8-letter words containing n, s, p
- pipiness — a quality or extent of being pipy
- piranesi — Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- pisidian — the extinct language of Pisidia, not known to be related to any other language, written in a script derived from the Greek alphabet.
- pit-sawn — (of timber, esp formerly) sawn into planks by hand in a saw-pit
- pitikins — a mild oath (esp in the phrase ods pitikins)
- placings — The placings in a competition are the relative positions of the competitors at the end or at a particular stage of the competition.
- plainish — rather ordinary-looking
- planless — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- planosol — a type of intrazonal soil of humid or subhumid uplands having a strongly leached upper layer overlying a clay hardpan
- plashing — a gentle splash.
- plastron — a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
- pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleonasm — the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy.
- pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
- pleuston — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- plus-one — a person who accompanies an invited person to a social function
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- poisoner — a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- polanski — Roman. born 1933, Polish film director with a taste for the macabre, as in Repulsion (1965) and Rosemary's Baby (1968): later films include Tess (1980), Death and the Maiden (1995), and The Pianist (2002)
- polonism — a Polish characteristic or sense of identity
- polonius — the sententious father of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
- ponselle — Rosa (Melba) 1897–1981, U.S. soprano.
- pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- ponyskin — the leather from a pony hide
- poorness — having little or no money, goods, or other means of support: a poor family living on welfare.
- pop song — a song played by a pop group
- poriness — the state or condition of being porous; porosity
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- poseidon — the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
- posingly — in a posing manner
- positing — to place, put, or set.
- 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.
- praising — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prankish — of the nature of a prank: a prankish plan.
- prazosin — a white crystalline substance, C 1 9 H 2 1 N 5 O 4 , used in the treatment of hypertension.
- precents — to lead as a precentor in singing.
- prenasal — a bone in the front of the nose
- prepense — planned or intended in advance; premeditated.
- prerinse — a preliminary rinse before further treatment