8-letter words containing s, p
- asplenia — Absence of normal spleen function.
- at speed — quickly
- atropism — a condition caused by using atropine over a period of time
- atropous — growing straight, without inversion
- attempts — An act of trying to achieve something, typically one that is unsuccessful or not certain to succeed.
- auspices — an augur of ancient Rome.
- autolisp — (language) A dialect of Lisp used by the Autocad CAD package from Autodesk.
- autopass — (programming)
- autopsic — relating to autopsy
- autostop — Hitchhiking.
- axoplasm — the fluid substance found in the axon of a neuron which surrounds the fibrils
- b supply — a battery or other source of power for supplying a constant positive voltage to the plate of a vacuum tube.
- b-sample — a urine or blood sample used in doping tests in professional sports to confirm or invalidate the presence of banned substances in the first sample, the A-sample
- backslap — a slap on the back indicating joviality or congratulation
- backspin — a backward spinning motion imparted to a ball to reduce its speed at impact, as by hitting it with a downward or undercutting motion
- backstop — a screen or fence to prevent balls leaving the playing area
- bagpipes — Bagpipes are a musical instrument that is traditionally played in Scotland. You play the bagpipes by blowing air through a pipe into a bag, and then squeezing the bag to force the air out through other pipes.
- bakeshop — Also called bakeshop [beyk-shop] /ˈbeɪkˌʃɒp/ (Show IPA). a baker's shop.
- balls up — If you balls up a task or activity, you do it very badly, making a lot of mistakes.
- balls-up — a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- bandpass — (of a filter) transmitting only a set range of frequencies.
- baptised — to immerse in water or sprinkle or pour water on in the Christian rite of baptism: They baptized the new baby.
- baptises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptise.
- baptisia — a genus of wild flower native to North America
- baptisms — Plural form of baptism.
- baptista — a female given name.
- baptists — a member of a Christian denomination that baptizes believers by immersion and that is usually Calvinistic in doctrine.
- baptizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of baptize.
- bardship — the office or state of being a bard
- barspoon — a long-handled spoon, usually having the capacity of a teaspoon, used for mixing or measuring ingredients for alcoholic drinks.
- base map — an outline map on which data may be plotted
- base pay — the basic rate of pay for a particular job exclusive of overtime pay, bonuses, etc.
- basecamp — Alternative spelling of base camp.
- basophil — (of cells or cell contents) easily stained by basic dyes
- bedposts — one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
- bellpush — a button that is pressed to operate an electric bell
- bepester — to pester persistently
- bepraise — to praise highly
- bespoken — a past participle of bespeak.
- bespouse — to marry
- bespread — to cover (a surface) with something
- besprent — sprinkled over
- bicuspid — having or terminating in two cusps or points
- bioplasm — living matter; protoplasm
- bioplast — a very small unit of bioplasm
- biopsied — the removal for diagnostic study of a piece of tissue from a living body.
- bioscope — a kind of early film projector
- bioscopy — examination of a body to determine whether it is alive
- biparous — producing offspring in pairs
- biphasic — having two phases