8-letter words containing o, p, s, n, i
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- mispoint — (transitive) To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.
- moonship — a lunar module
- mopiness — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
- nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- nepotist — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- openings — Plural form of opening.
- openside — (rugby), the space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare blindside.
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- opinions — Plural form of opinion.
- oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
- opposing — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- opsonify — to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin.
- opsonins — Plural form of opsonin.
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- opsonize — to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- osipenko — former name of Berdyansk.
- overspin — topspin.
- paraison — parison.
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- passions — desire
- patinous — patinated.
- pensione — an Italian boarding house or small hotel
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- phoniest — not real or genuine; fake; counterfeit: a phony diamond.
- pi meson — pion.
- pignolis — pine nut (def 1).
- pin-spot — to illuminate with a pin spot.
- pioneers — a historical novel (1823) by James Fenimore Cooper.
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- 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.
- pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- ponyskin — the leather from a pony hide
- 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.
- postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence