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11-letter words containing c, r, u, p

  • stauroscope — an optical instrument for studying the crystal structure of minerals under polarized light
  • stirrup cup — farewell drink, especially one offered to a rider already mounted for departure.
  • stop chorus — a solo during which the rhythm section plays only the first beat of each phrase of music
  • stump ranch — (in British Columbia) an undeveloped ranch in the bush where animals graze among the stumps of felled trees
  • stumpsucker — windsucker; cribber.
  • sub-product — a thing produced by labor: products of farm and factory; the product of his thought.
  • sub-project — something that is contemplated, devised, or planned; plan; scheme.
  • subcapsular — of, in, or like a capsule.
  • subscapular — situated beneath or on the deep surface of the scapula, as a muscle.
  • subtropical — bordering on the tropics; nearly tropical.
  • suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.
  • summer camp — a camp, especially one for children during the summer, providing facilities for sleeping and eating, and usually for handicrafts, sports, etc.
  • super-slick — very well-executed or presented
  • superactive — engaged in action; characterized by energetic work, participation, etc.; busy: an active life.
  • superagency — a very large agency, especially a large government agency that oversees smaller ones.
  • superceding — supersede.
  • supercenter — a very large shopping centre or complex
  • supercharge — to charge with an abundant or excessive amount, as of energy, emotion, or tension.
  • supercherie — deception, trickery or an instance thereof
  • superchurch — a church housed in an extremely large structure and containing elaborate facilities.
  • supercilium — the fillet above the cyma of a cornice.
  • superficial — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.
  • superficies — the surface, outer face, or outside of a thing.
  • superheroic — Also, heroical. of, relating to, or characteristic of a hero or heroine.
  • superinduce — to bring in or induce as an added feature, circumstance, etc.; superimpose.
  • superinfect — to infect further with an additional infection
  • superjacent — lying above or upon something else.
  • superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
  • superscalar — (of a computer) performing several tasks at once
  • superschool — a large school
  • superscreen — a very large screen
  • superscribe — to write (words, letters, one's name, address, etc.) above or on something.
  • superscript — Printing. superior (def 10).
  • supersecret — a top secret
  • supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
  • superstruct — to erect upon a foundation or on top of another building or part
  • supper club — a nightclub, especially a small, luxurious one.
  • support act — a band or entertainer not topping the bill
  • supracostal — above the rib
  • supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
  • therapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
  • top-up card — a card bought by a mobile phone user entitling him or her to a stipulated amount of credit for future calls
  • touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
  • tricuspidal — having three cusps
  • trout-perch — any of a family (Percopsidae) of North American freshwater bony fishes having spiny and fleshy fins, esp., a species (Percopsis omiscomaycus) of Canada and the E U.S.
  • tulip chair — an armchair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956, having a contoured seat of molded plastic supported by a slender, stemlike pedestal of plastic-covered cast metal that terminates in a large, flat, round foot.
  • turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
  • uncorrupted — guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked: a corrupt judge.
  • underpriced — (of an article for sale) priced at too low a level or amount
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