8-letter words containing a, n, t, i, p
- naphtali — the sixth son of Jacob and Bilhah. Gen. 30:7,8.
- nephtali — Naphtali.
- nightcap — Informal. an alcoholic drink taken at bedtime or at the end of a festive evening.
- nit-lamp — jacklight.
- nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
- nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
- oppilant — blocking, hindering, or obstructing
- optation — (obsolete) The act of optating; a wish.
- optician — a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- optional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- outpaint — to exceed in painting
- pacation — the act of making peace
- paganist — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paginate — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
- paintbox — container of artist's colours
- painting — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paintpot — a container for holding paint while it is being applied
- painture — the art or act of painting
- pakistan — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- palatine — of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
- palmitin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 1 H 9 8 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- panoptic — permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- pantsuit — a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- parthian — a native or inhabitant of Parthia.
- partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- partizan — partisan2 .
- partying — a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.: a cocktail party.
- patience — a female given name.
- patients — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinaed — having or covered with a patina.
- patinate — to cover or encrust with a patina.
- patinize — to coat with a patina
- patinous — patinated.
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- pedantic — ostentatious in one's learning.
- penality — of, relating to, or involving punishment, as for crimes or offenses.
- pentadic — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a pentad
- penutian — a group of American Indian language families of central and coastal California, including Wintu, Maidu, Yokuts, Miwok, and Costanoan, thought to be descendants of a single protolanguage spoken at a remote period.
- perianth — the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- petaline — pertaining to or resembling a petal.
- photinia — any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.
- phthalin — any of a group of compounds obtained by the reduction of the phthaleins.
- pianette — a small upright piano.
- pieplant — the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.