8-letter words containing p, a, r, n
- riparian — of, relating to, or situated or dwelling on the bank of a river or other body of water: riparian villas.
- roanpipe — a drainpipe leading down from a gutter
- run past — To run something past someone means the same as to run it by them.
- sandspur — an American wild grass
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sarpanch — the head of a panchayat
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- scarfpin — tiepin.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- seraphin — a silver coin which formed the principal currency of Goa in the 16th century
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shrapnel — Military. a hollow projectile containing bullets or the like and a bursting charge, designed to explode before reaching the target, and to set free a shower of missiles. such projectiles collectively.
- snarf up — to eat quickly and voraciously; scarf (often followed by down or up).
- snarl up — To snarl something up means to cause problems which prevent it continuing or making progress.
- spadroon — a type of sword
- spandrel — Architecture. an area between the extradoses of two adjoining arches, or between the extrados of an arch and a perpendicular through the extrados at the springing line.
- spangler — a person who spangles
- spaniard — a native or inhabitant of Spain.
- spanrail — a rail connecting two legs of furniture; stretcher.
- spanworm — measuringworm.
- sparling — the European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus.
- sparring — a motion of sparring.
- spartina — a ricegrass which grows in salt marshes
- speargun — a device for shooting spears underwater
- spearing — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- spearman — a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- spingarn — Joel Elias, 1875–1939, U.S. literary critic, publisher, and editor.
- sprained — (of a joint) having been injured by a sudden twisting or wrenching of its ligaments
- sprangle — to struggle or sprawl with limbs spread out wide
- sprauncy — smart or showy in appearance
- spray-on — applied by means of an aerosol spray
- springal — a young man
- spruance — Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- spunware — objects formed by spinning.
- spunyarn — small stuff made from rope yarns twisted together
- superfan — a very or extremely devoted fan
- superman — a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- supernal — being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
- syngraph — a document signed by all parties
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- tramping — the act of tramping.
- transept — any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- tranship — transship
- trap gun — a firearm designed for trapshooting.
- trapline — the ensnaring filament of a spider's web.