8-letter words containing s, p, i, n
- moonship — a lunar module
- mopiness — languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- nauplius — (in many crustaceans) a larval form with three pairs of appendages and a single median eye, occurring usually as the first stage of development after leaving the egg.
- neapolis — a port in E Greece, in Macedonia East and Thrace region on the Bay of Kaválla an important Macedonian fortress of the Byzantine empire; ceded to Greece by Turkey after the Balkan War (1912–13). Pop: 58 576 (1991)
- nephrism — chronic kidney disease, renal failure
- nepotism — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- nepotist — patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics: She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
- netpipes — (networking) A package by Robert Forsman <[email protected]> to manipulate BSD Unix TCP/IP stream sockets. The netpipes package makes TCP/IP streams usable in shell scripts. It can also simplify client-server code by allowing the programmer to skip all the tedious programming related to sockets and concentrate on writing a filter/service.
- netsplit — netburp
- newsclip — A very high level language designed for writing netnews filters. It translates into C. It includes support for various newsreaders. Version 1.01 includes a translator from NewsClip to C, examples and documentation. NewsClip was written by Looking Glass Software Ltd. and is distributed and used by ClariNet Communications Corporation It is only supported for ClariNet customers. Output of the filters may not be sold and donation for use of this program is hinted at. E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- ninepins — (used with a singular verb) tenpins played without the head pin.
- nishapur — a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- nuptials — of or relating to marriage or the marriage ceremony: the nuptial day; nuptial vows.
- nutpicks — Plural form of nutpick.
- openings — Plural form of opening.
- openside — (rugby), the space on the side of the pitch with the larger distance between the breakdown/set piece and the touchline; compare blindside.
- opinicus — a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
- opinions — Plural form of opinion.
- oppidans — Plural form of oppidan.
- opposing — to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- opsonify — to facilitate phagocytosis of (a microorganism, as a bacterium) by treatment with opsonin.
- opsonins — Plural form of opsonin.
- opsonium — any food used as a relish, such as chutney
- opsonize — to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
- opuntias — Plural form of opuntia.
- osipenko — former name of Berdyansk.
- overspin — topspin.
- paeanism — the show of a paean
- paganism — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- paganist — pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- painless — without pain; causing little or no pain: painless dentistry; a painless cure.
- pakistan — Islamic Republic of, a republic in S Asia, between India and Afghanistan: formerly part of British India; known as West Pakistan from 1947–71 to distinguish it from East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). 310,403 sq. mi. (803,881 sq. km). Capital: Islamabad.
- panelist — a member of a small group of persons gathered for formal public discussion, judging, playing a radio or television game, etc.
- panicles — a compound raceme.
- panislam — all of Islam or the Muslim world
- panpipes — a primitive wind instrument consisting of a series of hollow pipes of graduated length, the tones being produced by blowing across the upper ends.
- panstick — a cosmetic in stick form
- pantsuit — a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- paraison — parison.
- parishen — a parishioner
- parisian — a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
- pashmina — a fabric or garment made from pashm, especially a shawl, wrap, or scarf.
- pasolini — Pier Paolo, 1922–75, Italian film director and poet.
- passions — desire
- patients — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinous — patinated.
- paulinus — Saint, died a.d. 644, Roman missionary in England with Augustine: 1st archbishop of York 633–644.
- pearlins — clothes trimmed with pearlin
- peckings — to strike or indent with the beak, as a bird does, or with some pointed instrument, especially with quick, repeated movements.