8-letter words containing n, i, p, l, e
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- pleading — the act of a person who pleads.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleating — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plebeian — belonging or pertaining to the common people.
- pledging — a solemn promise or agreement to do or refrain from doing something: a pledge of aid; a pledge not to wage war.
- plentier — a full or abundant supply or amount: There is plenty of time.
- plingnet — UUCPNET. See also pling.
- pliocene — noting or pertaining to an epoch of the Tertiary Period, occurring from 10 to 2 million years ago, and characterized by increased size and numbers of mammals, by the growth of mountains, and by global climatic cooling.
- plotline — The plotline of a book, film, or play is its plot and the way in which it develops.
- polonize — to make Polish; cause or force to take on ways, customs, viewpoints, etc., that are characteristically Polish.
- polyenic — relating to a polyene
- polypine — relating to polyps
- popeline — a fabric, resembling broadcloth, rep, or poplin and made with silk or rayon warp and wool filling, used in the manufacture of dress goods.
- popeling — a deputy or supporter of the Pope
- poulaine — a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- princely — greatly liberal; lavish; magnificent: a princely entertainment.
- pulicene — flea-ridden
- purelink — An incremental linker from Pure Software.
- replevin — an action for the recovery of goods or chattels wrongfully taken or detained.
- replicon — any genetic element that can regulate and effect its own replication from initiation to completion.
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- shelepin — Alexandr Nikolayevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–1994, Soviet government official.
- skiplane — an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.
- sleep in — live-in (def 1).
- sleep-in — live-in (def 1).
- sleeping — the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleipnir — the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- spelling — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.
- spillane — Mickey (Frank Morrison) 1918–2006, U.S. detective novelist.
- spindled — a rounded rod, usually of wood, tapering toward each end, used in hand-spinning to twist into thread the fibers drawn from the mass on the distaff, and on which the thread is wound as it is spun.
- spindler — a person who spindles
- spinless — having no spin
- splendid — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
- splenium — a structure in the brain
- splenius — a broad muscle on each side of the back of the neck and the upper part of the thoracic region, the action of which draws the head backward and assists in turning it to one side.
- splinter — a small, thin, sharp piece of wood, bone, or the like, split or broken off from the main body.
- sprinkle — to scatter (a liquid, powder, etc.) in drops or particles: She sprinkled powder on the baby.
- supinely — lying on the back, face or front upward.
- tholepin — thole1
- topliner — so important as to be named at or near the top of a newspaper item, advertisement, or the like: a topline actress; topline news.
- trapline — the ensnaring filament of a spider's web.
- triplane — an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other
- tumpline — a strap or sling passed around the chest or forehead to help support a pack carried on a person's back.
- underlip — the lower lip
- unpolite — impolite.
- unripely — in an unripe manner
- vilipend — to regard or treat as of little value or account.
- whelping — Present participle of whelp.
- yelpings — Plural form of yelping.