8-letter words containing s, l, i, p
- diplosis — the doubling of the chromosome number by the union of the haploid sets in the union of gametes.
- disapply — (transitive, legal) To decline to apply a rule or law that previously applied.
- disciple — Religion. one of the 12 personal followers of Christ. one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1. any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
- displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
- displant — to dislodge.
- displays — Plural form of display.
- displume — to strip of plumes; deplume.
- disposal — availability for use
- dolphins — Plural form of dolphin.
- dripless — designed so that the substance, item, or its contents will not drip: a dripless candle; a dripless pitcher.
- earlship — earldom (def 1).
- eclipsed — Astronomy. the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun (lunar eclipse) or the obscuration of the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth (solar eclipse) a similar phenomenon with respect to any other planet and either its satellite or the sun. the partial or complete interception of the light of one component of a binary star by the other.
- eclipses — Plural form of eclipse.
- eclipsis — (obsolete) An omission of words needed to fully express the sense of a phrase.
- elapsing — Present participle of elapse.
- ellipses — Plural form of ellipse.
- ellipsis — The omission from speech or writing of a word or words that are superfluous or able to be understood from contextual clues.
- epiblast — The outermost layer of an embryo before it differentiates into ectoderm and mesoderm.
- epilepsy — A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
- episomal — (biology) Pertaining to an episome or DNA fragments not contained within a chromosome.
- epistler — A writer of an epistle.
- epistles — Plural form of epistle.
- epistyle — architrave (sense 1)
- epsilons — Plural form of epsilon.
- espalier — A fruit tree or ornamental shrub whose branches are trained to grow flat against a wall, supported on a lattice or a framework of stakes.
- especial — Better or greater than usual; special.
- espiègle — playful
- explains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of explain.
- exploits — Plural form of exploit.
- fishpole — A fishing pole.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- fleapits — Plural form of fleapit.
- flippers — Plural form of flipper.
- flipside — (music) The B-side of a phonograph record.
- floppies — Plural form of floppy.
- glimpsed — a very brief, passing look, sight, or view.
- glimpses — Plural form of glimpse.
- glumpish — glum
- glyphics — Plural form of glyphic.
- glyptics — the act or process of producing glyptic ornaments.
- gymslips — Plural form of gymslip.
- haplosis — the production of haploid chromosome groups during meiosis.
- harelips — Plural form of harelip.
- helipads — Plural form of helipad.
- helistop — a heliport.
- helpings — Plural form of helping.
- hilltops — Plural form of hilltop.
- hipflask — Alternative spelling of hip flask.
- hoplites — Plural form of hoplite.
- hospital — an institution in which sick or injured persons are given medical or surgical treatment.