10-letter words containing a, p, u
- euphorbias — Plural form of euphorbia.
- euphoriant — A drug which produces feelings of euphoria.
- euplastics — the art of healing well
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- europhobia — dislike for or hostility to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- eutrapelia — the quality of being skilled in conversation; wit; urbanity
- exculpable — Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation.
- exculpated — Simple past tense and past participle of exculpate.
- exculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exculpate.
- exophagous — (of an insect larva) living on the outside of, and feeding upon, the host
- expugnable — Capable of being expugned.
- expurgated — Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
- expurgator — One who expurgates.
- face up to — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- fault trap — A fault trap is a hydrocarbon trap in which closure is caused by a geological fault.
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- flurazepam — a benzodiazepine, C 21 H 23 ClFN 3 O, used in its hydrochloride form as a sedative and hypnotic in the management of insomnia and to alleviate anxiety states.
- frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
- funnel cap — any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the genus Clitocybe, characterized by the funnel-shaped caps and, usually, markedly decurrent gills
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- gang up on — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
- gastro-pub — A gastro-pub is a pub that serves very good food.
- gastropubs — Plural form of gastropub.
- give pause — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.
- glammed up — made to look more glamorous
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- grapefruit — a large, roundish, yellow-skinned, edible citrus fruit having a juicy, acid pulp.
- grapelouse — an insect that attacks grape vines
- grease cup — oilcup.
- ground pea — peanut.
- groupmates — Plural form of groupmate.
- guadeloupe — two islands (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre) separated by a narrow channel in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies: together with five dependencies they form an overseas department of France. 687 sq. mi. (1179 sq. km). Capital: Basse-Terre.
- guarapuava — a city in S Brazil.
- guinea pig — a short-eared, tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, usually white, black, and tawny, commonly regarded as the domesticated form of one of the South American wild species of cavy: often used in scientific experiments or kept as a pet.
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- ham sth up — If actors or actresses ham it up, they exaggerate every emotion and gesture when they are acting, often deliberately because they think that the audience will be more amused.
- hand-me-up — something, such as an item of electronic equipment, that is passed from a younger to an older member of a family
- hang it up — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- haplogroup — Genetics. a set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- happy dust — cocaine.
- happy hour — a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks: happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
- happy-dust — cocaine.
- harrumphed — to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.
- harrumpher — (informal) One who complains or moralizes.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- hatshepsut — 1495–75 b.c, queen of Egypt.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- hephaestus — the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan.