12-letter words containing m, p, u
- gamopetalous — having the petals united.
- gamophyllous — having leaves united by their edges.
- gamosepalous — having the sepals united.
- garbage dump — rubbish tip, place where refuse is disposed of
- gelande jump — jump made in downhill skiing
- get the hump — If someone gets the hump, they get very annoyed about something.
- get up steam — (of a ship, etc) to work up a sufficient head of steam in a boiler to drive an engine
- glamour puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- glamour-puss — a person with an unusually attractive face.
- gospel music — a now popularized form of impassioned rhythmic spiritual music rooted in the solo and responsive church singing of rural blacks in the American South, central to the development of rhythm and blues and of soul music.
- gymnocarpous — (of a fungus or lichen) having the apothecium open and attached to the surface of the thallus.
- gypsum board — wallboard composed primarily of gypsum and often used as sheathing.
- happy medium — a course of action or condition that is between two extremes: Our climate is a happy medium between hot and cold.
- hippopotamus — a large herbivorous mammal, Hippopotamus amphibius, having a thick hairless body, short legs, and a large head and muzzle, found in and near the rivers, lakes, etc., of Africa, and able to remain under water for a considerable time.
- humble plant — sensitive plant (def 1).
- huntsmanship — The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a hunter.
- hupokeimenon — (philosophy) That which underlies, or lies beneath; substratum.
- hypermutable — Of or in a state in which mutation is abnormally frequent.
- hypogastrium — the lower and median part of the abdomen.
- hypothalamus — a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc., and that acts as an endocrine gland by producing hormones, including the releasing factors that control the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland.
- imparticular — (proscribed) in particular.
- imperviously — In an impervious manner; impenetrably; impermeably.
- impetiginous — a contagious skin disease, especially of children, usually caused by streptococcal bacteria, marked by a superficial pustular eruption, particularly on the face.
- implicatures — Plural form of implicature.
- import quota — the maximum amount of a product that can be imported into a country within a given period of time
- impoundments — Plural form of impoundment.
- imprest fund — a fund of petty cash.
- impudentness — Quality of being impudent.
- imputability — The character of being imputable.
- imputatively — In an imputative fashion or manner.
- in perpetuum — for ever
- in the dumps — a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the): to be in the dumps over money problems.
- income group — a group in a given population having incomes within a certain range
- incomputable — incapable of being computed; incalculable.
- incomputably — In an incomputable way.
- insulin pump — an external battery-powered device that injects insulin into the body at a programmed rate to control diabetes.
- jolly jumper — any light sail set above a skysail; flying kite.
- jump a claim — to seize mining rights or land claimed by someone else
- jump shooter — a player skilled at jump shots.
- jump the gun — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- jumping bean — the seed of any of certain Mexican plants of the genera Sebastiania and Sapium, of the spurge family: the movements of a moth larva inside the seed cause it to move about or jump.
- jumping gene — transposon.
- jumping hare — springhare.
- jumping jack — a toy consisting of a jointed figure that is made to jump, move, or dance by pulling a string or stick attached to it.
- jumpstarting — Present participle of jumpstart.
- jumpstations — Plural form of jumpstation.
- karnaugh map — A Karnaugh map is a pictorial method used to minimize Boolean expressions without having to use Boolean algebra theorems.
- kuala lumpur — a constitutional monarchy in SE Asia: a federation, comprising the former British territories of Malaya, Sabah, and Sarawak: member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 126,310 sq. mi. (327,143 sq. km). Capital: Kuala Lumpur.
- leontopodium — any plant of the Eurasian alpine genus Leontopodium, esp L. alpinum
- leprosariums — Plural form of leprosarium.