8-letter words containing s, e, p, o
- otoscope — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- outleaps — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outleap.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- outpress — to press out
- outsleep — to sleep through or later than (a specified time).
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.
- outspeed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- outspell — to surpass at spelling
- outspend — to outdo in spending; spend more than: They seemed determined to outspend their neighbors.
- outspent — worn-out; exhausted.
- outspoke — Simple past form of outspeak.
- outsweep — an outward movement of arms in swimming breaststroke
- outswept — curving outwards
- overpass — a road, pedestrian walkway, railroad, bridge, etc., crossing over some barrier, as another road or walkway.
- overplus — an excess over a particular amount; surplus: After the harvest the overplus was distributed among the tenantry.
- overpost — to hurry over
- overskip — to skip over
- overslip — to leave out; miss.
- overspin — topspin.
- overstep — to go beyond; exceed: to overstep one's authority.
- paleosol — a fossil soil preserved within a sequence of geological deposits, indicative of past conditions.
- paludose — growing or living in marshes
- papooses — a North American Indian baby or young child.
- papulose — having papules
- parclose — (in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- passcode — password (def 2).
- passmore — George. Born 1943, a British artist who is noted esp for his photomontages and performance works with Gilbert Proesch
- passover — Also called Pesach, Pesah. a Jewish festival that commemorates the exodus of the Jews from Egypt and is marked chiefly by the Seder ritual and the eating of matzoth. It begins on the 14th day of Nisan and is celebrated for eight days by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel and for seven days by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel.
- paste-on — that can be pasted or stuck on: canning jars with paste-on labels.
- pastored — a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paterson — a city in NE New Jersey.
- pathoses — a diseased condition.
- patrones — a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- pea soup — a thick soup made from split peas.
- peasecod — the pod of the pea.
- peepshow — a display of objects or pictures viewed through a small opening that is usually fitted with a magnifying lens.
- pelorism — a floral mutation involving the formation of peloric flowers
- pensione — an Italian boarding house or small hotel
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- pentosan — any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- perclose — parclose.
- pergamos — an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- perilous — involving or full of grave risk or peril; hazardous; dangerous: a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat.
- peroneus — any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- peronism — the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- peronist — a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- personae — a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- personal — of, relating to, or coming as from a particular person; individual; private: a personal opinion.
- pervious — admitting of passage or entrance; permeable: pervious soil.