8-letter words containing p, n, i
- outpaint — to exceed in painting
- outpoint — to excel in number of points, as in a competition or contest.
- overspin — topspin.
- pacation — the act of making peace
- pachinko — a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical machine in which slots struck by the player's ball release other balls that in turn are exchanged for noncash prizes.
- paeanism — the show of a paean
- paganini — Niccolò [nik-uh-loh;; Italian neek-kaw-law] /ˈnɪk əˌloʊ;; Italian ˌnik kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1784–1840, Italian composer and violinist.
- paganism — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paganist — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paganize — to make pagan.
- paginate — to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- pagurian — a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.
- paignton — a town and resort in SW England, in Devon: administratively part of Torbay since 1968
- painless — without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.
- paintbox — container of artist's colours
- painting — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paintpot — a container for holding paint while it is being applied
- painture — the art or act of painting
- 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.
- palatine — of, near, or in the palate; palatal: the palatine bones.
- palencia — a city in Castilla y León, N Spain.
- palimony — a form of alimony awarded to one of the partners in a romantic relationship after the breakup of that relationship following a long period of living together.
- palinode — a poem in which the poet retracts something said in an earlier poem.
- palmitin — a white, crystalline, water-insoluble powder, C 5 1 H 9 8 O 6 , prepared from glycerol and palmitic acid: used in the manufacture of soap.
- palomino — a horse with a golden coat, a white mane and tail, and often white markings on the face and legs, developed chiefly in the southwestern U.S.
- paludine — marshy
- panamiga — a low South American foliage plant, Pilea involucrata, of the nettle family, having toothed, velvety, brownish-green leaves and small, green flowers in clusters.
- panbroil — to cook in a pan with little fat or moisture
- panchaia — an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars, appearing as a dark region when viewed telescopically from the earth.
- pandemia — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- pandemic — (of a disease) prevalent throughout an entire country, continent, or the whole world; epidemic over a large area.
- paneling — a distinct portion, section, or division of a wall, wainscot, ceiling, door, shutter, fence, etc., especially of any surface sunk below or raised above the general level or enclosed by a frame or border.
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- pangamic — relating to pangamy
- pangolin — any mammal of the order Pholidota, of Africa and tropical Asia, having a covering of broad, overlapping, horny scales and feeding on ants and termites.
- panicked — a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- panmixia — random mating of individuals within a population, the breeding individuals showing no tendency to choose partners with particular traits.
- pannicle — a thin layer of body tissue
- pannikin — a small pan or metal cup.
- pannonia — an ancient country and Roman province in central Europe, S and W of the Danube, the territory of which is now occupied by Hungary, E Austria, N Croatia, NW Serbia, Slovenia, W Slovakia, and N Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- panoptic — permitting the viewing of all parts or elements: a panoptic stain used in microscopy; a panoptic aerial photograph of an enemy missile base.
- 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.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- pantsuit — a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- panufnik — Sir Andrzej (ændreɪ). 1914–91, British composer and conductor, born in Poland. His works include nine symphonies, the cantata Winter Solstice (1972), Polish folk-song settings, and ballet music
- panurgic — (in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- papillon — one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly.
- papinian — (Aemilius Papinianus) died a.d. 212, Roman jurist and writer.