8-letter words containing p, t, e
- bontemps — Arna Wendell [ahr-nuh] /ˈɑr nə/ (Show IPA), 1902–73, U.S. author.
- box step — a basic step in ballroom dancing, in which the feet move in the form of a rectangle
- budapest — the capital of Hungary, on the River Danube: formed in 1873 from the towns of Buda and Pest. Traditionally Buda, the old Magyar capital, was the administrative and Pest the trade centre: suffered severely in the Russian siege of 1945 and in the unsuccessful revolt against the Communist regime (1956). Pop: 1 719 342 (2003 est)
- c-interp — An interpreter for a small subset of C, originally part of a communications package.
- cachepot — an ornamental container for a flowerpot
- calotype — an early photographic process invented by W. H. Fox Talbot, in which the image was produced on paper treated with silver iodide and developed by sodium thiosulphite
- calypter — a bastard wing or alula
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campmate — Someone who is or has been in the same camp as another person; one's fellow camper.
- campsite — A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.
- capellet — a swelling on a horse's elbow, or on the heel of the hock, resembling a wen
- capetian — a member of the dynasty founded by Hugh Capet, which ruled France from 987–1328 ad
- capitate — shaped like a head, as certain flowers or inflorescences
- capitule — (obsolete) A summary.
- capriote — a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- caproate — a salt of caproic acid
- capstern — Misspelling of capstan.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captaine — Obsolete spelling of captain.
- captived — Simple past tense and past participle of captive.
- captives — Plural form of captive; persons held prisoner.
- captured — Simple past tense and past participle of capture.
- capturer — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- captures — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- capulets — Plural form of capulet.
- carpeted — Simple past tense and past participle of carpet.
- cei-pact — Central European Initiative on Parallel Computation.
- cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
- centiped — Archaic form of centipede.
- centuple — a hundred times as much or as many; hundredfold
- cepstrum — (mathematics) The Fourier transform of the logarithm of a spectrum; used especially in voice analysis.
- cerotype — a process for preparing a printing plate by engraving a wax-coated copper plate and then using this as a mould for an electrotype
- cesspits — Plural form of cesspit.
- chapelet — A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.
- chapiter — the capital of a column
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- chaptrel — a side pillar supporting the weight of an arch
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- chepstow — a town in S Wales, in Monmouthshire on the River Wye: tourism, light industry. Pop: 10 821 (2001)
- chip set — (hardware) A collection of integrated circuits that are designed to be used together for some specific purpose. E.g. control circuitry in an IBM PC.
- chipotle — a smoked and dried jalapeno chilli pepper that is used in Mexican dishes
- chipsets — Plural form of chipset.
- clap-net — a net, used esp by entomologists, that can be closed instantly by pulling a string
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- clodpate — A blockhead; a dolt or fool.
- clypeate — shaped like a round shield
- competed — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- competer — to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie: to compete in a race; to compete in business.
- competes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of compete.