8-letter words containing w, n, p
- pushdown — a list in which the last item added is at the top
- put down — a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- put-down — a landing of an aircraft.
- shopworn — worn or marred, as goods exposed and handled in a store.
- snow pea — a variety of the common pea, Pisum sativum macrocarpon, having thin, flat, edible pods that are used in cookery.
- snowdrop — any of several early-blooming bulbous plants belonging to the genus Galanthus, of the amaryllis family, native to Eurasia, especially G. nivalis, having drooping white flowers with green markings.
- snowpack — the accumulation of winter snowfall, especially in mountain or upland regions.
- snowplow — an implement or machine for clearing away snow from highways, railroad tracks, etc.
- snowslip — a body of snow that slips down a mountain; an avalanche
- spa town — a town where water comes out of the ground and people come to drink it or lie in it because they think it will improve their health
- span-new — brand-new.
- spanghew — to throw into the air
- spanworm — measuringworm.
- spawning — Zoology. the mass of eggs deposited by fishes, amphibians, mollusks, crustaceans, etc.
- spunware — objects formed by spinning.
- stewpond — a fishpond, often located in the garden of a monastery
- swamphen — any of several large Old World gallinules varying from purple to white, all possibly belonging to the single species Porphyrio porphyrio.
- swamping — a tract of wet, spongy land, often having a growth of certain types of trees and other vegetation, but unfit for cultivation.
- swapping — to exchange, barter, or trade, as one thing for another: He swapped his wrist watch for the radio.
- swaption — A swaption is an over-the-counter option on a swap.
- sweeping — of wide range or scope.
- swinepox — a variety of chicken pox.
- swooping — to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- top-down — See under structured programming.
- township — a unit of local government, usually a subdivision of a county, found in most midwestern and northeastern states of the U.S. and in most Canadian provinces.
- townskip — a mischievous and roguish child who frequents city streets
- towplane — an aeroplane that tows gliders
- twinship — the condition of being a twin or twins
- twopence — (used with a singular or plural verb) British. a sum of two pennies.
- twopenny — of the amount or value of twopence.
- unplowed — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- unwarped — not warped, as a phonograph record or flooring.
- unweapon — to remove weapons from; disarm
- wahpeton — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Santee branch of the Dakota.
- warpaint — A pigment or paint traditionally used in some societies, especially those of North American Indians, to decorate the face and body before battle.
- warplane — an airplane designed for, or used in, warfare.
- waspnest — the nest of a wasp
- waxplant — a shrubby climbing plant, Hoya carnosa, of the milkweed family, native to Australia, with umbels of waxy pink or white flowers.
- waypoint — a place or point between major points on a route.
- weaponed — Armed with a weapon.
- weaponry — weapons or weaponlike instruments collectively.
- webphone — A telephone that connects through the internet.
- whapping — whopping.
- whelping — Present participle of whelp.
- whipping — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
- wholphin — the hybrid offspring of a whale and a dolphin
- whomping — Present participle of whomp.
- whooping — Present participle of whoop.
- whopping — very large of its kind; thumping: We caught four whopping trout.
- whupping — to whip; beat or defeat decisively: The top seed whupped his opponent in three straight sets.