8-letter words containing o, c, t, p
- pick out — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- picotite — a dark-brown mineral containing iron, magnesium, and chromium
- pinochet — Augusto (auˈɣusto). 1915-2006, Chilean general and statesman; president of Chile (1974–90) following his overthrow of Allende (1973): charged (2001) with murder and kidnapping but found unfit to stand trial
- piscator — fisherman.
- pitch on — to erect or set up (a tent, camp, or the like).
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- pitchpot — a pot used by sailors for heating pitch.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- plectron — plectrum.
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- pochette — kit2 .
- pocketer — a person who pockets something
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- politick — to engage in politicking.
- politico — a politician.
- politics — the science or art of political government.
- poncelet — Jean Victor [zhahn veek-tawr] /ʒɑ̃ vikˈtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1788–1867, French mathematician.
- pontific — pontifical.
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- post hoc — after this; afterward.
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- postcode — an official code used by the post office, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery.
- postcomm — (in Britain) the Postal Services Commission, a body set up to look after the interests of postal service users
- postcoup — of, relating to, or occurring after a coup
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- posticum — epinaos.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- postsync — postsynchronization
- pot arch — an auxiliary furnace in which pots used in melting frit are preheated.
- pot luck — food or a meal that happens to be available without special preparation or purchase: to take potluck with a friend.
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- potlatch — (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- pretonic — a medicine that invigorates or strengthens: a tonic of sulphur and molasses.
- procinct — the state of preparedness
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- protocal — (spelling) It's spelled "protocol".
- protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
- protonic — a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- psilotic — of or relating to a disease of the small intestine
- pycnotic — relating to a theory which holds that matter formation occurred as a result of ether condensation
- pythonic — prophetic; oracular.
- recaptor — someone who recaptures something that had been taken