8-letter words containing n, a, p
- kneecaps — Plural form of kneecap.
- kneepads — Plural form of kneepad.
- kneepans — Plural form of kneepan.
- koopmans — Tjalling Charles [chah-ling] /ˈtʃɑ lɪŋ/ (Show IPA), 1910–85, U.S. economist, born in the Netherlands: Nobel Prize 1975.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- lampoons — Plural form of lampoon.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- langspel — a long and narrow old or traditional Scandinavian stringed instrument, played with the fingers and not a bow
- lap link — a chain link for joining two lengths of chain, having a split in one end so that it can be opened to receive other links and then closed again.
- lap-band — a device fitted around the stomach to reduce its capacity as an aid to losing weight
- lapdance — Alternative spelling of lap dance.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- lay open — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- lens cap — a small lid or cover for a camera lens which protects it when the camera is not in use
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- lin piao — Lin Biao.
- linctape — (storage) A formatted, block-oriented, high-reliability, random access tape system used on the Laboratory Instrument Computer. The tape was 3/4" wide. The funny DECtape is actually a variant of the original LINCtape. According to Wesley Clark, DEC tried to "improve" the LINCtape system, which mechanically, was wonderfully simple and elegant. The DEC version had pressure fingers and tape guides to force alignment as well as huge DC servo motors and complex control circuitry. These literally shredded the tape to bits if not carefully adjusted, and required frequent cleaning to remove all the shedded tape oxide. That was amazing, because the tape had a micro-thin plastic layer OVER the oxide to protect it. What happened was that all the forced alignment stuff caused shredding at the edge. An independent company, Computer Operations[?], built LINCtape drives for use in nuclear submarines. This was based on the tape system's high reliability. Correspondent Brian Converse has a picture of himself holding a LINCtape punched full of 1/4" holes. It still worked!
- linkspan — a hinged bridge on a quay, used to move vehicles on or off a vessel
- lippmann — Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1845–1921, French physicist: Nobel Prize 1908.
- liu pang — 247–195 b.c, Chinese emperor: founder of the Han dynasty 202 b.c.
- loaf pan — a rectangular metal or glass pan for baking cakes, breads, meatloaf, etc.
- loxapine — A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and mainly used to treat schizophrenia.
- man page — Unix manual page
- man-trap — an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- manciple — an officer or steward of a monastery, college, etc., authorized to purchase provisions.
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- manpower — power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.
- manscape — A view of a group of people.
- mantraps — Plural form of mantrap.
- map onto — to fit in with or correspond to
- mappings — Plural form of mapping.
- marzipan — a confection made of almonds reduced to a paste with sugar and often molded into various forms, usually diminutive fruits and vegetables.
- memphian — a native or inhabitant of the ancient Egyptian city of Memphis.
- meneptah — Merneptah.
- mind map — a diagrammatic method of representing ideas, with related concepts arranged around a core concept
- mindmaps — Plural form of mindmap.
- minicamp — A session run by a professional sports team to train particular players, or to test potential new players, before the main preseason training.
- minipark — pocket park.
- mispaint — to paint badly or wrongly
- misplant — to plant badly or wrongly
- mokopuna — (NZ) In M\u0101ori culture, grandchildren, or sometimes children generally.
- monocarp — a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- nametape — a fabric tape on which a person's name is written, woven, or printed: for affixing to garments and other personal belongings to identify ownership.
- nana nap — a short sleep, esp taken by an elderly person
- nanopore — A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane.
- nap hand — a position in which there is a very good chance of success if a risk is taken