8-letter words containing s, l, i, p
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- salt pit — a pit where salt is obtained.
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- scalping — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scalpins — small stones used to improve drainage
- scrimply — sparingly
- sculping — the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.
- sculpsit — he engraved, carved, or sculptured (it); she engraved, carved, or sculptured (it). Abbreviation: sc.
- semplice — to be performed in a simple manner
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- septical — septic
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- serpulid — a marine polychaete worm of the family Serpulidae, which constructs and lives in a calcareous tube attached to stones or seaweed and has a crown of ciliated tentacles
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shelepin — Alexandr Nikolayevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–1994, Soviet government official.
- shipless — free of ships
- shipload — a full load for a ship.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shoplift — to steal (merchandise) as a shoplifter.
- sideslip — to slip to one side.
- silphium — an American flowering wild plant of the family Asteraceae
- simples! — an expression used to suggest that something can be done or understood with no difficulty
- simplest — easy to understand, deal with, use, etc.: a simple matter; simple tools.
- simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- simplism — exaggerated simplicity, as in concentrating on a single aspect or factor of a problem or situation while disregarding others; oversimplification: The senator is given to simplism in dealing with international issues.
- simplist — a herbalist
- simpulum — an ancient dipper having the rim of the bowl at right angles to the handle.
- ski pole — a slender pole or stick, usually with a metal point at one end, a loop for the hand at the other, and a disk near the lower end to prevent its sinking into snow, used in skiing to gain momentum, maintain balance, execute certain jumps, etc.
- skimpily — lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- skiplane — an airplane equipped with skis to enable it to land on and take off from snow.
- sleep in — live-in (def 1).
- sleep-in — live-in (def 1).
- sleepily — ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- sleeping — the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleipnir — the eight-legged horse of Odin.
- slice up — cut into thin pieces
- slick up — to make sleek or smooth.
- slip out — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- slip top — the end of a slip stem on a spoon.
- slipcase — a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- slipform — a moveable mould for building large concrete structures such as roads, towers and bridges
- slipknot — a knot that slips easily along the cord or line around which it is made.
- slipless — to move, flow, pass, or go smoothly or easily; glide; slide: Water slips off a smooth surface.
- slipover — of or denoting a garment that can be put on easily over the head
- slippage — an act or instance of slipping.
- slippers — Slippers are loose, soft shoes that you wear in your room.
- slippery — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- slippily — in a slippy manner
- sliprail — a rail in a fence that can be slipped out of place to make an opening