8-letter words containing a, l, p, n
- cropland — an area of land on which crops are grown
- dappling — Present participle of dapple.
- de plano — without argument.
- delphian — a native or inhabitant of Delphi.
- deplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of deplane.
- deplanes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplane.
- dipluran — Any of various hexapods, of the order Diplura.
- displant — to dislodge.
- downplay — to treat or speak of (something) so as to reduce emphasis on its importance, value, strength, etc.: The press has downplayed the president's role in the negotiations.
- dronklap — a drunkard
- dyspneal — Alt form dyspnoeal.
- eggplant — a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, dark-purple or occasionally white or yellow fruit.
- elaphine — relating to or resembling a red deer
- elapsing — Present participle of elapse.
- elephant — A heavy plant-eating mammal with a prehensile trunk, long curved ivory tusks, and large ears, native to Africa and southern Asia. It is the largest living land animal.
- empanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of empanel.
- endplate — any usually flat platelike structure at the end of something
- endplays — Plural form of endplay.
- enplaned — Simple past tense and past participle of enplane.
- enplanes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enplane.
- ensample — (obsolete) To exemplify, to show by example.
- enthalpy — A thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the total heat content of a system. It is equal to the internal energy of the system plus the product of pressure and volume.
- explains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain.
- explants — Plural form of explant.
- fan palm — a palm having fan-shaped leaves, as the talipot.
- filipina — a female native or inhabitant of the Philippines
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flapping — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- flippant — frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness; characterized by levity: The audience was shocked by his flippant remarks about patriotism.
- foreplan — to plan in advance
- gallopin — (obsolete) An underservant in the kitchen; a scullion, or cook's errand boy.
- gantlope — gauntlet2 .
- gapingly — In a gaping way.
- glamping — Informal. the activity of camping with some of the comforts and luxuries of home: Imagine glamping in a carpeted tent with a comfy queen-size bed.
- grapnels — Plural form of grapnel.
- handclap — a clapping of the hands.
- handlamp — A small lamp carried in the hand.
- helpmann — Sir Robert (Murray) 1909–86, Australian dancer, choreographer, and actor.
- impaling — Present participle of impale.
- impanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel.
- implants — Plural form of implant.
- in place — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- jalapeno — a hot green or orange-red pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum, used especially in Mexican cooking.
- kephalin — Alternative spelling of cephalin.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampoons — Plural form of lampoon.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow