8-letter words containing s, e, p, t, a
- spreathe — to chap
- spumante — Italian. any sparkling wine.
- stake up — to close up (or in) with a fence of stakes
- stampede — a sudden, frenzied rush or headlong flight of a herd of frightened animals, especially cattle or horses.
- stanhope — James, 1st Earl Stanhope, 1673–1721, British soldier and statesman: prime minister 1717–18.
- stapelia — any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern Africa, having short, fleshy, leafless stems, and flowers that are oddly colored or mottled and in most species emit a fetid, carrionlike odor.
- steam up — water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- steapsin — the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- stepdame — a stepmother.
- stephane — an ancient Greek headdress or crown often depicted in the statuary of various deities
- stephead — dropline.
- stoppage — an act or instance of stopping; cessation of activity: the stoppage of all work at the factory.
- strapped — needy; wanting: The company is rather strapped for funds.
- strapper — a person or thing that straps.
- stumpage — standing timber with reference to its value.
- stuprate — to ravish or rape
- sulphate — A sulphate is a salt of sulphuric acid.
- superate — overcome; surmounted; surpassed
- supertax — Chiefly British. a tax in addition to a normal tax, as one upon income above a certain amount.
- supinate — to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- t-shaped — having the shape of a letter T
- tamper's — a person or thing that tamps.
- tapeless — without tape
- 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.
- taphouse — an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- tea shop — a tearoom.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- the past — the period of time or a segment of it that has elapsed
- thespiae — a city at the foot of Mount Helicon where, according to mythology, the Muses performed their games.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- tieclasp — a clip, often ornamental, which holds a tie in place against a shirt
- timepass — a way of passing the time
- timespan — a span of time; time frame.
- 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
- typecase — a compartmental tray for storing printer's type
- typecast — to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
- upstager — someone who upstages
- upstream — toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- waspnest — the nest of a wasp
- wavetops — Plural form of wavetop.
- wiretaps — Plural form of wiretap.
- zetalisp — (language) The Maclisp dialect used on the LISP Machine. The many extensions to Maclisp include vectors, closures, flavors, stack groups, locatives, and invisible pointers. Currently supported by Lisp Machines, Inc. and Symbolics.