8-letter words containing s, p
- appeaser — to bring to a state of peace, quiet, ease, calm, or contentment; pacify; soothe: to appease an angry king.
- appeases — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appease.
- appestat — a neural control centre within the hypothalamus of the brain that regulates the sense of hunger and satiety
- appetise — (rare) To whet the appetite.
- applauds — to clap the hands as an expression of approval, appreciation, acclamation, etc.: They applauded wildly at the end of the opera.
- applause — Applause is the noise made by a group of people clapping their hands to show approval.
- appoints — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of appoint.
- apposing — Present participle of appose.
- apposite — Something that is apposite is suitable for or appropriate to what is happening or being discussed.
- appraise — If you appraise something or someone, you consider them carefully and form an opinion about them.
- apprisal — The act of apprising, of making aware, of informing.
- apprised — appraise.
- appriser — a person who appraises
- apprises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprise.
- apprizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of apprize.
- approves — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of approve.
- appulses — Plural form of appulse.
- apricots — Plural form of apricot.
- apsyrtus — a son of Aeëtes, killed by his sister Medea, who, while fleeing with Jason, threw pieces of her brother's body into the sea so that her father, in pursuing her, might be delayed while picking them up.
- apterous — (of insects) without wings, as silverfish and springtails
- apuleius — Lucius (ˈluːsɪəs). 2nd century ad, Roman writer, noted for his romance The Golden Ass
- apurpose — (dialect) on purpose; deliberately.
- apyrases — Plural form of apyrase.
- artspeak — (language) An early simple language for plotter graphics.
- aruspicy — haruspicy.
- ascocarp — (in some ascomycetous fungi) a globular structure containing the asci
- aseptate — not divided into cells or sections by septa
- ashplant — a walking stick made from an ash sapling
- asparkle — in a glittering or glinting manner
- aspartic — Of or pertaining to aspartic acid or its derivatives.
- aspected — (astrology, obsolete) Subject to a particular planetary aspect.
- asperate — (of plant parts) having a rough surface due to a covering of short stiff hairs
- asperger — a developmental disorder characterized by severely impaired social skills, repetitive behaviors, and often, a narrow set of interests, but not involving delayed development of linguistic and cognitive abilities: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- asperges — a short rite preceding Mass, in which the celebrant sprinkles those present with holy water to the accompaniment of the chant Asperges me, Domine
- asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.
- aspermia — the failure to form or emit semen
- aspermic — (of a male animal) Unable to produce sperm.
- asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
- aspersed — Simple past tense and past participle of asperse.
- asperser — to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- aspheric — a lens that has a shape that is not completely round
- asphodel — any of various S European liliaceous plants of the genera Asphodelus and Asphodeline, having clusters of white or yellow flowers
- asphyxia — Asphyxia is death or loss of consciousness caused by being unable to breathe properly.
- aspidium — a variety of fern that is used in the treatment of various ailments
- aspirant — Someone who is an aspirant to political power or to an important job has a strong desire to achieve it.
- aspirata — a heavily aspirated stop that is made without vibration of the vocal cords
- aspirate — to articulate (a stop) with some force, so that breath escapes with audible friction as the stop is released
- aspirers — to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive): to aspire after literary immortality; to aspire to be a doctor.
- aspiring — If you use aspiring to describe someone who is starting a particular career, you mean that they are trying to become successful in it.
- aspirins — Plural form of aspirin.