8-letter words containing s, e, p, t, a
- potestas — the authority of a paterfamilias over all members of his family and household.
- practise — habitual or customary performance; operation: office practice.
- predates — to date before the actual time; antedate: He predated the check by three days.
- prepaste — to paste in advance
- pressfat — a wine vat
- prestamp — to stamp in advance
- pretaste — a taste of what may be experienced later
- primates — Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- pristane — a colourless combustible liquid
- privates — belonging to some particular person: private property.
- 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.
- psammite — any sandstone.
- pthreads — POSIX Threads
- raptness — deeply engrossed or absorbed: a rapt listener.
- raptures — expressions of ecstatic joy
- saponite — a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- sappiest — abounding in sap, as a plant.
- 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
- scyphate — being in the shape of a cup; cup-shaped.
- 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.
- septical — septic
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- septleva — (in the card game of basset) an amount seven times as high as the player's original stake
- sex tape — a recording of a sexual encounter, esp one involving a celebrity
- sharpest — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- shipmate — a person who serves with another on the same vessel.
- sidepath — a minor path
- site map — A site map is a plan of a website showing what is on it and providing links to the different sections.
- snakepit — a pit filled with snakes
- soupmeat — beef used for making soup stock.
- spaetzle — a dish consisting of lumps or threads made from a batter of flour, milk, eggs, and salt, usually poured through a coarse colander into boiling water, and then either drained and mixed in butter, lightly pan-fried, or added to sauces, stews, etc.
- spanglet — a little spangle
- sparklet — a small spark.
- spathose — spathaceous.
- spätlese — type of German wine, usually white
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- 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.
- spetsnaz — a Soviet intelligence force
- spirated — twisted in a spiral
- spithead — a roadstead off the S coast of England between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight.
- splatter — an act or instance of splattering.
- spoliate — to rob, plunder, or despoil
- sprattle — a struggle; fight.