8-letter words containing p, a, s, e
- raptures — expressions of ecstatic joy
- rephrase — to phrase again or differently: He rephrased the statement to give it less formality.
- repraise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- resample — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- reshaper — a person or thing that reshapes
- responsa — the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- respread — to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
- rhapsode — in ancient Greece, a person who recited rhapsodies, esp. one who recited epic poems as a profession
- samphire — a European succulent plant, Crithmum maritimum, of the parsley family, having compound leaves and small, whitish flowers, growing in clefts of rock near the sea.
- samplery — the making of samplers
- sandheap — a heap of sand
- sandpeep — any of various small sandpipers
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- sapience — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sapiency — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- sapphire — any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, especially one of the blue varieties.
- sappiest — abounding in sap, as a plant.
- sapremia — blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- sapropel — mud consisting chiefly of decomposed organic matter formed at the bottom of a stagnant sea or lake.
- sarpedon — a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- saucepan — a metal container of moderate depth, usually having a long handle and sometimes a cover, for stewing, boiling, etc.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- scale up — increase in size
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).
- scare up — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- scorepad — a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- scrapped — a fight or quarrel: She got into a scrap with her in-laws.
- scrapper — a fighter or aggressive competitor, especially one always ready or eager for a fight, argument, or contest: the best lightweight scrapper in boxing; a rugged political scrapper.
- scrapple — cornmeal mush mixed with pork scraps, seasoned with onions, spices, herbs, etc., and shaped into loaves and sliced for frying.
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- sea palm — a kelp, Postelsia palmaeformis, of the Pacific coast of North America, that resembles a miniature palm tree.
- sea pink — thrift (def 3).
- sea puss — a strong nearshore current resulting from the seaward flow of water, especially through a channel in a bar.
- sea wasp — any of various highly poisonous stinging jellyfishes of the order Cubomedusae, of tropical seas.
- sea whip — a gorgonian coral that forms a flexible colony resembling shrubbery on the ocean floor.
- seaperch — surfperch.
- seapiece — seascape (def 1).
- seaplane — an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.
- seascape — a sketch, painting, or photograph of the sea.
- seaspeak — the language used by sailors to ease communication between ships
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- sephardi — a Jew of Spanish, Portuguese, or North African descent
- septaria — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- septical — septic