orf
Not valid in Scrabble
It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.
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Definition of orf
8 senses · 5 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of open reading frame.
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noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of open reading frame.
- (uncountable)An exanthemous disease caused by a parapox virus, occurring primarily in sheep and goats but also capable of infecting humans.
- (alt-of, alternative)Alternative form of orfe (“type of fish”).
name
- (Austria, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Österreichischer Rundfunk (“Austrian Broadcasting Corporation”).
- A surname from German.
adv
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(alt-of, not-comparable, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of off.
“'Yes – you clear orf!' said Mr Goon majestically, feeling that he really had got the better of those interfering kids this time.”
adj
- (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of off.
prep
- (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling)Pronunciation spelling of off.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Old Norse hrufa (“scab”), from Proto-Germanic *hreubaz (whence also dandruff).
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