8-letter words containing a, s, p, o
- panofsky — Erwin, 1892–1968, U.S. art historian, born in Germany.
- pansophy — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- papooses — a North American Indian baby or young child.
- papulose — having papules
- paradiso — heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- paraison — parison.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- parcours — parcourse.
- parodist — a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- parosmia — a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- parousia — advent (def 4).
- paroxysm — any sudden, violent outburst; a fit of violent action or emotion: paroxysms of rage.
- parts of — an area in E England constituting a former administrative division of Lincolnshire
- pashadom — the office or territory of a pasha
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- pass for — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- pass off — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- pass out — to move past; go by: to pass another car on the road.
- passbook — a bankbook.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- passions — desire
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- passport — an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter his or her native country.
- password — a secret word or expression used by authorized persons to prove their right to access, information, etc.
- paste-on — that can be pasted or stuck on: canning jars with paste-on labels.
- pastoral — having the simplicity, charm, serenity, or other characteristics generally attributed to rural areas: pastoral scenery; the pastoral life.
- pastored — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- pastorly — of or relating to a pastor
- paterson — a city in NE New Jersey.
- pathoses — a diseased condition.
- pathosis — a diseased condition.
- patinous — patinated.
- patrones — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patulous — open; gaping; expanded.
- paviotso — Northern Paiute (def 1).
- pawnshop — the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.
- pea soup — a thick soup made from split peas.
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- pentosan — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- personae — a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- petalous — having petals.
- petrosal — of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
- phaistos — an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- pharaohs — a title of an ancient Egyptian king.
- phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- piscator — fisherman.
- pissarro — Camille [ka-mee-yuh] /kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1830–1903, French painter.