8-letter words containing t, e, s, p
- tamper's — a person or thing that tamps.
- tapeless — without tape
- tapestry — a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
- taphouse — an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- tarsiped — a generic term for marsupials of the genus Tarsipes
- tea shop — a tearoom.
- teaspoon — a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- teleshop — to engage in teleshopping.
- ten-spot — a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- tense up — person: become anxious
- the past — the period of time or a segment of it that has elapsed
- the pits — a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground: pits caused by erosion; clay pits.
- the push — dismissal, esp from employment
- the ship — the constellation Argo
- the yips — (in golf) nervous twitching or tension that destroys concentration and spoils performance
- thespiae — a city at the foot of Mount Helicon where, according to mythology, the Muses performed their games.
- thespian — (often lowercase) pertaining to tragedy or to the dramatic art in general.
- thespius — the founder of the city of Thespiae and the father, by Megamede, of 50 daughters, all of whom bore sons to Hercules.
- tieclasp — a clip, often ornamental, which holds a tie in place against a shirt
- timepass — a way of passing the time
- timespan — a span of time; time frame.
- tin pest — the powdering of tin exposed to low temperatures, caused by allotropic transformation.
- tipsheet — a list of advice or tips
- to press — to be printed
- to spare — more than is required
- topelius — Zakarias [sah-kah-ree-ahs] /ˌsɑ kɑˈri ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1818–98, Finnish poet and novelist.
- topscore — to be the highest scorer in a sports match or competition
- topsider — a light canvas shoe
- topsmelt — a silversides, Atherinops affinis, of waters along the Pacific coast of North America: valued as a food fish.
- topstone — a stone forming the top of something
- transept — any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- trapnest — a nesting box that can be entered but not exited by a hen, which is then released once its eggs have been counted
- trappose — relating to traprock
- treeship — the existence of a tree
- trespass — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.
- triphase — operating in three phases
- triplets — three children born at the same time to the same mother
- trophesy — a condition caused by a disorder of the nerves relating to nutrition
- trumpets — a showy pitcher plant, Sarracenia flava, of the southeastern U.S., having prominently veined, crimson-throated, yellow-green leaves and yellow flowers from 2 to 4 inches (5.1 to 10.2 cm) wide.
- two-step — a ballroom dance in duple meter, marked by sliding steps.
- typecase — a compartmental tray for storing printer's type
- typecast — to cast (a performer) in a role that requires characteristics of physique, manner, personality, etc., similar to those possessed by the performer.
- typhoeus — the son of Gaea and Tartarus who had a hundred dragon heads, which spurted fire, and a bellowing many-tongued voice. He created the whirlwinds and fought with Zeus before the god hurled him beneath Mount Etna
- unposted — not sent by post
- unpriest — to strip a person of the priesthood; defrock
- upstager — someone who upstages
- upstream — toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- upstroke — an upward stroke, especially of a pen or pencil, or of a piston in a vertical cylinder.
- vest top — a sleeveless top; a top with thin shoulder straps
- waspnest — the nest of a wasp