8-letter words containing s, p, i, c, a
- scalping — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scalpins — small stones used to improve drainage
- scamping — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scampish — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scaphoid — boat-shaped; navicular.
- scarfpin — tiepin.
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scraping — an act or instance of scraping.
- seapiece — seascape (def 1).
- septical — septic
- seraphic — of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- sick pay — wages or other compensation received from an employer during an illness.
- six-pack — six bottles or cans of a beverage, as beer or a soft drink, packaged and sold especially as a unit.
- skip car — an open car for charging a blast furnace.
- skipjack — any of various fishes that leap above the surface of the water, as a tuna, Euthynnus pelamis, or the bonito.
- slipcase — a box for a book or set of books, open on one side so that the spine is visible.
- spacings — an act of someone or something that spaces.
- spacious — containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- spagyric — pertaining to or resembling alchemy; alchemic.
- speciate — to form or develop into a new biological species
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- spicular — relating to or characteristic of spicula
- spinachy — characteristic of spinach
- spiracle — a breathing hole; an opening by which a confined space has communication with the outer air; air hole.
- spondaic — of or relating to a spondee.
- sporadic — (of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional: sporadic renewals of enthusiasm.
- synaptic — Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
- tieclasp — a clip, often ornamental, which holds a tie in place against a shirt