8-letter words containing a, g, s, p
- pangless — causing no pain
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- parasang — an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
- pelagius — died a.d. 590, pope 579–590.
- pelasgic — Pelasgian.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- phrasing — Grammar. a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence. (in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- pingrass — a geraniaceous plant, Erodium cicutarium, with fernlike leaves
- placings — The placings in a competition are the relative positions of the competitors at the end or at a particular stage of the competition.
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- plussage — a surplus amount.
- podargus — a bird of South East Asia and Australia
- post-bag — mailbag.
- postages — the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
- postgame — of, relating to, or happening in the period immediately following a sports game: Join us for the postgame wrap-up. Fans lost control in a postgame melee.
- postgrad — A postgrad is the same as a postgraduate.
- praising — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- presager — a presentiment or foreboding.
- programs — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- ps-algol — Persistent ALGOL. ca 1981, released 1985. A derivative of S-ALGOL. Database capability derived from the longevity of data. "The PS- Algol Reference Manual", TR PPR-12-85, CS Dept, U Glasgow 1985. IBM PC version available from CS Dept, U Strathclyde, Glasgow.
- raspings — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- scalping — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scamping — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- slippage — an act or instance of slipping.
- snapping — to make a sudden, sharp, distinct sound; crack, as a whip; crackle.
- spacings — an act of someone or something that spaces.
- spagyric — pertaining to or resembling alchemy; alchemic.
- spalding — Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spalling — a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- spamming — (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively): Install spam blocker software and keep your email spam filters updated to protect your accounts from unsolicited spam.
- spanghew — to throw into the air
- spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.
- spangler — a person who spangles
- spanglet — a little spangle
- spanking — to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
- spanning — the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended.
- sparling — the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- sparring — a motion of sparring.
- spawning — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- spazzing — an awkward or clumsy person.
- speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- speargun — a device for shooting spears underwater
- spearing — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- sphagnum — any soft moss of the genus Sphagnum, occurring chiefly in bogs, used for potting and packing plants, for dressing wounds, etc.