8-letter words containing s, p, i, n
- in posse — possible; potential
- in shape — person: physically fit
- in spate — When a river is in spate it contains a lot more water than usual and is flowing very fast.
- in sport — in joke or jest; not in earnest
- in-steps — the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- incipits — Plural form of incipit.
- incorpse — to incorporate
- insculpt — engraved
- inspects — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inspect.
- insphere — ensphere.
- inspired — aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.
- inspirer — to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
- inspires — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inspire.
- inspirit — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- iodopsin — a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- isopedin — the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- isophane — (uncountable, medicine) A synthetic form of insulin used to treat diabetes.
- isophone — an isogloss marking off an area in which a particular feature of pronunciation is found
- isoprene — a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- isospins — Plural form of isospin.
- japanism — a custom, trait, or other feature peculiar to or characteristic of Japan or its people.
- japonism — something typically Japanese.
- jimpness — the quality of being jimp
- junipers — Plural form of juniper.
- kindship — The state, condition, or essence of being kind; kindness.
- kingcups — Plural form of kingcup.
- kingpins — Plural form of kingpin.
- kingpost — vertical post connecting the apex of a triangular roof truss to the tie beam
- kingship — the state, office, or dignity of a king.
- lampions — Plural form of lampion.
- landskip — landscape.
- landslip — the downward falling or sliding of a mass of soil, detritus, or rock on or from a steep slope.
- lapwings — Plural form of lapwing.
- lifespan — the longest period over which the life of any organism or species may extend, according to the available biological knowledge concerning it.
- limpkins — Plural form of limpkin.
- limpness — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- linkspan — a hinged bridge on a quay, used to move vehicles on or off a vessel
- lionship — The state of being a lion, or famous person in society.
- lip-sync — the technical process by which this is done.
- lispound — a unit of weight, formerly used in Orkney, Shetland, and Baltic trade, varying from 12 to 34 pounds (5.4 to 15.4kg approx)
- longship — a medieval ship used in northern Europe especially by the Norse, having a long, narrow, open hull, a single square sail, and a large number of oars, which provided most of the propulsion.
- maniples — Plural form of maniple.
- mappings — Plural form of mapping.
- mindmaps — Plural form of mindmap.
- mispaint — to paint badly or wrongly
- misplant — to plant badly or wrongly
- mispoint — (transitive) To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.
- misprint — a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- misspend — to spend wrongly or unwisely; squander; waste.
- misspent — spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted: misspent youth.