8-letter words containing s, p, o, t, c
- otoscopy — an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- outcrops — Plural form of outcrop.
- outpaces — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outpace.
- outscoop — to surpass in scooping
- pactolus — a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- pci slot — (hardware) A connector on Peripheral Component Interconnect and the associated physical space occupied by the installed PCI card.
- penstock — a pipe conducting water from a head gate to a waterwheel.
- persicot — a sweet beverage that is made from the stones of apricots or peaches that are soaked or pulverized in distilled liquid or alcohol
- piscator — fisherman.
- politics — the science or art of political government.
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- post hoc — after this; afterward.
- postcard — Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postcava — See under vena cava.
- postcode — an official code used by the post office, similar to the U.S. zip code, that adds numbers and letters to addresses to expedite mail delivery.
- postcomm — (in Britain) the Postal Services Commission, a body set up to look after the interests of postal service users
- postcoup — of, relating to, or occurring after a coup
- postface — any statement or information at the end of a text, the opposite of a preface
- postical — (of the position of plant parts) behind another part; posterior
- postiche — superadded, especially inappropriately, as a sculptural or architectural ornament.
- posticum — epinaos.
- postrace — designating the period after a race
- postsync — postsynchronization
- potassic — of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- prescott — Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- psilotic — of or relating to a disease of the small intestine
- saucepot — a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- scotopia — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- scotopic — vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- sculptor — artist who sculpts
- spectro- — indicating a spectrum
- spiccato — (of violin music) performed with short, abrupt, rebounding motions of the bow.
- splotchy — marked or covered with splotches.
- sprocket — Machinery. Also called chainwheel, sprocket wheel. a toothed wheel engaging with a conveyor or power chain. one tooth of such a wheel.
- stock up — buy a lot of sth for future use
- stockpot — a pot in which stock for soup, sauces, etc., is made and kept.
- stopcock — cock1 (def 3).
- strophic — Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- suboptic — below the eye
- subtopic — a topic that is included within another topic.
- synoptic — pertaining to or constituting a synopsis; affording or taking a general view of the principal parts of a subject.
- tipstock — the detachable section of a gun's handle, usually gripped by the left hand of the user
- topcross — an animal resulting from the mating of animals between different family lines within the same breed
- topscore — to be the highest scorer in a sports match or competition