8-letter words containing n, s, p
- gunships — Plural form of gunship.
- gypseian — relating to gypsies
- gypsying — Present participle of gypsy.
- hairpins — Plural form of hairpin.
- handpass — (Australian rules football, Gaelic football) A pass made by holding the ball in one hand, and hitting it with the other hand.
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- handspan — The width of a person’s hand, as measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip of the little finger, when the fingers and thumb are spread out.
- harpings — any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harpoons — Plural form of harpoon.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- hencoops — Plural form of hencoop.
- henpecks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of henpeck.
- hipbones — Plural form of hipbone.
- hispania — Spain.
- hispanic — Spanish.
- hispano- — Hispanic
- homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- hyperons — Plural form of hyperon.
- hypnoses — the ancient Greek god of sleep.
- hypnosis — an artificially induced trance state resembling sleep, characterized by heightened susceptibility to suggestion.
- hyponyms — Plural form of hyponym.
- impanels — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impanel.
- impinges — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impinge.
- implants — Plural form of implant.
- impoison — Obsolete form of empoison.
- imposing — very impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France.
- impounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound.
- imprints — Plural form of imprint.
- imprison — to confine in or as if in a prison.
- in phase — having the same phase.
- in posse — possible; potential
- in shape — person: physically fit
- in spate — When a river is in spate it contains a lot more water than usual and is flowing very fast.
- in sport — in joke or jest; not in earnest
- in-steps — the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- incipits — Plural form of incipit.
- incorpse — to incorporate
- insculpt — engraved
- inspects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inspect.
- insphere — ensphere.
- inspired — aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.
- inspirer — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- inspires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inspire.
- inspirit — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- iodopsin — a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- isospins — Plural form of isospin.