9-letter words containing a, u, p
- haruspicy — divination by a haruspex.
- hauppauge — a city on central Long Island, in SE New York.
- hauptmann — Gerhart [ger-hahrt] /ˈgɛr hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1862–1946, German dramatist, novelist, and poet: Nobel Prize 1912.
- havasupai — a member of a small tribe of nomadic North American Indians now living in Arizona.
- heat pump — a device that uses a compressible refrigerant to transfer heat from one body, as the ground, air, or water, to another body, as a building, with the process being reversible.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- hula hoop — toy: plastic hoop
- humpbacks — Plural form of humpback.
- hypocaust — a hollow space or system of channels in the floor or walls of some ancient Roman buildings that provided a central heating system by receiving and distributing the heat from a furnace.
- impactful — having or manifesting a great impact or effect: After the senator's impactful speech, her bill passed.
- imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- imputably — In an imputable manner; by imputation.
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- ionopause — the transitional zone between the ionosphere and the mesosphere.
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- issue par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- jasperous — Containing jasper, composed of jasper.
- jazzed up — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- jazzed-up — made more exciting and more modern
- jean paul — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- john paul — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- jump bail — property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- jump ball — a ball tossed into the air above and between two opposing players by the referee in putting the ball into play.
- jump dial — a timepiece dial in which the numbers are seen through apertures.
- jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
- jump lead — Jump leads are thick electrical leads that are used to connect a flat battery in a vehicle to an external charged battery, such as the battery of another vehicle, so that the first vehicle can be started.
- jump pass — a pass in which a player leaps into the air and throws the ball to a teammate before returning to the ground.
- jump seat — a movable or folding seat, as in a carriage, taxicab, or limousine, used as an extra seat.
- jumpstart — Also, jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
- junk heap — an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
- juxtapose — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kampuchea — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- kharagpur — city in SW West Bengal, India: pop. 265,000
- kintpuash — (Kintpuash) 1837?–73, Modoc leader.
- krupskaya — Nadezhda Konstantinovna [nuh-dye-zhduh kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh v-nuh] /nʌˈdyɛ ʒdə kən stʌnˈtyi nəv nə/ (Show IPA), 1869–1939, Russian social worker and wife of V.I. Lenin.
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- larkspurs — Plural form of larkspur.
- larruping — very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- lumpy jaw — actinomycosis.
- lunchpail — lunchbox.
- making-up — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- manage up — to build a successful working relationship with a superior, manager, or employer
- manipular — of or relating to the Roman maniple.
- marked-up — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- marsupial — any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
- marsupian — (obsolete) marsupial.