11-letter words containing k, u, p
- lumpsuckers — Plural form of lumpsucker.
- make up for — compensate
- make-up bag — a bag in which cosmetics are kept
- make-up man — a man who applies cosmetics to a person, such as to a model or actor
- mu shu pork — moo shu pork
- muck-up day — the last day of school before the annual examinations, marked by practical jokes and other student pranks
- mudskippers — Plural form of mudskipper.
- outpolitick — to surpass in politicking
- outspokenly — In an outspoken manner.
- packet soup — soup supplied in dried form in a packet
- packing nut — a nut that serves to condense packing and so to tighten its seal.
- panel truck — a small truck having a fully enclosed body, used mainly to deliver light or small objects.
- park avenue — a wide street in New York City traditionally associated with luxurious residential and professional buildings, fashionable living, and high society.
- parkersburg — a city in NW West Virginia, on the Ohio River.
- peking duck — a Chinese dish consisting of roast duck with a crispy skin; the meat is served with strips of vegetables, steamed pancakes, and hoisin sauce
- pervouralsk — a city in the central RSFSR, in the Ural Mountains in Asia.
- phitsanulok — a city in central Thailand.
- pickelhaube — a spiked German helmet from the 19th and 20th centuries
- picket duty — the activity of standing outside an establishment to make a protest, to dissuade or prevent employees or clients from entering, etc
- pickup tube — camera tube.
- platykurtic — (of a frequency distribution) less concentrated about the mean than the corresponding normal distribution.
- plough back — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- poke around — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- poke fun at — to prod or push, especially with something narrow or pointed, as a finger, elbow, stick, etc.: to poke someone in the ribs.
- pollakiuria — abnormally frequent urination.
- pop-up book — book: illustrations open out
- prusik loop — a loop formed with a sliding knot that locks under pressure in which a climber can place his foot in order to stand or ascend a rope
- puckishness — the state of being puckish
- pugil stick — a long pole or stick with padded ends used to carry out mock combat.
- pukka sahib — (in British India) a term of respectful address used to British colonial authorities.
- pulled pork — of or denoting meat that is cooked until the meat can easily be pulled off the bone, as in pulled pork.
- pumpkinhead — a slow or dim-witted person; dunce.
- pumpkinseed — the seed of the pumpkin.
- puncak jaya — a mountain in Irian Jaya, Indonesia, on W New Guinea: highest island point in the world. 16,503 feet (5030 meters).
- punch-drunk — (especially of a boxer) having cerebral concussion caused by repeated blows to the head and consequently exhibiting unsteadiness of gait, hand tremors, slow muscular movement, hesitant speech, and dulled mentality.
- punji stake — a sharp bamboo stake concealed in high grass at an angle so as to gash the feet and legs of enemy soldiers and often coated with excrement so as to cause an infected wound.
- punk rocker — a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
- purple book — 1. (publication) The "System V Interface Definition". The covers of the first editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of off-lavender. 2. (publication) The Wizard Book. See also book titles.
- putty knife — a tool for puttying, having a broad flexible blade.
- puzzle book — a book of games or questions presenting problems that require skill or ingenuity for their solution
- ski jumping — a competitive event, included in the Nordic combined, in which a skier jumps from a ski jump, often traveling 230 to 300 feet (70 to 90 meters) in the air, with scores being based on both the skier's form and the distance of the jump.
- ski-jumping — the sport or activity of (skiers) jumping from a high ramp overhanging a slope
- slop bucket — slop pail.
- smokejumper — a firefighter who parachutes to forest fires inaccessible to ground crews.
- sneak up on — If someone sneaks up on you, they try and approach you without being seen or heard, perhaps to surprise you or do you harm.
- sock puppet — a hand puppet made out of a sock.
- spondulicks — money; cash.
- stickup man — a man who commits a stickup.
- stumpsucker — windsucker; cribber.
- suckerpunch — to strike (someone) with an unexpected blow.