8-letter words containing l, p, s
- plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- plausive — applauding.
- playless — having no play
- playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playslip — a form used to nominate numbers in a lottery draw
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleasure — the state or feeling of being pleased.
- pleiades — any of the Pleiades.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- pleuston — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plimsole — a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
- plimsoll — load-line mark.
- pliosaur — a large dinosaur with a short neck
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- plotless — a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose: a plot to overthrow the government.
- plugless — having no plug
- plumbism — lead poisoning (def 1b).
- plumbous — containing bivalent lead.
- plumpish — somewhat plump; tending to plumpness.
- plus-one — a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
- plushily — in a plush manner
- plussage — a surplus amount.
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- pluvious — of or relating to rain; rainy.
- poetless — having no poet
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- polarise — to cause polarization in.
- poleless — without a pole
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polemist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- polestar — Polaris.
- polglish — informal Polish containing a high proportion of words of English origin
- poli sci — political science: to major in poli sci.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- politest — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- politics — the science or art of political government.
- polities — a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
- pollster — a person whose occupation is the taking of public-opinion polls.
- polonism — a Polish characteristic or sense of identity
- polonius — the sententious father of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- poly sci — poli sci
- polybius — c205–c123 b.c, Greek historian.
- polypous — polypoid.
- polyseme — a word with multiple meanings