton's line, forward, lead line, midship perpendiculars). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | درپس کشتی . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | perässä (after, astern, behind, in the rear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | per pendiculaire, l'arrière. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | hinten (afterwards, at the back, at the rear, behind, next, subsequently). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κατακόρυφες πλώρης (forward, midship perpendiculars), μέσου (forward, midship perpendiculars), πρύμνης (forward, midship perpendiculars), προσ την πρύμνη (abaft), πίσω (abaft, back, behind). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | בירכתי "ספי ". (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | hátrafelé (astern, back door, backward, backwards, in reverse, run of the, sternward, to get sy'). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | buritan (abaft, poop, ship stern, stern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | a poppa (abaft, astern), perpendicolare (broadside, forward, midship perpendiculars, normal, perpendicular). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | '에 (after, Backward, Backwards, Behind). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | gys y stiur (abaft), gys y jerrey, gys jerrey ny lhuingey (abaft), ec y jerrey (at length, finally), ec jerrey ny lhuingey. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | akter (abaft). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | aftay atrás (aback, after, afterwards, ago, back, behind, behindhand, following, next, subsequently), ré (abaft, astern), popa (abaft, abaft the beam, astern). (various references) la pupã (astern). (various references) на корме (abaft). (various references) na krmi, krmeni (stern), krma (poop, rudder, stern). (various references) perpendicular (broadside, forward, midship perpendiculars, orthographical, perpendicular, up and down, upright, vertical), en popa (abaft, following). (various references) akter ut (abaft, astern). (various references) kıçta (astern), kıça doğru, kıç tarafta (aback, abaft). (various references) у кормовій частини, в напрямі корми, на кормі (abaft, astern), за кормою (astern). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Ezekiel Chapter 47, Verse 4 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai diemetrhsen ciliouV kai dihlqen en tw udati udwr ewV twn mhrwn kai diemetrhsen ciliouV kai dihlqen udwr ewV osfuoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Rursumque mensus est mille et transduxit me per aquam usque ad genua |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And aft sone he matte a thousand, and ledde me ouer by the water vn to the knees. And aft sone he matte a thousand, and ledde me by the watre vn to the reynys. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through the waters; the waters were to the knees. Again he measured a thousand, and brought me through; the waters were to the loins. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And again, measuring a thousand cubits, he made me go through the waters which came up to my knees. Again, measuring a thousand, he made me go through the waters up to the middle of my body. |
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| Language | Ezekiel Chapter 47, Verse 4 |
| Bulgarian | Пак премери хиляда, и ме преведе през водата; водата бе до колене. Пак премери хиляда, и ме преведе; водата бе до кръста. |
| Cebuano | Misukod na usab siya usa ka libo ka maniko, ug gipaubog ako niya latas sa katubigan, katubigan nga diha kutob sa mga tuhod. Misukod na usab siya usa ka libo ka maniko, ug gipaubog ako niya latas sa katubigan, katubigan nga diha kutob sa mga hawak. |
| Chinese | 他 又 量 了 一 千 肘 、 使 我 昋 過 水 、 水 就 到 膝 。 再 量 了 一 千 肘 、 使 我 昋 過 水 、 水 便 到 腰 。 |
| Croatian | Ondje opet izmjeri tisuæu lakata i provede me preko vode, a voda bijaše do koljena. I opet izmjeri tisuæu lakata i prevede me preko vode što bijaše do bokova. |
| Danish | Da han atter havde målt 1.000 Alen, lod han mig på ny gå gennem Vandet, Vand til Knæene; og da han atter havde målt 1.000 Alen, lod han mig på ny gå gennem Vandet, som der nåede til Hoften. |
