8-letter words containing n, s, p
- snow pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon, having thin, flat, edible pods that are used in cookery.
- snowdrop — any of several early-blooming bulbous plants belonging to the genus Galanthus, of the amaryllis family, native to Eurasia, especially G. nivalis, having drooping white flowers with green markings.
- snowpack — the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
- snowplow — an implement or machine for clearing away snow from highways, railroad tracks, etc.
- snowslip — a body of snow that slips down a mountain; an avalanche
- soapland — a Japanese bathhouse and brothel
- sorption — the state or process of being sorbed.
- soupbone — a bone used for making soup or broth.
- 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
- spaceman — an astronaut.
- spacings — an act of someone or something that spaces.
- spademan — a man who works with spade
- spadroon — a type of sword
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalding — Albert, 1888–1953, U.S. violinist.
- spalling — a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
- spalpeen — a lad or boy.
- spamming — (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively): Install spam blocker software and keep your email spam filters updated to protect your accounts from unsolicited spam.
- span-new — brand-new.
- 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.
- spanghew — to throw into the air
- spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.
- spangler — a person who spangles
- spanglet — a little spangle
- spaniard — a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- spanking — to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
- spanless — impossible to span
- spanning — the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended.
- spanrail — a rail connecting two legs of furniture; stretcher.
- spanspek — a sweet rough-skinned melon; a cantaloupe: family Cucurbitaceae
- spansule — a modified-release capsule of a drug
- spanworm — measuringworm.
- sparling — the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- sparring — a motion of sparring.
- spartina — a ricegrass which grows in salt marshes
- spavined — suffering from or affected with spavin.
- spawning — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- spazzing — an awkward or clumsy person.
- speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- speargun — a device for shooting spears underwater
- spearing — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- spearman — a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- spec'ing — Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- speccing — Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- specimen — a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
- specking — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- spectrin — a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.
- speeding — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- spelaean — of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves.
- spelling — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.