8-letter words containing s, p, i, e, l
- pessimal — /pes'im-l/ (Latin-based antonym for "optimal") Maximally bad. "This is a pessimal situation." Also "pessimise" To make as bad as possible. These words are the obvious Latin-based antonyms for "optimal" and "optimise", but for some reason they do not appear in most English dictionaries, although "pessimise" is listed in the OED.
- petalism — a form of expulsion that typically lasted for five years and was dealt to those who were seen to have treacherous aspirations and objectives and was carried out in Syracuse in Ancient Greece
- phylesis — evolutionary events that modify an organism or group of organisms without leading to the formation of a new species
- pilaster — a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- pileless — without pile
- pilsener — a light Bohemian lager beer, traditionally served in a tall, conical, footed glass (Pilsener glass)
- pin seal — leather made of the skin of young seals.
- pinswell — a small boil
- pisolite — limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- pistolet — a small gun
- pithless — (of citrus fruit or peel) without any pith
- pitiless — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- plaister — plaster.
- plausive — applauding.
- pleasing — giving pleasure; agreeable; gratifying: a pleasing performance.
- pleiades — any of the Pleiades.
- pleurisy — inflammation of the pleura, with or without a liquid effusion in the pleural cavity, characterized by a dry cough and pain in the affected side.
- plimsole — a canvas shoe with a rubber sole; gym shoe; sneaker.
- pluviose — (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fifth month of the year, extending from January 20 to February 18.
- polarise — to cause polarization in.
- polemics — a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
- polemist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- policies — the enclosed grounds and gardens surrounding a large country house or mansion
- polished — made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- polisher — to make smooth and glossy, especially by rubbing or friction: to polish a brass doorknob.
- politest — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- polities — a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
- poolside — the lounging area around a swimming pool.
- popsicle — ice lolly
- possible — that may or can be, exist, happen, be done, be used, etc.: a disease with no possible cure.
- preslice — to slice in advance
- presplit — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- psellism — Pathology. stuttering; stammering.
- purlieus — purlieus, environs or neighborhood.
- pusslike — resembling a puss
- pyelitis — inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- redilisp — R.M. Keller, U Utah. Dialect of Lisp used on the Rediflow machine, a derivative of FEL.
- repolish — a repolishing, the action of polishing again
- reprisal — (in warfare) retaliation against an enemy, for injuries received, by the infliction of equal or greater injuries.
- reptiles — any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the dinosaurs.
- resplice — to join together or unite (two ropes or parts of a rope) by the interweaving of strands.
- sandpile — a pile of sand, esp one for children to play on
- semplice — to be performed in a simple manner
- sepaloid — resembling a sepal.
- septical — septic
- septimal — of or based on the number seven.
- serpulid — a marine polychaete worm of the family Serpulidae, which constructs and lives in a calcareous tube attached to stones or seaweed and has a crown of ciliated tentacles
- shagpile — (of a carpet or rug) having long, rough fibres
- shelepin — Alexandr Nikolayevich [al-ig-zan-der nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich;; Russian uh-lyi-ksahndr nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˌæl ɪgˈzæn dər ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ;; Russian ʌ lyɪˈksɑndr nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1918–1994, Soviet government official.