8-letter words containing s, p, a, t
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- 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
- at speed — quickly
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attempts — An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed.
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- 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.
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- boatslip — a docking place for a boat, as between wharves.
- budapest — the capital of Hungary, on the River Danube: formed in 1873 from the towns of Buda and Pest. Traditionally Buda, the old Magyar capital, was the administrative and Pest the trade centre: suffered severely in the Russian siege of 1945 and in the unsuccessful revolt against the Communist regime (1956). Pop: 1 719 342 (2003 est)
- caltrops — Plural form of caltrop.
- campiest — of, relating to, or characterized by camp: a campy send-up of romantic operetta.
- campshot — a facing of planks and piles placed along the bank of a river to prevent erosion.
- campsite — A campsite is a place where people who are on holiday can stay in tents.
- cantrips — Plural form of cantrip.
- capitals — Plural form of capital.
- capitols — Plural form of capitol.
- capstans — Plural form of capstan.
- capstern — Misspelling of capstan.
- capstone — one of a set of slabs on the top of a wall, building, etc
- captains — Plural form of captain.
- captchas — Plural form of captcha.
- captions — Plural form of caption.
- captious — apt to make trivial criticisms; fault-finding; carping
- captives — Plural form of captive; persons held prisoner.
- captures — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- capulets — Plural form of capulet.
- carports — Plural form of carport.
- catalpas — Plural form of catalpa.
- chapatis — Plural form of chapati.
- chaplets — Plural form of chaplet.
- chapters — Plural form of chapter.
- cheapest — costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive: a cheap dress.
- claspeth — (archaic) Third-person singular simple present indicative form of clasp.
- compacts — Plural form of compact.
- copastor — a fellow pastor
- copycats — Plural form of copycat.