12-letter words containing n, a, p, r
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unparalleled — not paralleled; unequaled or unmatched; peerless; unprecedented: unparalleled athletic ability.
- unpardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- unpardonably — in a manner that is not excusable; disgracefully
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unpenetrable — capable of being penetrated.
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unperishable — imperishable
- unpersonable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unpersuasive — not capable of persuading
- unpleasantry — an unpleasant word, action, comment, etc.: comments filled with unpleasantries.
- unpredicated — to proclaim; declare; affirm; assert.
- unpreferable — more desirable.
- unprelatical — not befitting a prelate
- unprevailing — lacking force, not effective
- unprocedural — not procedural, not following proper procedures
- unproclaimed — to announce or declare in an official or formal manner: to proclaim war.
- unprocurable — obtainable.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unprogrammed — a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program.
- unreciprocal — given or felt by each toward the other; mutual: reciprocal respect.
- unrecoupable — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- unrepairable — that cannot be repaired: Some old clocks are unrepairable.
- unrepealable — not able to be repealed, rescinded, or annulled
- unrepeatable — to say or utter again (something already said): to repeat a word for emphasis.
- unrepentance — the state of being unrepentant, impenitent, or unremorseful
- unreportable — not able to be reported, relayed, or spoken of
- unreproached — not reproached, criticized, or scolded
- unreprovable — not able to be reproved, reproached, or criticized
- unrepulsable — not able to be repulsed or driven back
- unscriptural — not scriptural
- untrespassed — Law. an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied. a wrongful entry upon the lands of another. the action to recover damages for such an injury.
- up-and-comer — likely to succeed; bright and industrious: an up-and-coming young executive.
- up-and-under — a high kick forwards followed by a charge to the place where the ball lands
- upper canada — a former British province in Canada 1791–1840: now the S part of Ontario province.
- urban sprawl — the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions.
- valve spring — a helical spring used to hold closed a valve in the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine
- van der post — Sir Laurens (Jan). 1906–96, South African writer and traveller. His works include the travel books Venture to the Interior (1952), The Lost World of the Kalahari (1958), and Testament to the Bushmen (1984) and the novels The Hunter and the Whale (1967) and The Admiral's Baby (1996)
- vanity press — a printing house that specializes in publishing books for which the authors pay all or most of the costs.
- vaporescence — production or formation of vapor.
- vaporishness — the quality or state of being vaporish
- vaporization — the act of vaporizing.
- veneer patch — a patch made in one of the veneers of a sheet of plywood before layup.
- vespertilian — of, relating to, or resembling a bat
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- voting paper — a ballot.
- wackyparsing — (Internet, slang) present participle of wackyparse.
- walk-on part — acting role with no spoken lines
- wallpapering — Present participle of wallpaper.