8-letter words containing i, t, a, p
- appoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appoint.
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- apractic — a disorder of the nervous system, characterized by an inability to perform purposeful movements, but not accompanied by a loss of sensory function or paralysis.
- apricate — to sunbathe or bask in the sun
- apricity — (obsolete) The warmth of the Sun.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- apterium — a bare patch on the skin of a bird between the feathered pterylae
- aptitude — Someone's aptitude for a particular kind of work or activity is their ability to learn it quickly and to do it well.
- apyretic — without fever
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspirata — a heavily aspirated stop that is made without vibration of the vocal cords
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- atrophia — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atrophic — Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autoptic — relating to or belonging to personal observation
- bad trip — a mentally or physically horrifying drug-taking experience, as one accompanied by nightmarish hallucinations or by physical pain.
- baptised — to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- baptises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise.
- baptisia — a genus of wild flower native to North America
- baptisms — Plural form of baptism.
- baptista — a female given name.
- baptists — a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
- baptized — Simple past tense and past participle of baptize.
- baptizer — someone who baptises
- baptizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize.
- bear pit — a place, such as parliament or the stock market ,where there are a lot of aggressive, argumentative and competitive people
- bi-party — representing two distinct parties: a biparty investigating committee.
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- bit part — A bit part is a small and unimportant role for an actor in a film or play.
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- britpack — a group of young and successful British actors, directors, artists, etc
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campsite — A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- capacity — The capacity of a container is its volume, or the amount of liquid it can hold, measured in units such as litres or gallons.
- capetian — a member of the dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, which ruled France from 987–1328 ad
- capitals — Plural form of capital.
- capitano — a captain or chief
- capitate — shaped like a head, as certain flowers or inflorescences
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- capitula — Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
- capitule — (obsolete) A summary.
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.