| Dutch | Toen mat hij nog duizend ellen, en deed mij door de wateren doorgaan, en de wateren raakten tot aan de knieen; en hij mat nog duizend, en deed mij doorgaan, en de wateren raakten tot aan de lenden. |
| Finnish | Sitten hän mittasi tuhat ja antoi minun käydä veden poikki: vettä oli polviin asti. Sitten hän mittasi tuhat ja antoi minun käydä poikki: vettä oli lanteisiin asti. |
| French | Il mesura encore mille coudées, et me fit traverser l`eau, et j`avais de l`eau jusqu`aux genoux. Il mesura encore mille coudées, et me fit traverser, et j`avais de l`eau jusqu`aux reins. |
| German | Und maß abermals tausend Ellen und führte mich durchs Wasser, daß mir's an die Kniee ging. Und maß noch tausend Ellen und ließ mich dadurchgehen, daß es mir an die Lenden ging. |
| Haitian Creole | Li mezire yon lòt senksan (500) mèt ankò, li fè m' janbe dlo a, dlo a ban mwen nan jenou. Li mezire yon lòt senksan (500) mèt ankò, li fè m' janbe dlo a, dlo a ban mwen nan ren. |
| Hungarian | És mére ismét ezeret, és átvitt engem a vizen, a víz pedig térdig ér vala. És mére ismét ezeret és átvitt engem s a víz derékig ér vala. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian ia mengukur 500 meter lagi, dan di situ airnya sampai ke lutut. Ia mengukur 500 meter lagi, dan airnya mencapai pinggang. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan lagi diukurnya seribu hasta dan disuruhnya aku mengarung air itu, dalamnya air itu sampai di lutut; dan lagi diukurnya seribu hasta, dan disuruhnya aku mengarung air itu, dalamnya sampai di pinggang. |
| Italian | Misurò altri mille cubiti, poi mi fece attraversare quell'acqua: mi giungeva al ginocchio. Misurò altri mille cubiti, poi mi fece attraversare l'acqua: mi giungeva ai fianchi. |
| Korean | 다 시 일 천 척 을 척 량 하 나 로 물 을 건 너 게 하 시 니 물 이 무 릎 에 오 르 다 시 일 천 척 을 척 량 하 나 로 물 을 건 너 게 하 시 니 물 이 허 리 에 오 르 |
| Maori | I whanganga ano he mano e ia, a meinga ana ahau e ia kia tika na roto i nga wai; i nga turi te wai. I whanganga ano e ia he mano, a meinga ana ahau e ia kia tika i waenga; i nga hope te wai. |
| Modern Greek | Και εμετρησε χιλιας και με διεβιβασε δια των υδατων· τα υδατα ησαν εως των γονατων. αλιν εμετρησε χιλιας και με διεβιβασε· τα υδατα ησαν εως της οσφυος. |
| Norwegian | Atter målte han tusen alen og lot mig vade gjennem vannet; da nådde vannet mig til knærne. Atter målte han tusen alen og lot mig vade gjennem vann som nådde til lendene. |
| Portuguese | De novo mediu mil, e me fez passar pelas águas, águas que me davam pelos joelhos; outra vez mediu mil, e me fez passar pelas águas, águas que me davam pelos lombos. |
| Rumanian | A mai mqsurat iarqw o mie de coyi, wi m`a pus sq trec prin apq, wi apa kmi venea pknq la genunchi. A mqsurat iarqwi o mie de coyi, wi m`a trecut prin ea, wi apa kmi venea pknq la wolduri. |
| Spanish | Midió otros 1.000 codos y me hizo pasar por las aguas hasta las rodillas. Midió luego otros 1.000 codos y me hizo pasar por las aguas hasta la cintura. |
| Swedish | Åter mätte han upp tusen alnar och lät mig så gå över vattnet, och vattnet räckte mig där till knäna. Åter mätte han upp tusen alnar och lät mig så gå över vattnet, som där räckte mig upp till länderna. |
| Thai | แล้วท่านก็วั"ไ"้อีกหนึ่งพัน แล้วนำข้าพเจ้าลุยน้ำไปและน้ำลึกถึงเข่า แล้วท่านก็วั"ไ"้อีกหนึ่งพัน แล้วนำข้าพเจ้าลุยน้ำไป น้ำนั้นลึกเพียงเอว |
| Ukrainian | І відміряв ще тисячу, і перепровадив мене водою, водою по коліна; і відміряв ще тисячу, і перепровадив мене водою по стегна. |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "aft": after, afterbirth, afterbirths, afterburner, afterburners, aftercare, aftercares, afterclap, afterclaps, afterdeck, afterdecks, aftereffect, aftereffects, afterglow, afterglows, afterimage, afterimages, afterlife, afterlives, aftermarket, aftermarkets, aftermath, aftermaths, aftermost, afternoon, afternoons, afterpiece, afterpieces, afters, aftershave, aftershaves, aftershock, aftershocks, aftertaste, aftertastes, aftertax, afterthought, afterthoughts, aftertime, aftertimes, afterward, afterwards, afterword, afterwords, afterworld, afterworlds, aftmost, aftosa, aftosas. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "aft": abaft, aircraft, allograft, antiaircraft, antidraft, autograft, campcraft, camshaft, craft, crankshaft, daft, downdraft, draft, driveshaft, engraft, gemeinschaft, gesellschaft, graft, haft, handcraft, handicraft, heterograft, homograft, hovercraft, indraft, ingraft, intergraft, isograft, kingcraft, kraft, misgraft, overdraft, raft, redraft, regraft, rockshaft, rotorcraft, scoutcraft, seacraft, shaft, spacecraft, stagecraft, statecraft, subshaft, tradecraft, turboshaft, updraft, upwaft, waft, warcraft, watercraft, witchcraft, woodcraft, xenograft. (additional references) | |
