16-letter words containing h, p, s, u
- the gospel truth — the unquestionable truth
- the preconscious — preconscious mental activity
- the public purse — money from or controlled by the government
- the supernatural — supernatural forces, occurrences, and beings collectively or their realm
- three-piece suit — men's formal outfit
- through-composed — having different music for each verse: a through-composed song. Compare strophic (def 2).
- to pass the buck — If you pass the buck, you refuse to accept responsibility for something, and say that someone else is responsible.
- to put sth right — If you put something right, you correct something that was wrong or that was causing problems.
- twofold purchase — a purchase using a double standing block and a double running block so as to give a mechanical advantage of four or five, neglecting friction, depending on whether the hauling is on the standing block or the running block.
- typhoid bacillus — the bacterium Salmonella typhosa, causing typhoid fever.
- un-reprehensible — deserving of reproof, rebuke, or censure; blameworthy.
- unaccomplishable — to bring to its goal or conclusion; carry out; perform; finish: to accomplish one's mission.
- uncomprehensible — capable of being comprehended or understood; intelligible.
- union membership — members of a trade union
- unpublished work — a literary work that has not been reproduced for sale or publicly distributed.
- up to the elbows — deeply engaged (in work, etc.)
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
- well-upholstered — (of a person) fat
- whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.
- whited sepulchre — hypocrite
- with due respect — with deserved esteem