8-letter words containing a, s, p, o
- diascope — an optical projector used to display transparencies
- diaspora — the dispersion of the Jews after the Babylonian and Roman conquests of Palestine
- diaspore — a white, yellowish, or grey mineral consisting of hydrated aluminium oxide in orthorhombic crystalline form, found in bauxite and corundum. Formula: AlO(OH)
- dioptase — a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- diplomas — Plural form of diploma.
- disposal — availability for use
- distopia — Misspelling of dystopia.
- docusoap — a television series that chronicles the purportedly real lives of an interconnected group of people, often in a melodramatic way.
- dramshop — bar; barroom; saloon.
- dyspnoea — Alternative spelling of dyspnea.
- dystopia — a society characterized by human misery, as squalor, oppression, disease, and overcrowding.
- eardrops — an earring with a pendant.
- epanodos — a return to main theme after a digression
- episomal — (biology) Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.
- escallop — A scallop shell as a charge.
- escalope — A thin slice of meat without any bone, typically a special cut of veal from the leg that is coated, fried, and served in a sauce.
- escapado — an escaped criminal
- espousal — An act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of life.
- exocarps — Plural form of exocarp.
- flattops — Plural form of flattop.
- foolscap — a type of inexpensive writing paper, especially legal-size, lined, yellow sheets, bound in tablet form.
- footpads — Plural form of footpad.
- forepast — bygone
- forepaws — Plural form of forepaw.
- forspeak — to bewitch
- gatepost — the vertical post on which a gate is suspended by hinges, or the post against which the gate is closed.
- glooscap — (among the Micmac and other Native North American peoples) a traditional trickster hero
- goalpost — a post supporting a crossbar and, with it, forming the goal on a playing field in certain sports, as football.
- gopurams — Plural form of gopuram.
- gospodar — a hospodar; a master
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- happoshu — a Japanese drink, similar to beer
- hardtops — Plural form of hardtop.
- harpoons — Plural form of harpoon.
- hat shop — a shop that sell hats
- heatspot — a spot on the skin or other surface produced by heat
- hexapods — Plural form of hexapod.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- hopheads — (slang) Plural form of hophead.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.
- hospodar — a former title of governors or princes of Wallachia and Moldavia.
- hyposmia — A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours.
- isograph — (in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- isopachs — Plural form of isopach.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- jackpots — Plural form of jackpot.
- jalopies — Plural form of jalopy.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jeopards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopard.
- joe soap — a person who is regarded as unintelligent and imposed upon as a stooge or scapegoat