8-letter words containing n, p, d
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalding — Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.
- spaniard — a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- spavined — suffering from or affected with spavin.
- speeding — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- spendall — a spendthrift
- spending — to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
- sphenoid — being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- sphingid — hawk moth.
- spin-dry — to remove moisture from (laundry) by centrifugal force, as in an automatic washing machine.
- 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
- splendid — gorgeous; magnificent; sumptuous. Synonyms: luxurious, dazzling, imposing. Antonyms: squalid.
- splendor — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- spongoid — resembling a sponge
- sprained — (of a joint) having been injured by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
- springed — a snare for catching small game.
- sprinted — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- spudding — Informal. a potato.
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- stand-up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- standpat — standpatter.
- stewpond — a fishpond, often located in the garden of a monastery
- stipends — a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- sundrops — any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.
- synapsid — a fossil reptile (of the subclass Synapsida) that exhibits some mammal-like characteristics of the skull
- syphoned — a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- tapenade — a savoury paste made from capers, olives, and anchovies, with olive oil and lemon juice
- top hand — a person who is highly skilled in some activity, esp a ranch worker
- top-down — See under structured programming.
- uncapped — to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- undamped — not damped or dampened; undiminished, as in energy, vigor, etc.: undamped spirits.
- underlap — to extend partly under.
- underlip — the lower lip
- underpay — to pay less than is deserved or usual.
- underpin — to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation.
- undipped — (of a motor vehicle's headlights) not switched from the main beam to a lower beam
- unespied — unnoticed; not seen
- unhelped — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- unlapsed — no longer committed to or following the tenets of a particular belief, obligation, position, etc.: a lapsed Catholic.
- unlopped — (of a branch, tree, plant, shoot, etc) not chopped off
- unmapped — a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation: a map of Canada.
- unopened — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- unpadded — not padded
- unpained — not suffering pain
- unpaired — not matched
- unpanged — without pain or sadness