8-letter words containing a, l, p, e, s
- pleiades — any of the Pleiades.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- plussage — a surplus amount.
- polarise — to cause polarization in.
- polestar — Polaris.
- poseable — able to be posed or manipulated into poses
- pre-sale — a sale held in advance of an advertised sale, as for select customers.
- prebasal — (in biology) located in front of a base, or in front of a basal part
- prelease — to sign or grant a lease on (a building, apartment, etc.) in advance of construction: Agents have preleased more than 60 percent of the new building.
- prenasal — a bone in the front of the nose
- prolapse — Pathology. a falling down of an organ or part, as the uterus, from its normal position.
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- psoralea — any plant of the tropical and subtropical leguminous genus Psoralea, having curly leaves, white or purple flowers, and short one-seeded pods
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- pucellas — a tool resembling tongs or shears for handling and shaping molten glass.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- resample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- samplery — the making of samplers
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- sapropel — mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
- scale up — increase in size
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- scrapple — cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced for frying.
- sea palm — a kelp, Postelsia palmaeformis, of the Pacific coast of North America, that resembles a miniature palm tree.
- seaplane — an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- septical — septic
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- septleva — (in the card game of basset) an amount seven times as high as the player's original stake
- sex play — erotic caressing, especially as a prelude to sexual intercourse; foreplay.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- skiplane — an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.
- slaphead — a bald person
- slipcase — a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- slippage — an act or instance of slipping.
- slipware — pottery decorated with slip.
- soapless — a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- spacelab — a manned laboratory in space, developed by the European Space Agency, carried aboard an orbiting space shuttle.
- spadeful — the amount that can be dug out with or carried on a spade.
- spadille — the highest trump in certain card games, as the queen of clubs in omber.
- spaetzle — a dish consisting of lumps or threads made from a batter of flour, milk, eggs, and salt, usually poured through a coarse colander into boiling water, and then either drained and mixed in butter, lightly pan-fried, or added to sauces, stews, etc.
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalpeen — a lad or boy.
- spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.