8-Letter Words Containing: A,M,P,T,O,N

• a ghostly appearing figure

• something existing in perception only

• something apparently sensed but having no physical reality

• A pivot; the soldier around whom a body of troops wheels.

• A player in a central position.

• A central or key person; someone around whom a particular project etc. rotates.

• To plug (a wound) with a tampon or compress.

• any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

• a term for food poisoning that is no longer in scientific use; food poisoning was once thought to be caused by ingesting ptomaines

• plug for the muzzle of a gun to keep out dust and moisture

• A poem, similar to a villanelle, that comprises a series of quatrains, the second and fourth lines of each stanza repeated as the first and third lines of the next.

• A platform at the top of a square-rigged vessel's mainmast; used for observation and for the attachment of rigging.

• In combat, the soldier who takes point; the soldier who assumes the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation; the lead soldier/unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.

• (by extension) A most trusted assistant or associate; the person upon whom one would most rely.

• any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria