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8-letter words containing a, p, o, i, n

  • napiform — round at the top and tapering sharply below; turnip-shaped, as a root.
  • neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
  • nopalito — an edible branch (or cladode) of various cacti of the genus Opuntia (prickly pear), commonly used as a vegetable
  • oedipean — of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
  • oliphant — Margaret Wilson, 1828–97, Scottish novelist.
  • olympian — pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
  • open-air — existing in, taking place in, or characteristic of the open air; outdoor: The orchestra gave three open-air concerts last summer.
  • ophidian — belonging or pertaining to the suborder Ophidia (Serpentes), comprising the snakes.
  • opinable — thinkable or able to be an opinion
  • oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
  • 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
  • pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
  • paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
  • paintbox — container of artist's colours
  • paintpot — a container for holding paint while it is being applied
  • palimony — a form of alimony awarded to one of the partners in a romantic relationship after the breakup of that relationship following a long period of living together.
  • palinode — a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
  • palomino — a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
  • panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
  • pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
  • pannonia — an ancient country and Roman province in central Europe, S and W of the Danube, the territory of which is now occupied by Hungary, E Austria, N Croatia, NW Serbia, Slovenia, W Slovakia, and N Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  • panoptic — permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
  • papillon — one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
  • paraison — parison.
  • paranoia — Psychiatry. a mental disorder characterized by systematized delusions and the projection of personal conflicts, which are ascribed to the supposed hostility of others, sometimes progressing to disturbances of consciousness and aggressive acts believed to be performed in self-defense or as a mission.
  • paranoid — of, like, or suffering from paranoia.
  • parochin — a parish
  • pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
  • passions — desire
  • patinous — patinated.
  • pavilion — a light, usually open building used for shelter, concerts, exhibits, etc., as in a park or fair.
  • pavillon — the bell of a wind instrument.
  • pavonine — of or like a peacock.
  • 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.
  • picaroon — a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
  • pignolia — a pine nut, the edible seed of the nut pine
  • pilotman — a railway worker who directed trains through hazardous stretches of track
  • pinacoid — a form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes.
  • pinafore — a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
  • pinatubo — Mount, an active volcano on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. 4875 feet (1486 meters).
  • pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
  • pivotman — a pivot (def 7b).
  • platino- — of, relating to, containing, or resembling platinum
  • platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
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