8-letter words containing p, e, l, a, n
- poulaine — a shoe or boot with an elongated pointed toe, fashionable in the 15th century.
- preclean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- prenasal — a bone in the front of the nose
- prenatal — previous to birth or to giving birth: prenatal care for mothers.
- preplant — occurring before planting
- prerenal — in front of the kidney
- prunable — Archaic. to preen.
- prunella — a strong, lightweight worsted constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of women's and children's apparel.
- psoralen — a toxic substance, C 1 1 H 6 O 3 , found in certain plants, including parsnips, used to increase the response to ultraviolet light in the treatment of severe cases of acne and psoriasis.
- purslane — a low, trailing plant, Portulaca oleracea, having yellow flowers, used as a salad plant and potherb. Compare purslane family.
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- scalepan — scale2 (def 2).
- seaplane — an airplane provided with floats for taking off from or landing on water.
- 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.
- skiplane — an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.
- spaldeen — a smooth, pink rubber ball used in playing catch, stickball, etc.
- spalpeen — a lad or boy.
- 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.
- spangled — Something that is spangled is covered with small shiny objects.
- spangler — a person who spangles
- spanglet — a little spangle
- spanless — impossible to span
- spansule — a modified-release capsule of a drug
- spelaean — of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves.
- spellman — Francis Joseph, Cardinal, 1889–1967, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman: archbishop of New York 1939–67.
- spendall — a spendthrift
- spillane — Mickey (Frank Morrison) 1918–2006, U.S. detective novelist.
- sprangle — to struggle or sprawl with limbs spread out wide
- spyplane — a military aeroplane used to spy on an enemy
- subpanel — a panel that is part of a larger panel
- supernal — being in or belonging to the heaven of divine beings; heavenly, celestial, or divine.
- towplane — an aeroplane that tows gliders
- trapline — the ensnaring filament of a spider's web.
- triplane — an aeroplane having three wings arranged one above the other
- underlap — to extend partly under.
- unlapsed — no longer committed to or following the tenets of a particular belief, obligation, position, etc.: a lapsed Catholic.
- unplaced — a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- unplayed — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- uplander — a person hailing from the uplands
- volplane — to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off.
- warplane — an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.