8-letter words containing a, s, p, o
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- calypsos — Plural form of calypso.
- campions — Plural form of campion.
- campshot — a facing of planks and piles placed along the bank of a river to prevent erosion.
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- carpools — Plural form of carpool.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- cassiope — (sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- collapse — If a building or other structure collapses, it falls down very suddenly.
- compacts — Plural form of compact.
- compages — a structure or framework
- compares — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compare.
- comparsa — a song and folk dance of Cuba.
- copastor — a fellow pastor
- copperas — ferrous sulfate
- coprosma — any shrub of the Australasian rubiaceous genus Coprosma: sometimes planted for ornament
- copycats — Plural form of copycat.
- corpsman — a medical orderly or stretcher-bearer
- crampons — Plural form of crampon.
- dashpots — Plural form of dashpot.
- datapost — an express service offered by the Royal Mail that ensures a parcel reaches its destination either on the day of postage or the following morning
- decapods — Plural form of decapod.
- despotat — the dominion of a despot
- diapason — either of two stops (open and stopped diapason) usually found throughout the compass of a pipe organ that give it its characteristic tone colour