8-letter words containing p, a, s, n
- paganist — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- painless — without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.
- pakistan — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- pancreas — a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
- pandanus — any plant of the genus Pandanus, having sword-shaped leaves arranged in a spiral, comprising the screw pines.
- pandarus — a Trojan who attempted to assassinate Menelaus, thereby violating a truce between the Greeks and the Trojans and prolonging the Trojan War: in Chaucerian and other medieval accounts, he is the procurer of Cressida for Troilus.
- pandavas — (in the Mahabharata) the family of Arjuna, at war with their cousins, the Kauravas.
- paneless — (of a building or window) without panes of glass
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- pangless — causing no pain
- pangloss — a person who views a situation with unwarranted optimism
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- panofsky — Erwin, 1892–1968, U.S. art historian, born in Germany.
- panpipes — a primitive wind instrument consisting of a series of hollow pipes of graduated length, the tones being produced by blowing across the upper ends.
- pansophy — universal wisdom or knowledge.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- pantsuit — a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- paraison — parison.
- parasang — an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).
- parishen — a parishioner
- parisian — a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- parmesan — of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- partners — a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- pasadena — a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- passband — the range of frequencies that pass with a minimum of attenuation through an electronic filter.
- passions — desire
- pastance — an activity that passes time; recreation
- paste-on — that can be pasted or stuck on: canning jars with paste-on labels.
- pastness — the state or fact of being past.
- paterson — a city in NE New Jersey.
- patients — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinous — patinated.
- patrones — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patterns — a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- paulinus — Saint, died a.d. 644, Roman missionary in England with Augustine: 1st archbishop of York 633–644.
- pawnshop — the shop of a pawnbroker, especially one where unredeemed items are displayed and sold.
- paysandu — a city in W Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- pearlins — clothes trimmed with pearlin
- peasants — a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- peasanty — having qualities ascribed to traditional country life or people; simple or unsophisticated
- penalise — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- pentosan — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- persians — of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
- personae — a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.