8-letter words containing n, e, p, t
- pianette — a small upright piano.
- piedmont — a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
- piemonte — Italian name of Piedmont.
- pieplant — the edible rhubarb, Rheum rhabarbarum.
- pimentón — smoked chilli powder
- pimiento — the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pine nut — Also, pignoli. the seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon, eaten roasted or salted or used in making candy, pastry, etc., after removing the hard seed coat.
- pine tar — a very viscid, blackish-brown liquid having an odor resembling that of turpentine, obtained by the destructive distillation of pine wood, used in paints, roofing, soaps, and, medicinally, for skin infections.
- pink tea — a formal tea or reception.
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- pinotage — a red grape variety of South Africa, a cross between the Pinot Noir and the Hermitage
- pintable — a pinball machine
- pittance — a small amount or share.
- placenta — Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- planet x — a planet (beyond the orbit of the dwarf planet Pluto) whose existence has been hypothesized but not confirmed.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- plangent — resounding loudly, especially with a plaintive sound, as a bell.
- plankter — any organism that is an element of plankton.
- plantage — plants
- plantlet — a little plant, as one produced on the leaf margins of a kalanchoe or the aerial stems of a spider plant.
- plantule — an embryonic plant in the act of germination
- plateman — a person who makes and sells plate armour
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plectron — plectrum.
- plenarty — the state of an endowed church office when occupied
- plentier — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- 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.
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- plotline — The plotline of a book, film, or play is its plot and the way in which it develops.
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- poitrine — a woman's bosom
- polytene — denoting a type of giant-size chromosome consisting of many replicated genes in parallel, found esp in Drosophila larvae
- polyteny — the condition of being polytene
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- pontifex — a member of the Pontifical College, which was presided over by a chief priest (Pontifex Maximus)
- pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- postpone — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postteen — a person older than a teenager; young adult
- potemkin — Prince Grigori Aleksandrovich [gri-gawr-ee al-ig-zan-druh-vich,, -zahn-;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee uh-lyi-ksahn-druh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ˌæl ɪgˈzæn drə vɪtʃ,, -ˈzɑn-;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi ʌ lyɪˈksɑn drə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1739–91, Russian statesman and favorite of Catherine II.
- potentia — a city in Basilicata, in S Italy.
- potently — powerful; mighty: a potent fighting force.
- potstone — a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- poyntell — a pavement of tile mosaic forming an abstract design.