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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
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