8-letter words containing s, t, p, i
- phthisis — a wasting away.
- phytosis — a disease which is caused by a vegetable parasite, for example a fungus
- pickiest — extremely fussy or finicky, usually over trifles.
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piecrust — the crust or shell of a pie.
- pigstick — to hunt for wild boar, usually on horseback and using a spear.
- pilaster — a shallow rectangular feature projecting from a wall, having a capital and base and usually imitating the form of a column.
- pilotis' — a column of iron, steel, or reinforced concrete supporting a building above an open ground level.
- pin-spot — to illuminate with a pin spot.
- pinaster — a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pinkster — Whitsuntide.
- pipestem — the stem of a tobacco pipe.
- pipettes — a slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another.
- piscator — fisherman.
- pisolite — limestone composed of rounded concretions about the size of a pea.
- pisolith — a pea-size calcareous concretion, larger than an oolith, aggregates of which constitute a pisolite.
- pistache — the nut of a Eurasian tree, Pistacia vera, of the cashew family, containing an edible, greenish kernel.
- pistolet — a small gun
- pit boss — a casino employee who supervises gambling-table activity.
- pit stop — Auto Racing. a stop in the pits during a race, in which a competing car receives gasoline, a change of tires, or other servicing or repair.
- pit-sawn — (of timber, esp formerly) sawn into planks by hand in a saw-pit
- pithless — (of citrus fruit or peel) without any pith
- pitikins — a mild oath (esp in the phrase ods pitikins)
- pitiless — feeling or showing no pity; merciless: pitiless criticism of his last novel.
- pittacus — c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- plaister — plaster.
- plastics — made of plastic.
- plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- playlist — a list of the recordings to be played on the radio during a particular program or time period, often including their sequence, duration, etc.
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- poetship — the state or function of being poet
- pointers — a person or thing that points.
- poitiers — a city in SE France, on the Rhone River, S of Lyons: Roman ruins.
- polemist — a person who is engaged or versed in polemics.
- politest — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- politics — the science or art of political government.
- polities — a particular form or system of government: civil polity; ecclesiastical polity.
- pontoise — a department in N France. 482 sq. mi. (1248 sq. km). Capital: Pontoise.
- populist — a member of the People's party.
- poristic — of or relating to a porism
- porniest — Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic: porny photos.
- porosity — the state or quality of being porous.
- portside — situated on the port side
- positing — to place, put, or set.
- position — condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- positive — admitting of no question: positive proof.
- positron — an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- postdive — following a dive, esp a scuba dive
- postfire — of or relating to the period after a fire