8-letter words containing n, s, p
- pyranose — any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- pyrenees — mountains between France and Spain
- rampsman — a mugger; violent robber
- raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- raspings — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- rasputin — Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- resplend — to be resplendent
- responsa — the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- response — an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- respring — to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
- resupine — lying on the back; supine.
- ropiness — resembling a rope or ropes: ropy muscles.
- rsvp'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- run past — To run something past someone means the same as to run it by them.
- sahaptin — a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
- salopian — a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- salt pan — an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- sandheap — a heap of sand
- sandpeep — any of various small sandpipers
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- sandpump — a pump for wet sand
- sandsoap — a gritty general-purpose soap
- sandspur — an American wild grass
- sapience — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sapiency — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- saponify — to convert (a fat) into soap by treating with an alkali.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sarpanch — the head of a panchayat
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- 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.
- saucepan — a metal container of moderate depth, usually having a long handle and sometimes a cover, for stewing, boiling, etc.
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).
- scalping — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scalpins — small stones used to improve drainage
- scamping — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scarfpin — tiepin.
- schnapps — (in Europe) any strong, dry spirit, as slivovitz, aquavit, or kirsch.
- scooping — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scorpion — any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- sculping — the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.
- sea pink — thrift (def 3).
- seaplane — an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.
- semiopen — 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.
- sepiment — a hedge or fence that acts as a dividing line
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- serendip — Arabic name of Sri Lanka.