8-letter words containing s, i, p
- apostilb — a unit of luminance equal to one ten thousandth of a lambert.
- appetise — (rare) To whet the appetite.
- appoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appoint.
- apposing — Present participle of appose.
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- apprisal — The act of apprising, of making aware, of informing.
- apprised — appraise.
- appriser — a person who appraises
- apprises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprise.
- apprizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprize.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- apuleius — Lucius (ˈluːsɪəs). 2nd century ad, Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- asphyxia — Asphyxia is death or loss of consciousness caused by being unable to breathe properly.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspirata — a heavily aspirated stop that is made without vibration of the vocal cords
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirers — to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
- aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
- aspirins — Plural form of aspirin.
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- auspices — an augur of ancient Rome.
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- backspin — a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
- bagpipes — Bagpipes are a musical instrument that is traditionally played in Scotland. You play the bagpipes by blowing air through a pipe into a bag, and then squeezing the bag to force the air out through other pipes.
- baptised — to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- baptises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise.
- baptisia — a genus of wild flower native to North America
- baptisms — Plural form of baptism.
- baptista — a female given name.
- baptists — a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
- baptizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize.
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- bepraise — to praise highly
- bicuspid — having or terminating in two cusps or points
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- biopsied — the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
- bioscope — a kind of early film projector
- bioscopy — examination of a body to determine whether it is alive