8-letter words containing p, a, n, t
- puritans — a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- pursuant — proceeding after; following (usually followed by to): Pursuant to his studies he took a job in an office.
- raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- rasputin — Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- rataplan — a sound of or as of the beating of a drum.
- run past — To run something past someone means the same as to run it by them.
- sahaptin — a member of an American Indian people of Oregon, Washington, and Idaho.
- salt pan — an undrained natural depression, as a crater or tectonic basin, in which the evaporation of water leaves a deposit of salt.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- satinpod — either of two European plants belonging to the genus Lunaria, of the mustard family, L. annua or L. rediviva, cultivated for their shiny flowers and large, round, flat, satiny pods.
- snakepit — a pit filled with snakes
- snapshot — an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- spa town — a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health
- spanglet — a little spangle
- spartina — a ricegrass which grows in salt marshes
- spetsnaz — a Soviet intelligence force
- spumante — Italian. any sparkling wine.
- stamp on — tread heavily on
- stand up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- stand-up — standing erect or upright, as a collar.
- standpat — standpatter.
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- stapling — a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
- steapsin — the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- stephane — an ancient Greek headdress or crown often depicted in the statuary of various deities
- stopbank — an embankment to prevent flooding
- subplant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- supinate — to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- supplant — to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like.
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- tailspin — spin (def 23).
- talapoin — a small, yellowish guenon monkey, Micropithecus (Cercopithecus) talapoin, of western Africa.
- tank top — a close-fitting, low-cut top having shoulder straps and often made of lightweight, knitted fabric.
- tankship — a ship for carrying bulk cargoes of liquids; tanker.
- tant pis — so much the worse
- tapenade — a savoury paste made from capers, olives, and anchovies, with olive oil and lemon juice
- tapering — to become smaller or thinner toward one end.
- tarnopol — Ternopol.
- tarpeian — designating or of a cliff on the Capitoline Hill in Rome from which traitors to the state were hurled to their death
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- terrapin — any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- timespan — a span of time; time frame.
- top hand — a person who is highly skilled in some activity, esp a ranch worker
- topazine — like topaz
- topkhana — a building where artillery, ammunition, etc., are made, repaired, and stored.
- towplane — an aeroplane that tows gliders
- tragopan — any of several Asian pheasants of the genus Tragopan, having two fleshy, erectile horns on the head and wattles on the throat.
- train up — If someone trains you up, they teach you new skills or give you the necessary preparation so that you will reach the standard required for a particular job or activity.