8-letter words containing s, e, p, a, r, t
- prostate — Also, prostatic [pro-stat-ik] /prɒˈstæt ɪk/ (Show IPA). of or relating to the prostate gland.
- protease — any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- pthreads — POSIX Threads
- raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- raptures — expressions of ecstatic joy
- sceptral — of, resembling, or relating to a sceptre
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
- septaria — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- sharpest — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sparklet — a small spark.
- spectral — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spirated — twisted in a spiral
- splatter — an act or instance of splattering.
- sprattle — a struggle; fight.
- spreathe — to chap
- strapped — needy; wanting: The company is rather strapped for funds.
- strapper — a person or thing that straps.
- stuprate — to ravish or rape
- superate — overcome; surmounted; surpassed
- supertax — Chiefly British. a tax in addition to a normal tax, as one upon income above a certain amount.
- tamper's — a person or thing that tamps.
- tapestry — a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- to spare — more than is required
- transept — any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- trapnest — a nesting box that can be entered but not exited by a hen, which is then released once its eggs have been counted
- trappose — relating to traprock
- trespass — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.
- triphase — operating in three phases
- upstager — someone who upstages
- upstream — toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- wiretaps — Plural form of wiretap.