8-letter words containing i, s, o, p, d
- implodes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of implode.
- imposted — a tax; tribute; duty.
- impounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound.
- iodopsin — a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- isotoped — Simple past tense and past participle of isotope.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- lopsided — heavier, larger, or more developed on one side than on the other; unevenly balanced; unsymmetrical.
- lordship — (often initial capital letter) a term of respect used when speaking of or to certain noblemen (usually preceded by his or your).
- lycopsid — Any primitive plant of the division Lycopodiophyta.
- misproud — unreasonably proud.
- openside — (rugby), the space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare blindside.
- ophidism — Poisoning by snake venom.
- oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
- opus dei — an international Roman Catholic organization of lay people and priests founded in Spain in 1928 by Josemaria Escrivá de Balaguer (1902–75), with the aim of spreading Christian principles
- paradiso — heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
- parodist — a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- plasmoid — a section of a plasma having a characteristic shape
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- poolside — the lounging area around a swimming pool.
- portside — situated on the port side
- poseidon — the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
- postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
- postpaid — envelope, card: prepaid
- presidio — a garrisoned fort; military post.
- prismoid — a solid having sides that are trapezoids and bases or ends that are parallel and similar but not congruent polygons. Compare prism (def 2).
- promised — a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one: unkept political promises.
- prosodic — the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
- proudish — rather proud
- psychoid — the innate impetus to perform actions
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- side pot — (in poker with table stakes) a second or subsequent pot, separate from the main pot, created when a player's entire table stake has been bet in a main pot or another side pot and other players want to continue betting.
- siphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- slipshod — careless, untidy, or slovenly: slipshod work.
- soapdish — a shallow container for a bar of soap, used in a bathroom
- solpugid — sun spider.
- sphenoid — being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spheroid — a solid geometrical figure similar in shape to a sphere, as an ellipsoid.
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- spongoid — resembling a sponge
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- sympodia — an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
- topsider — a light canvas shoe
- unpoised — not poised; unbalanced
- wordship — Lb rare The state, condition, or status of a word.
- xiphoids — Plural form of xiphoid.
- ypsiloid — having the shape of a 'Y' or ypsilon