8-letter words containing a, n, p, l, s
- pangless — causing no pain
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- paulinus — Saint, died a.d. 644, Roman missionary in England with Augustine: 1st archbishop of York 633–644.
- pearlins — clothes trimmed with pearlin
- penalise — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- pin seal — leather made of the skin of young seals.
- placings — The placings in a competition are the relative positions of the competitors at the end or at a particular stage of the competition.
- plainish — rather ordinary-looking
- planless — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- planosol — a type of intrazonal soil of humid or subhumid uplands having a strongly leached upper layer overlying a clay hardpan
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- plastron — a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- postanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
- prenasal — a bone in the front of the nose
- 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.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- salopian — a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- salt pan — an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).
- scalping — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scalpins — small stones used to improve drainage
- seaplane — an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.
- 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.
- snarl up — To snarl something up means to cause problems which prevent it continuing or making progress.
- soapland — a Japanese bathhouse and brothel
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalding — Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spalling — a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- 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.
- spangler — a person who spangles
- spanglet — a little spangle
- spanless — impossible to span
- spanrail — a rail connecting two legs of furniture; stretcher.
- spansule — a modified-release capsule of a drug
- sparling — the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.