8-letter words containing p, o, e
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- approved — An approved method or course of action is officially accepted as appropriate in a particular situation.
- approver — a person who approves
- approves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approve.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- arapahoe — Arapaho.
- arpeggio — a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- artotype — collotype.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- atropine — a poisonous alkaloid obtained from deadly nightshade, having an inhibitory action on the autonomic nervous system. It is used medicinally in pre-anaesthetic medication, to speed a slow heart rate, and as an emergency first-aid counter to exposure to chemical warfare nerve agents. Formula: C17H23NO3
- attercop — a spider
- autotype — a photographic process for producing prints in black and white, using a carbon pigment
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- bean pot — a heavy, covered crockery or metal pot, suitable for the slow cooking of beans, stews, etc.
- beanpole — If you call someone a beanpole, you are criticizing them because you think that they are extremely tall and thin.
- beaucoup — a large amount, an abundance
- beauport — city in S Quebec, Canada: suburb of Quebec City: pop. 73,000
- bebopper — A musician or aficionado of bebop music.
- bedposts — one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
- belmopan — (since 1973) the capital of Belize, about 50 miles inland: founded in 1970. Pop: 10 000 (2005 est)
- benchtop — a flat surface area
- bepommel — to beat vigorously
- bepowder — to cover with powder
- bespoken — a past participle of bespeak.
- bespouse — to marry
- biopsied — the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
- bioscope — a kind of early film projector
- blowpipe — a long tube from which pellets, poisoned darts, etc, are shot by blowing
- boltrope — a rope sewn to the foot or luff of a sail to strengthen it
- bonspiel — a curling match
- bontemps — Arna Wendell [ahr-nuh] /ˈɑr nə/ (Show IPA), 1902–73, U.S. author.
- booze up — any alcoholic beverage; whiskey.
- booze-up — In Britain, a booze-up is a party or other social gathering where people drink a lot of alcohol.
- box step — a basic step in ballroom dancing, in which the feet move in the form of a rectangle
- cachepot — an ornamental container for a flowerpot
- calliope — a steam organ
- calotype — an early photographic process invented by W. H. Fox Talbot, in which the image was produced on paper treated with silver iodide and developed by sodium thiosulphite
- camelpox — A poxviral disease of camels that causes skin lesions.
- camphone — a combined mobile phone and digital camera
- camporee — a local meeting or assembly of Scouts
- canephor — a sculpted figure carrying a basket on his or her head
- canopied — A canopied building or piece of furniture is covered with a roof or a piece of material supported by poles.
- canopies — Plural form of canopy.
- cape bon — a peninsula of NE Tunisia
- cape cod — a long sandy peninsula in SE Massachusetts, between Cape Cod Bay and the Atlantic
- cape fox — a fox, Vulpes chama, inhabiting dry areas of southern Africa and having large pointed ears, silvery gray coat, and a bushy tail with a black tip.
- capeador — a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
- capework — the use of the cape by the matador