8-letter words containing s, i, n, a, p
- in phase — having the same phase.
- in shape — person: physically fit
- in spate — When a river is in spate it contains a lot more water than usual and is flowing very fast.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- japanism — a custom, trait, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Japan or its people.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- linkspan — a hinged bridge on a quay, used to move vehicles on or off a vessel
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- mappings — Plural form of mapping.
- mindmaps — Plural form of mindmap.
- mispaint — to paint badly or wrongly
- misplant — to plant badly or wrongly
- nauplius — (in many crustaceans) a larval form with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye, occurring usually as the first stage of development after leaving the egg.
- neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
- nishapur — a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- paeanism — the show of a paean
- paganism — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paganist — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- painless — without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.
- pakistan — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- panpipes — a primitive wind instrument consisting of a series of hollow pipes of graduated length, the tones being produced by blowing across the upper ends.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- pantsuit — a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- paraison — parison.
- parishen — a parishioner
- parisian — a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- passions — desire
- patients — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinous — patinated.
- paulinus — Saint, died a.d. 644, Roman missionary in England with Augustine: 1st archbishop of York 633–644.
- pearlins — clothes trimmed with pearlin
- penalise — to subject to a penalty, as a person.
- persians — of or relating to ancient and recent Persia (now Iran), its people, or their language.
- pertains — to have reference or relation; relate: documents pertaining to the lawsuit.
- phase in — any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- phase-in — an act or instance of phasing in; gradual introduction or implementation.