Words containing "aft": allografted, allografting, allografts, antiaircrafts, autografted, autografting, autografts, caftan, caftans, campcrafts, camshafts, crafted, craftier, craftiest, craftily, craftiness, craftinesses, crafting, crafts, craftsman, craftsmanlike, craftsmanly, craftsmanship, craftsmanships, craftsmen, craftspeople, craftsperson, craftspersons, craftswoman, craftswomen, crafty, crankshafts, dafter, daftest, daftly, daftness, daftnesses, downdrafts, draftable, drafted, draftee, draftees, drafter, drafters, draftier, draftiest, draftily, draftiness, draftinesses, drafting, draftings, drafts, draftsman, draftsmanship, draftsmanships, draftsmen, draftsperson, draftspersons, drafty, driveshafts, engrafted, engrafting, engraftment, engraftments, engrafts, gemeinschaften, gemeinschafts, gesellschaften, gesellschafts, graftage, graftages, grafted, grafter, grafters, grafting, grafts, haftara, haftarah, haftarahs, haftaras, haftarot, haftaroth, hafted, hafter, hafters, hafting, haftorah, haftorahs, haftorot, haftoroth, hafts, handcrafted, handcrafting, handcrafts, handcraftsman, handcraftsmanship, handcraftsmanships, handcraftsmen, handicrafter, handicrafters, handicrafts, handicraftsman, handicraftsmen, hereafter, hereafters, hereinafter, heterografts, homografts, hovercrafts, indrafts, ingrafted, ingrafting, ingrafts, intergrafted, intergrafting, intergrafts, isografted, isografting, isografts, kaftan, kaftans, kingcrafts, krafts, maftir, maftirs, midafternoon, midafternoons, misgrafted, misgrafting, misgrafts, overdrafts, rafted, rafter, raftered, rafters, rafting, rafts, raftsman, raftsmen, redrafted, redrafting, redrafts, regrafted, regrafting, regrafts, rockshafts, scoutcrafts, seacrafts, shafted, shafting, shaftings, shafts, spacecrafts, stagecrafts, statecrafts, subshafts, thereafter, thereinafter, tradecrafts, turboshafts, updrafts, upwafted, upwafting, upwafts, waftage, waftages, wafted, wafter, wafters, wafting, wafts, wafture, waftures, warcrafts, watercrafts, witchcrafts, woodcrafts, xenografts, zaftig. (additional references) | |
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"Aft" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aaf, aat, Abf, abt, Aefg, aet, af, afa, afc, afd, aff, affa, affe, Affo, affs, Afftc, afg, afi, afit, afl, afm, Afn, afo, afp, afr, Afshr, afta, aftc, afte, aftg, Aftm, afto, aftr, afts, afu, afv, Ahf, Akfm, amf, anf, aot, asf, ast, Atfi, Atq, Attf, atv, avet, avt, awf, awt, axt, cft, eft, efty, fabt, famt, fatt, fft, gaft, iafc, ift, if't, Iftr, iftz, ifut, Jafta, kaft, Naft, otf, tft, Ufw, uift, vaft. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "aft" (pronounced a"ft) |
| 3 | a" f t | craft, daft, draft, draught, graft, haft, Kraft, laughed, raft, redraft, shaft, staffed. |
| 2 | -f t | adrift, aircraft, airlift, aloft, antiaircraft, antitheft, autographed, beefed, bereft, bluffed, briefed, camshaft, chafed, choreographed, cleft, Clift, coiffed, coughed, crankshaft, Croft, cuffed, debriefed, deft, Delft, downdraft, drift, dwarfed, engulfed, facelift, fluffed, forklift, Gesellschaft, gift, golfed, goofed, handcraft, handcuffed, handicraft, hayloft, heft, hoofed, hovercraft, huffed, knifed, leafed, left, lift, loft, luffed, makeshift, miffed, oft, overdraft, overstaffed, overstuffed, photographed, proofed, puffed, rebuffed, rift, roofed, roughed, scoffed, scuffed, shift, shoplift, shrift, sift, sniffed, snuffed, soft, spacecraft, spendthrift, spoofed, stagecraft, statecraft, stiffed, stuffed, surfed, swift, telegraphed, theft, thrift, Toft, toughed, triumphed, tuft, understaffed, updraft, uplift, waft, witchcraft. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: fat. | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-t" | |
