8-letter words containing n, a, c, p
- pectinal — of or resembling a comb
- pedantic — ostentatious in one's learning.
- pemmican — dried meat pounded into a powder and mixed with hot fat and dried fruits or berries, pressed into a loaf or into small cakes, originally prepared by North American Indians.
- penchant — a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something: a penchant for outdoor sports.
- pencraft — the art or craft of writing; skill with writing
- pentacle — pentagram.
- pentadic — of, pertaining to, or of the nature of a pentad
- pentarch — a government by five persons.
- penzance — a seaport in SW Cornwall, in the SW extremity of England: resort.
- perceant — piercing; penetrating
- pernancy — a taking or receiving, as of the rents or profits of an estate.
- pet scan — an image obtained by positron emission tomography, using a PET scanner.
- phenicia — an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- phonecam — a digital camera incorporated in a mobile phone
- piacenza — a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- picarian — a bird belonging to the picariae division of birds, which is extensive and includes woodpeckers, toucans and kingfishers among many more
- picaroon — a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- picayune — of little value or account; small; trifling: a picayune amount.
- piccanin — a Black African child
- pinacoid — a form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes.
- pindaric — of, relating to, or in the style of Pindar.
- pinnacle — a lofty peak.
- piquancy — agreeably pungent or sharp in taste or flavor; pleasantly biting or tart: a piquant aspic.
- pitcairn — British island in Polynesia, in the South Pacific: 1.8 sq mi (4.6 sq km); pop. 54
- pitchman — an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
- pittance — a small amount or share.
- placeman — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placemen — a person appointed to a position, especially one in the government, as a reward for political support of an elected official.
- placenta — Anatomy, Zoology. the organ in most mammals, formed in the lining of the uterus by the union of the uterine mucous membrane with the membranes of the fetus, that provides for the nourishment of the fetus and the elimination of its waste products.
- placings — The placings in a competition are the relative positions of the competitors at the end or at a particular stage of the competition.
- planchet — a flat piece of metal for stamping as a coin; a coin blank.
- planetic — of, relating to, or caused by a planet
- platinic — of or containing platinum, especially in the tetravalent state.
- platonic — of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines: the Platonic philosophy of ideal forms.
- poaching — the illegal practice of trespassing on another's property to hunt or steal game without the landowner's permission.
- poincare — Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- polignac — Prince de, title of Auguste Jules Armand Marie de Polignac. 1780–1847, French statesman; prime minister (1829–30) to Charles X: his extreme royalist and ultramontane policies provoked the 1830 revolution and cost Charles X the throne
- portance — bearing; behavior.
- prancing — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.
- preclean — free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress.
- priscian — flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- procaine — a compound, C 1 3 H 2 0 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- publican — Chiefly British. a person who owns or manages a tavern; the keeper of a pub.
- punchbag — A punchbag is a heavy leather bag, filled with a firm material, that hangs on a rope. Punchbags are used by boxers and other sportsmen for exercise and training.
- punctate — marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- punctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- pycnidia — (in certain ascomycetes and fungi imperfecti) a globose or flask-shaped fruiting body bearing conidia on conidiophores.
- rampancy — a rampant condition or position.
- salpicon — a mixture of chopped fish, meat, or vegetables in a sauce, used as fillings for croquettes, pastries, etc
- sapience — having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.