8-letter words containing p, r, s
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- asparkle — in a glittering or glinting manner
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- asperate — (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
- asperger — a developmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often, a narrow set of interests, but not involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- asperges — a short rite preceding Mass, in which the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water to the accompaniment of the chant Asperges me, Domine
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- aspersed — Simple past tense and past participle of asperse.
- asperser — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspirata — a heavily aspirated stop that is made without vibration of the vocal cords
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirers — to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
- aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
- aspirins — Plural form of aspirin.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- bepester — to pester persistently
- bepraise — to praise highly
- bespread — to cover (a surface) with something
- besprent — sprinkled over
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- bosporus — strait between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara: c. 20 mi (32 km) long
- bowsprit — a spar projecting from the bow of a vessel, esp a sailing vessel, used to carry the headstay as far forward as possible
- brush up — If you brush up something or brush up on it, you practise it or improve your knowledge of it.
- burpless — a belch; eructation.
- bypasser — a road enabling motorists to avoid a city or other heavy traffic points or to drive around an obstruction.
- calcspar — calcite
- calipers — Usually, calipers. an instrument for measuring thicknesses and internal or external diameters inaccessible to a scale, consisting usually of a pair of adjustable pivoted legs.
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- caprices — Plural form of caprice.
- caprines — Plural form of caprine.
- capstern — Misspelling of capstan.
- capsular — relating to or resembling a capsule
- captures — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- carpools — Plural form of carpool.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- cepstrum — (mathematics) The Fourier transform of the logarithm of a spectrum; used especially in voice analysis.
- champers — Champers is champagne.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- charpoys — Plural form of charpoy.
- chippers — to chirp or twitter.
- chirrups — Plural form of chirrup.