8-letter words containing n, o, t, s, p
- position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- positron — an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- postanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
- postburn — after injury from burns
- postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence
- postpone — to put off to a later time; defer: He has postponed his departure until tomorrow.
- postpunk — of or related to a style of music that followed punk rock
- postsync — postsynchronization
- postteen — a person older than a teenager; young adult
- potstone — a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- prostoon — (in classical architecture) a portico.
- proteins — Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protense — extension in time
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- set upon — to put (something or someone) in a particular place: to set a vase on a table.
- setpoint — the desired value in a closed-loop feedback system, as in regulation of temperature or pressure.
- signpost — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
- sinopite — a clay-like mineral containing iron oxides
- siphonet — (of aphids) a small siphon on the abdomen by which an aphid emits sticky liquid
- sit-upon — a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- sorption — the state or process of being sorbed.
- spa town — a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health
- spin out — the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spin-out — the spinning out of control into a rotating skid of a car or other vehicle.
- spittoon — a cuspidor.
- spontoon — a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- sporting — of, relating to, or used in sports or a particular sport: sport fishing.
- spotting — the hobby of watching for and noting particular examples of something, such as birds, numbers or types of trains, buses, etc
- spouting — a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- stamp on — tread heavily on
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- stewpond — a fishpond, often located in the garden of a monastery
- stinkpot — Also called stinkball. a jar containing combustibles or other materials that generate offensive and suffocating vapors, formerly used in warfare.
- stolypin — Petr Arkadievich. 1863–1911, Russian conservative statesman: prime minister (1906–11). He instituted agrarian reforms but was ruthless in suppressing rebellion: assassinated
- stooping — to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.
- stopbank — an embankment to prevent flooding
- stopping — the act of stopping.
- sunspots — one of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically on the surface of the sun and affect terrestrial magnetism and certain other terrestrial phenomena.
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- synoptic — pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
- synthpop — popular music played with synthesizers and having light upbeat melodies and lyrics.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- ten-spot — a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- thompson — Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S.
- tompkins — Daniel D. 1774–1825, U.S. politician and jurist: vice president of the U.S. 1817–25.
- topstone — a stone forming the top of something
- township — a unit of local government, usually a subdivision of a county, found in most midwestern and northeastern states of the U.S. and in most Canadian provinces.