8-letter words containing c, e, s, p
- otoscope — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- pancreas — a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- pastance — an activity that passes time; recreation
- pastiche — a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- pathspec — pathname
- patrices — a mold of a Linotype for casting right-reading type for use in dry offset.
- pc-tiles — (language) A visual programming language.
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- peckings — to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, especially with quick, repeated movements.
- pelasgic — Pelasgian.
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- percepts — the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- perclose — parclose.
- pericles — c495–429 b.c, Athenian statesman.
- perisarc — the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- pet scan — an image obtained by positron emission tomography, using a PET scanner.
- pickiest — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piecrust — the crust or shell of a pie.
- pinchers — a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- pinscher — one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- poaceous — belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- popsicle — ice lolly
- postcode — an official code used by the post office, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- precepts — a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- precious — of high price or great value; very valuable or costly: precious metals.
- precised — a concise summary.
- preclose — to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut.
- precrash — of or pertaining to the period before a crash, esp of a motor vehicle; coming into effect or being deployed prior to a crash
- precurse — a foreshadowing or precursing
- prefocus — to focus (something) in advance
- prescind — to separate or single out in thought; abstract.
- prescore — to record the sound of (a motion picture) before filming.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- presence — the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- preslice — to slice in advance
- princeps — first edition.