7-letter words containing s, p, e, a
- spaniel — one of any of several breeds of small or medium-sized dogs, usually having a long, silky coat and long, drooping ears.
- spanked — to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment.
- spanker — Nautical. a fore-and-aft sail on the aftermost lower mast of a sailing vessel having three or more masts. a designation given to the mast abaft a mizzenmast, usually the aftermost mast in any vessel.
- spanned — the distance between the tip of the thumb and the tip of the little finger when the hand is fully extended.
- spanner — a person or thing that spans.
- sparger — a sprinkling.
- sparker — a lover, swain, or beau.
- sparkie — an electrician
- sparkle — to issue in or as if in little sparks, as fire or light: The candlelight sparkled in the crystal.
- sparred — a motion of sparring.
- sparrer — someone who spars
- sparver — a tentlike bed curtain or canopy.
- spattee — a type of gaiter or stocking
- spatter — to scatter or dash in small particles or drops: The dog spattered mud on everyone when he shook himself.
- spatule — a spatula
- spatzle — spaetzle.
- speaker — Tris(tram E.) 1888–1958, U.S. baseball player.
- speared — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- special — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- spectra — a plural of spectrum.
- specula — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- spelean — of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves.
- spemann — Hans [hahns] /hɑns/ (Show IPA), 1869–1941, German zoologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1935.
- spheral — of or relating to a sphere.
- spicate — having spikes, as a plant.
- spinate — having thorns or a spine
- spiraea — any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- splayed — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- spokane — a city in E Washington.
- sprague — Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.
- sprayer — device that sprays a liquid
- sprayey — like, spattered with, or sending out spray
- spreagh — a raid to steal cattle
- spuriae — the feathers on the bastard wing of a bird
- spyware — Computers. software that is installed surreptitiously and gathers information about an Internet user's browsing habits, intercepts the user's personal data, etc., transmitting this information to a third party: a parent's use of spyware to monitor a child's online activities.
- stamped — A stamped envelope or package has a stamp stuck on it.
- stamper — a person or thing that stamps.
- stapler — a person who staples wool.
- stewpan — a pan for stewing; saucepan.
- swamped — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swamper — Informal. a person who inhabits, works in, or is exceptionally familiar with swamps.
- swapped — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- swapper — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- synapse — a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
- synapte — a litany.
- talipes — a clubfoot.
- tapster — a bartender.
- teacups — a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- teashop — a tearoom.
- traipse — to walk or go aimlessly or idly or without finding or reaching one's goal: We traipsed all over town looking for a copy of the book.