8-letter words containing p, a, e, o
- jeopards — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of jeopard.
- jeopardy — hazard or risk of or exposure to loss, harm, death, or injury: For a moment his life was in jeopardy.
- joe soap — a person who is regarded as unintelligent and imposed upon as a stooge or scapegoat
- kalliope — calliope (def 2).
- kephalos — Cephalus.
- la porte — a city in NW Indiana.
- lakeport — a port city located on the shore of a lake, especially one of the Great Lakes.
- lancepod — any tropical, leguminous tree or shrub of the genus Lonchocarpus, the roots of which yield rotenone.
- lap robe — a blanket, fur covering, or the like, used to cover one's lap or legs, as when sitting outdoors or riding in an open vehicle.
- lapstone — A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers used to beat leather.
- lay open — to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk.
- leapfrog — a game in which players take turns in leaping over another player bent over from the waist.
- leopardi — Count Giacomo [jah-kuh-moh;; Italian jah-kaw-maw] /ˈdʒɑ kəˌmoʊ;; Italian ˈdʒɑ kɔ mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1798–1837, Italian poet.
- leopards — Plural form of leopard.
- levodopa — a synthetic substance, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , that is converted in the brain to dopamine: used chiefly in the treatment of parkinsonism.
- lipoates — Plural form of lipoate.
- loxapine — A typical antipsychotic medication derived from dibenzazepine and mainly used to treat schizophrenia.
- manpower — power in terms of people available or required for work or military service: the manpower of a country.
- maypoles — Plural form of maypole.
- megacorp — (informal) A very large corporation; megacorporation.
- megaflop — A unit of computing speed equal to one million floating-point operations per second.
- megalops — the larval stage of marine crabs immediately prior to and resembling the adult stage.
- megapode — any of several large-footed, short-winged gallinaceous Australasian birds of the family Megapodiidae, typically building a compostlike mound of decaying vegetation as an incubator for their eggs.
- memo pad — memorandum pad
- mercapto — containing the mercapto group; sulfhydryl; thiol.
- mesocarp — the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- mesopeak — the level of maximum temperature in the mesophere, at an altitude of about 30 miles (48 km).
- metaphor — a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”. Compare mixed metaphor, simile (def 1).
- namedrop — Alternative spelling of name-drop.
- nanopore — A pore, of nanometre dimensions, in a membrane.
- napoleon — (Louis Napoleon; Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte) [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1808–73, president of France 1848–52, emperor of France 1852–70 (nephew of Napoleon I).
- naproxen — a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory substance, C 1 4 H 1 4 O 3 , used chiefly in the management of certain types of arthritis and as a painkiller.
- 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)
- neopagan — Alternative spelling of neo-pagan.
- neoplasm — a new, often uncontrolled growth of abnormal tissue; tumor.
- nonpayer — One who is not a payer, who does not pay.
- notepads — Plural form of notepad.
- o-shaped — resembling the rounded form of the letter O
- occupate — (obsolete) To occupy.
- oedipean — of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
- off-peak — of, relating to, or during a period of less than maximum frequency, demand, intensity, or use: the off-peak travel season; off-peak train fares.
- oilpaper — a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil.
- oldspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.
- omoplate — the shoulder blade
- on paper — a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- opalesce — to exhibit a play of colors like that of the opal.
- opalized — made into an opal
- opaquely — not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- open bar — a bar at a reception that serves drinks whose cost has been borne by the host, an admission charge, a sponsor, etc.: Before the banquet there will be an open bar from 5 to 7 p.m.
- open day — An open day is a day on which members of the public are encouraged to visit a particular school, university, or other institution to see what it is like.