8-letter words containing a, p, s
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
- b-sample — a urine or blood sample used in doping tests in professional sports to confirm or invalidate the presence of banned substances in the first sample, the A-sample
- backslap — a slap on the back indicating joviality or congratulation
- backspin — a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- bagpipes — Bagpipes are a musical instrument that is traditionally played in Scotland. You play the bagpipes by blowing air through a pipe into a bag, and then squeezing the bag to force the air out through other pipes.
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- balls up — If you balls up a task or activity, you do it very badly, making a lot of mistakes.
- balls-up — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- bandpass — (of a filter) transmitting only a set range of frequencies.
- baptised — to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- baptises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise.
- baptisia — a genus of wild flower native to North America
- baptisms — Plural form of baptism.
- baptista — a female given name.
- baptists — a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
- baptizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize.
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- base map — an outline map on which data may be plotted
- base pay — the basic rate of pay for a particular job exclusive of overtime pay, bonuses, etc.
- basecamp — Alternative spelling of base camp.
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- bepraise — to praise highly
- bespread — to cover (a surface) with something
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- biphasic — having two phases
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- budapest — the capital of Hungary, on the River Danube: formed in 1873 from the towns of Buda and Pest. Traditionally Buda, the old Magyar capital, was the administrative and Pest the trade centre: suffered severely in the Russian siege of 1945 and in the unsuccessful revolt against the Communist regime (1956). Pop: 1 719 342 (2003 est)
- bus pass — a prepaid card allowing one to use buses
- bypassed — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- bypasser — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- caiaphas — the high priest at the beginning of John the Baptist's preaching and during the trial of Jesus (Luke 3:2; Matthew 26)
- calcspar — calcite
- calipash — the greenish glutinous edible part of the turtle found next to the upper shell, considered a delicacy
- calipers — Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- calippus — flourished 4th century b.c, Greek astronomer.
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- calypsos — Plural form of calypso.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campinas — a city in SE Brazil, in São Paulo state: centre of a rich agricultural region, producing esp coffee. Pop: 2 640 000 (2005 est)
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- campness — the quality of being camp
- campshed — to line (the bank of a river) with campshot.
- campshot — a facing of planks and piles placed along the bank of a river to prevent erosion.
- campsite — A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.