14-letter words containing h, a, p, u
- the game is up — If you say the game is up, you mean that someone's secret plans or activities have been revealed and therefore must stop because they cannot succeed.
- the last trump — the final trumpet call that according to the belief of some will awaken and raise the dead on the Day of Judgment
- the pole vault — a field event in which competitors attempt to clear a high bar with the aid of an extremely flexible long pole
- the upper back — the part of the back between the shoulders
- the upper hand — If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.
- the-suppliants — a tragedy (c463 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- thysanopterous — of or relating to the Thysanoptera genus of insects which are characterized by fringed wings
- tiruchirapalli — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tiruchirappali — a city in central Tamil Nadu, in S India, on the Kaveri River.
- tomato ketchup — sauce made from tomatoes
- trachyspermous — having seeds with a rough coat.
- traffic holdup — a temporary stoppage in the flow of traffic where a number of vehicles are obstructed and unable to move
- triumphal arch — a monumental archway, often erected in permanent materials as a commemorative structure, straddling the line of march of a victorious army during a triumphal procession.
- trust hospital — a hospital that is run by an NHS trust which competes with other trusts for government funding
- turn of phrase — expression, wording
- unaccomplished — not accomplished; incomplete or not carried out: Many tasks remain unaccomplished.
- unapprehensive — slow to understand; not intelligent
- unapproachable — not capable of being approached; remote; unreachable: an unapproachable spot; an unapproachable person.
- undecipherable — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- underemphasize — to give less than sufficient emphasis to; minimize.
- underhand chop — (in an axemen's competition) a chop where the axeman stands on the log, which is placed on the ground
- unemphatically — uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.
- unhypocritical — of the nature of hypocrisy, or pretense of having virtues, beliefs, principles, etc., that one does not actually possess: The parent who has a “do what I say and not what I do” attitude can appear hypocritical to a child.
- unmetaphorical — not used, viewed, or intended as a metaphor
- unmetaphysical — (of a statement or theory) not metaphysical or abstract
- unpraiseworthy — not worthy of praise
- unpurchaseable — not able to be bought or purchased
- unsophisticate — not sophisticated
- unsympathizing — not sympathizing; not offering sympathy; unsympathetic
- up to the ears — very deeply
- up to the mark — acceptably good
- upwards of sth — A quantity that is upwards of a particular number is more than that number.
- v-shaped curve — a curve on a graph that shows a sharp fall followed by a correspondingly sharp rise
- walpurgisnacht — (especially in medieval German folklore) the evening preceding the feast day of St. Walpurgis, when witches congregated, especially on the Brocken.
- whiplash-curve — the lash of a whip.
- xiphihumeralis — a long pectoral muscle found only in felines