-1 letter: at, fa, ta. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-f-t" | |
+1 letter: daft, fact, fart, fast, fate, fats, feat, feta, fiat, flat, frat, haft, raft, tufa, waft. | |
+2 letters: abaft, afoot, afrit, after, aloft, craft, defat, draft, facet, facts, fagot, faint, faith, farts, fasts, fatal, fated, fates, fatly, fatso, fatty, fatwa, fault, feast, feats, fetal, fetas, fiats, flats, float, flota, frats, graft, hafts, kraft, rafts, shaft, softa, staff, taffy, tafia, tufas, wafts. | |
+3 letters: adrift, affect, afloat, afreet, afrits, afters, aftosa, artful, caftan, crafts, crafty, dafter, daftly, defats, defeat, drafts, drafty, facete, facets, factor, faggot, fagots, faints, faiths, fajita, falter, fanjet, fantod, fantom, farted, fasted, fasten, faster, father, fathom, fating, fatsos, fatted, fatten, fatter, fatwas, faucet, faults, faulty, fealty, feasts, feater, featly, festal, fetial, fiesta, fixate, flatly, flatus, flaunt, floats, floaty, flotas, foetal, folate, fontal, forgat, format, fracti, frater, frusta, fugato, grafts, haffet, haffit, hafted, hafter, hatful, infant, kaftan, krafts, maftir, nonfat, rafted, rafter, ratify, safest, safety, shafts, softas, staffs, strafe, taffia, tafias, tariff, trefah, upwaft, vatful, wafted, wafter, zaftig. | |
+4 letters: acetify, affects, affiant, afflict, affront, afreets, aftmost, aftosas, airlift, antefix, antifat, antiflu, antifur, backfit, barefit, batfish, batfowl, beatify, bedfast, boatful, caftans, caitiff, castoff, catface, catfall, catfish, crafted, daftest, deafest, default, defeats, defiant, deflate, distaff, drafted, draftee, drafter, engraft, faceted, factful, faction, factoid, factors, factory, factual, facture, faculty, faddist, fadeout, faggots, faggoty, fagoted, fagoter, fainest, fainted, fainter, faintly, fairest, faithed, faitour, fajitas, falcate, fallout, falsest, falsity, falters, fanatic, fanjets, fantail, fantasm, fantast, fantasy, fantods, fantoms, fanwort, farther, farting, fascist, fastens, fasters, fastest, fasting, fatally, fatback, fatbird, fateful, fathead, fathers, fathoms, fatidic, fatigue, fatless, fatlike, fatling, fatness, fatsoes, fattens, fattest, fattier, fatties, fattily, fatting, fattish, fatuity, fatuous, fatwood, faucets, faulted, fauvist, feasted, feaster, featest, feather, feature, fellate, fermata, fermate, ferrate, fetials, fiestas, filiate, fissate, fistula, fixated, fixates, fixatif, flasket, flatbed, flatcap, flatcar, flatlet, flatted, flatten, flatter, flattop, flaunts, flaunty, fleapit, floated, floatel, floater, flokati, flotage, flotsam, flyboat, flypast, flytrap, folates, foliate, fondant, fontina, footage, footman, footpad, footway, formant, formate, formats, fossate, foveate, foxtail, fractal, fracted, fractur, fractus, frailty, fraktur, frantic, fraters, fraught, fretsaw, frigate, frontal, fugatos, furcate, fustian, futharc, futhark, futural, gabfest, grafted, grafter, gratify, haffets, haffits, haftara, hafters, hafting, hateful, hatfuls, hatsful, hayloft, indraft, infanta, infante, infants, infarct, inflate, infract, ingraft, kaftans, leaflet, liftman, maftirs, mastiff, mudflat, nonfact, offbeat, offcast, outface, outfall, outfast, outfawn, overfat, parfait, pitfall, pooftah, rafters, rafting, ratafee, ratafia, ratfink, ratfish, redraft, reflate, refloat, refract, refutal, regraft, restaff, satisfy, sfumato, shafted, staffed, staffer, strafed, strafer, strafes, sulfate, sunfast, tackify, tactful, taffeta, taffias, taffies, tailfan, takeoff, tankful, tariffs, tartufe, tearful, terefah, tiffany, traffic, trayful, turfman, unfaith, updraft, upwafts, vatfuls, waftage, wafters, wafting, wafture. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 66 74 |
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| Braille (1829, in France) (references)
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ..-. - |
| Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A f t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0066 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)357286 |
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