8-letter words containing s, y, l, p
- plushily — in a plush manner
- poly sci — poli sci
- polybius — c205–c123 b.c, Greek historian.
- polypous — polypoid.
- polyseme — a word with multiple meanings
- polysemy — a condition in which a single word, phrase, or concept has more than one meaning or connotation.
- polysome — a complex of ribosomes strung along a single strand of messenger RNA that translates the genetic information coded in the messenger RNA during protein synthesis.
- polysomy — the state of being polysomic
- porously — full of pores.
- posingly — in a posing manner
- posology — the branch of pharmacology dealing with the determination of dosage.
- possibly — perhaps; maybe: It may possibly rain today.
- priestly — of or relating to a priest; sacerdotal: priestly vestments.
- prissily — excessively proper; affectedly correct; prim.
- prostyle — (of a classical temple) having a portico on the front with the columns in front of the antae.
- przemysl — a city in SE Poland: occupied by the Russians 1915.
- psalmody — the act, practice, or art of setting psalms to music.
- psaltery — an ancient musical instrument consisting of a flat sounding box with numerous strings which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- psychol. — psychological
- psyllids — jumping plant louse.
- psyllium — fleawort.
- ptyalism — excessive secretion of saliva.
- pyelitis — inflammation of the pelvis or outlet of the kidney.
- pyrolyse — to subject (a substance) to pyrolysis.
- resupply — provide with sth
- samplery — the making of samplers
- schleppy — slovenly, dowdy, or run-down; frumpy: a schleppy hotel; a schleppy old bathrobe.
- schlumpy — like a schlump
- scrimply — sparingly
- sepalody — the changing of other flower parts, such as petals, into sepals
- sex play — erotic caressing, especially as a prelude to sexual intercourse; foreplay.
- sextuply — to offer a rejoinder
- simplify — to make less complex or complicated; make plainer or easier: to simplify a problem.
- skimpily — lacking in size, fullness, etc.; scanty: a skimpy hem; a skimpy dinner.
- sleepily — ready or inclined to sleep; drowsy.
- slippery — tending or liable to cause slipping or sliding, as ice, oil, a wet surface, etc.: a slippery road.
- slippily — in a slippy manner
- sloppily — muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
- snoopily — in a prying or snooping manner
- sparkily — in a sparky manner
- sparsely — thinly scattered or distributed: a sparse population.
- speedily — characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- spillway — a passageway through which surplus water escapes from a reservoir, lake, or the like.
- splaying — to spread out, expand, or extend.
- splotchy — marked or covered with splotches.
- spookily — like or befitting a spook or ghost; suggestive of spooks.
- spoonily — in a spoony manner
- spyglass — a small telescope.
- spyplane — a military aeroplane used to spy on an enemy
- stolypin — Petr Arkadievich. 1863–1911, Russian conservative statesman: prime minister (1906–11). He instituted agrarian reforms but was ruthless in suppressing rebellion: assassinated