8-letter words containing spe
- newspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) an official or semiofficial style of writing or saying one thing in the guise of its opposite, especially in order to serve a political or ideological cause while pretending to be objective, as in referring to “increased taxation” as “revenue enhancement.”.
- oldspeak — (sometimes initial capital letter) standard English, in contrast to English that is overly technical, politically correct, euphemistic, etc. Compare newspeak.
- outspeak — to outdo or excel in speaking.
- outspeed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- outspell — to surpass at spelling
- outspend — to outdo in spending; spend more than: They seemed determined to outspend their neighbors.
- outspent — worn-out; exhausted.
- pathspec — pathname
- prospect — Usually, prospects. an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc. the outlook for the future: good business prospects.
- prospero — (in Shakespeare's The Tempest) the exiled Duke of Milan, who is a magician.
- prospers — to be successful or fortunate, especially in financial respects; thrive; flourish.
- respects — a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in): to differ in some respect.
- rispetto — a form of folk verse from Tuscany
- seaspeak — the language used by sailors to ease communication between ships
- spanspek — a sweet rough-skinned melon; a cantaloupe: family Cucurbitaceae
- speak to — talk or converse with
- speak up — talk more loudly
- speakers — a person who speaks.
- speaking — the act, utterance, or discourse of a person who speaks.
- speakout — a firm or brave statement of one's beliefs
- speargun — a device for shooting spears underwater
- spearing — a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.
- spearman — a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- spec'ing — Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- speccing — Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- specfp92 — (benchmark) A benchmark result derived from the results of a set of CPU intensive floating-point benchmarks from SPEC (the geometric mean of the 14 SPEC ratios of CFP92). SPECfp92 can be used to estimate a machine's single-tasking performance on floating-point code.
- speciate — to form or develop into a new biological species
- specific — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
- specimen — a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
- specious — apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible: specious arguments.
- specking — a small spot differing in color or substance from that of the surface or material upon which it appears or lies: Specks of soot on the window sill.
- speckled — dotted, flecked
- specmark — (benchmark) The average of a set of floating-point and integer SPEC benchmark results. While the old average SPECmark89 has been popular with the industry and the press, SPEC has intentionally *not* defined an average "SPECmark92" over all CPU benchmarks of the 1992 suites (CINT92 and CFP92), for the following reasons: With 6 integer (CINT92) and 14 floating-point (CFP92) benchmarks, the average would be biased too much toward floating-point. Customers' workloads are different, some integer-only, some floating-point intensive, some mixed. Current processors have developed their strengths in a more diverse way (some more emphasizing integer performance, some more floating-point performance) than in 1989. Some SPECmark results are available here. See also SPECint92, SPECfp92, SPECrate_int92, SPECrate_fp92.
- spectate — to participate as a spectator, as at a horse race.
- spectral — of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spectrin — a rodlike structural protein of the red blood cell membrane.
- spectro- — indicating a spectrum
- spectrum — ZX Spectrum
- specular — pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- speculum — a mirror or reflector, especially one of polished metal, as on a reflecting telescope.
- speed up — an increasing of speed.
- speed-up — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- speedful — quick, efficient or brief
- speedily — characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- speeding — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
- speedway — a town in central Indiana.
- spekboom — a South African shrub
- spelaean — of, relating to, or inhabiting a cave or caves.
- spellful — magical
- spelling — a continuous course or period of work or other activity: to take a spell at the wheel.