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8-letter words containing s, p, a, t

  • petrosal — of, relating to, or situated near the dense part of the temporal bone that surrounds the inner ear
  • phaestus — Phaistos.
  • phaistos — an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
  • phantasm — an apparition or specter.
  • phantast — a visionary or dreamer.
  • phantasy — fantasy.
  • phaseout — an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
  • pheasant — any of numerous large, usually long-tailed, Old World gallinaceous birds of the family Phasianidae, widely introduced.
  • pilaster — a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
  • pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
  • piscator — fisherman.
  • pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
  • pit-sawn — (of timber, esp formerly) sawn into planks by hand in a saw-pit
  • pittacus — c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
  • plaister — plaster.
  • plastics — made of plastic.
  • plastral — of or relating to a plastron.
  • plastron — a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
  • plateasm — the practice of talking with the mouth open too wide
  • platypus — a small, aquatic, egg-laying monotreme, Ornithorhynchus anatinus, of Australia and Tasmania, having webbed feet, a tail like that of a beaver, a sensitive bill resembling that of a duck, and, in adult males, venom-injecting spurs on the ankles of the hind limbs, used primarily for fighting with other males during the breeding season.
  • platysma — a broad, thin muscle on each side of the neck, extending from the upper part of the shoulder to the corner of the mouth, the action of which wrinkles the skin of the neck and depresses the corner of the mouth.
  • plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
  • playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
  • playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
  • pleasant — pleasing, agreeable, or enjoyable; giving pleasure: pleasant news.
  • pleonast — someone who uses more words than necessary
  • polestar — Polaris.
  • pop star — a famous singer or musician who performs pop music
  • portlast — the gunnel of a ship
  • post oak — any of several American oaks, especially Quercus stellata, the wood of which is used for posts.
  • post-bag — mailbag.
  • post-war — following a major conflict
  • postages — the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
  • postanal — of, pertaining to, involving, or near the anus.
  • postbase — a morpheme used as a suffix after a base word
  • postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
  • postcava — See under vena cava.
  • postdate — to date (a check, invoice, letter, document) with a date later than the actual date.
  • postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
  • postgame — of, relating to, or happening in the period immediately following a sports game: Join us for the postgame wrap-up. Fans lost control in a postgame melee.
  • postgrad — A postgrad is the same as a postgraduate.
  • postheat — to heat (a metal piece, as a weld) after working, so as to relieve stresses.
  • postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
  • postmark — an official mark stamped on letters and other mail, serving as a cancellation of the postage stamp and indicating the place, date, and sometimes time of sending or receipt.
  • postnati — those born after a particular event, esp in Scotland after the union with England or in the US after the Declaration of Independence
  • postoral — uttered by the mouth; spoken: oral testimony.
  • postpaid — envelope, card: prepaid
  • postrace — designating the period after a race
  • postural — the relative disposition of the parts of something.
  • potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
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