8-letter words containing p, t, c, a
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- plastics — made of plastic.
- platinic — of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- play-act — to engage in make-believe.
- pluck at — If you pluck at something, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply but gently.
- plutarch — a.d. c46–c120, Greek biographer.
- poematic — relating to or resembling poetry
- poetical — possessing the qualities or charm of poetry: poetic descriptions of nature.
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- pot arch — an auxiliary furnace in which pots used in melting frit are preheated.
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- potlatch — (among American Indians of the northern Pacific coast, especially the Kwakiutl) a ceremonial festival at which gifts are bestowed on the guests and property is destroyed by its owner in a show of wealth that the guests later attempt to surpass.
- practice — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- praefect — a person appointed to any of various positions of command, authority, or superintendence, as a chief magistrate in ancient Rome or the chief administrative official of a department of France or Italy.
- praelect — to lecture or discourse publicly.
- protocal — (spelling) It's spelled "protocol".
- protract — to draw out or lengthen, especially in time; extend the duration of; prolong.
- pumicate — to pound or rub smooth with pumice
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- pushcart — any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- pussycat — a cat; pussy.
- put back — postpone
- rapacity — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- rat pack — a close-knit group of people with common interests who participate in various professional and recreational activities together.
- rat-pack — a close-knit group of people with common interests who participate in various professional and recreational activities together.
- rate-cap — In Britain, when a local council was rate-capped, the government prevented it from increasing local taxes called rates, in order to force the council to reduce its spending or make it more efficient.
- reaccept — to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor: to accept a present; to accept a proposal.
- recaptor — someone who recaptures something that had been taken
- recarpet — a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- root cap — the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- septical — septic
- speciate — to form or develop into a new biological species
- spectate — to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
- spectral — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- stack up — a more or less orderly pile or heap: a precariously balanced stack of books; a neat stack of papers.
- stsc apl — Implementation of APL by Scientific Time-Sharing Corporation