7-letter words containing i, r, u, p
- prussia — a former German state in N and central Germany, extending from France and the Low Countries to the Baltic Sea and Poland: developed as the chief military power of the Continent, leading the North German Confederation from 1867–71, when the German Empire was established; dissolved in 1947 and divided between East and West Germany, Poland, and the former Soviet Union. Area: (in 1939) 294 081 sq km (113 545 sq miles)
- prussic — of or derived from prussic acid.
- puerile — of or relating to a child or to childhood.
- pumicer — a person who polishes something with pumice
- puranic — any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- purging — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
- puritan — a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- purlieu — purlieus, environs or neighborhood.
- purline — a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
- purloin — to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
- purring — to utter a low, continuous, murmuring sound expressive of contentment or pleasure, as a cat does.
- pursily — in a pursy manner
- pursing — a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pursuit — the act of pursuing: in pursuit of the fox.
- purtier — pretty.
- purview — the range of operation, authority, control, concern, etc.
- puttier — a person who putties, as a glazier.
- pyruvic — of or derived from pyruvic acid.
- quimper — a department in W France. 2714 sq. mi. (7030 sq. km). Capital: Quimper.
- quipper — One who quips; a jester.
- reequip — to furnish or provide with whatever is needed for use or for any undertaking; fit out, as a ship or army: They spent several thousand dollars to equip their boat.
- repique — the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repunit — any positive integer that consists entirely of the digit 1 repeated, for example, 11, 111, 1111
- ride up — to sit on and manage a horse or other animal in motion; be carried on the back of an animal.
- ring up — to give forth a clear resonant sound, as a bell when struck: The doorbell rang twice.
- rise up — move upwards
- roupily — in a roupy manner
- ruptime — Unix Berkeley networking command to report the status of all hosts on the net. See also rwho. See ruptime(1N).
- spirula — any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
- spruing — Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- spuriae — the feathers on the bastard wing of a bird
- stir up — to move one's hand or an implement continuously or repeatedly through (a liquid or other substance) in order to cool, mix, agitate, dissolve, etc., any or all of the component parts: to stir one's coffee with a spoon.
- stirrup — a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
- suspire — to sigh.
- tipburn — a disease of lettuce, potatoes, and other plants, characterized by browning of the tips and edges of the leaves, resulting from any of several environmental factors, as excessive heat and humidity.
- trip up — a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
- tripura — a state in E India. 4033 sq. mi. (10,445 sq. km). Capital: Agartala.
- triumph — the act, fact, or condition of being victorious or triumphant; victory; conquest.
- turnipy — like a turnip
- udaipur — a city in S Rajasthan, in NW India.
- ukipper — a member or supporter of the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP)
- unstrip — to strip
- upbraid — to find fault with or reproach severely; censure: The military tribunal upbraided the soldier for his cowardice.
- upbring — to rear or raise (a child); bring up
- updrift — a slow, upward movement: an updrift in housing starts and home mortgages.
- upraise — to raise up; lift or elevate.
- upright — erect or vertical, as in position or posture.
- uprisal — a rising up
- upriver — against a river's current
- upskirt — indicating a photograph taken, usually surreptitiously, of a woman sitting or standing with her legs open in such a way that her underwear is exposed