8-letter words containing s, p, g
- postdrug — following the administration of a drug
- 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.
- postgres — (database) An active DBMS developed at the University of California at Berkeley by a team led by Michael Stonebraker (1986-1994). Postgres was later taken by Illustra and developed into a commercial product, which in turn was bought by Informix and integrated into their product, Universal Server.
- praising — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- preggers — pregnant1 (def 1).
- presager — a presentiment or foreboding.
- pressing — urgent; demanding immediate attention: a pressing need.
- prestige — reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
- priggish — a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- priggism — priggish character or ideas; priggishness.
- proggins — a university proctor
- prognose — to predict the course of (disease)
- programs — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- progreso — a city in NW Honduras.
- progress — a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.
- ps-algol — Persistent ALGOL. ca 1981, released 1985. A derivative of S-ALGOL. Database capability derived from the longevity of data. "The PS- Algol Reference Manual", TR PPR-12-85, CS Dept, U Glasgow 1985. IBM PC version available from CS Dept, U Strathclyde, Glasgow.
- psyching — psych1 .
- pug nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pug-nose — a short, broad, somewhat turned-up nose.
- pugilism — the art or practice of fighting with the fists; boxing.
- pugilist — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- pursuing — to follow in order to overtake, capture, kill, etc.; chase.
- pygmyish — resembling a pygmy
- pygmyism — the state of being a pygmy
- pyonings — the work of military sappers, such as the digging of trenches
- raspings — harsh; grating: a rasping voice.
- respighi — Ottorino [awt-taw-ree-naw] /ˌɔt tɔˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1936, Italian composer.
- respring — to rise, leap, move, or act suddenly and swiftly, as by a sudden dart or thrust forward or outward, or being suddenly released from a coiled or constrained position: to spring into the air; a tiger about to spring.
- rsvp'ing — to reply to an invitation: Don't forget to RSVP before Thursday.
- sampling — a small part of anything or one of a number, intended to show the quality, style, or nature of the whole; specimen.
- saprogen — a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- scalping — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scamping — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scooping — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- sculping — the act of cutting the skin and its adhering fat from the body of a seal.
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- sharping — having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sheepdog — a dog trained to herd and guard sheep.
- shipping — a romantic relationship between fictional characters, especially one that people discuss, write about, or take an interest in, whether or not the romance actually exists in the original book, show, etc.: popular ships in fan fiction.
- shopgirl — a salesgirl; female store clerk.
- shopping — a retail store, especially a small one.
- sighyper — Special Interest Group on Hypertext and Multimedia of the SGML Users' Group.
- signpost — a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
- skipping — to move in a light, springy manner by bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot.
- sleeping — the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- slippage — an act or instance of slipping.
- slopping — to spill or splash (liquid).
- slumping — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.