12-letter words containing a, t, p, u
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unpassionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- unpatentable — the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unpenetrable — capable of being penetrated.
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unpleasantry — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
- unpredicated — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- unprelatical — not befitting a prelate
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unpunctuated — (of written text) lacking punctuation
- unrepeatable — to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis.
- unrepentance — the state of being unrepentant, impenitent, or unremorseful
- unreportable — not able to be reported, relayed, or spoken of
- unscriptural — not scriptural
- unspectacled — lacking spectacles
- unsplittable — to divide or separate from end to end or into layers: to split a log in two.
- unstipulated — to make an express demand or arrangement as a condition of agreement (often followed by for).
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- untrespassed — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.
- up a gumtree — in a very awkward position; in difficulties
- up and about — to, toward, or in a more elevated position: to climb up to the top of a ladder.
- up the wazoo — the anus.
- upright bass — double bass
- vapour trail — A vapour trail is a white line of water vapour left in the sky by an aeroplane, a rocket, or a missile.
- visuospatial — pertaining to perception of the spatial relationships among objects within the field of vision.
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- walk-up rate — The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation.
- water sprout — a nonflowering shoot arising from a branch or axil of a tree or shrub.
- water supply — the supply of purified water available to a community.
- water vapour — steam
- west prussia — a former province of Prussia: since 1945 part of Poland.
- white plague — tuberculosis, especially pulmonary tuberculosis.
- wrap account — a personally managed investment account where charges are levied on the basis of the account's total assets.