15-letter words containing o, u, t, e, r, p
- superimposition — to impose, place, or set over, above, or on something else.
- superinvolution — an act or instance of involving or entangling; involvement.
- superior planet — any of the five planets whose orbits are outside the orbit of the earth, namely, the planets Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- superordination — Logic. the relation between a universal proposition and a particular proposition of the same quality containing the same terms in the same order.
- superpatriotism — the quality of being superpatriotic
- supporting role — acting: secondary part
- surge protector — a small device to protect a computer, telephone, television set, or the like from damage by high-voltage electrical surges.
- surreptitiously — obtained, done, made, etc., by stealth; secret or unauthorized; clandestine: a surreptitious glance.
- symmetric group — the group of all permutations of a finite set.
- synectics group — a group of people of varied background that meets to attempt creative solutions of problems through the unrestricted exercise of imagination and the correlation of disparate elements.
- tablet computer — a number of sheets of writing paper, business forms, etc., fastened together at the edge; pad.
- talcum (powder) — a powder for the body and face made of powdered, purified talc, usually perfumed
- tetrasporangium — a sporangium containing four asexual spores.
- the upper karoo — one of the two divisions of the Karoo
- thought pattern — habitual way of thinking
- thought process — thinking, train of thought
- to good purpose — with a good result or effect; advantageously
- to take up arms — If one group or country takes up arms against another, they prepare to attack and fight them.
- trifluoperazine — a compound, C 21 H 24 F 3 N 3 S, used as an antipsychotic.
- trustee process — (in New England) garnishment (def 1).
- turgor pressure — the pressure exerted on a plant cell wall by water passing into the cell by osmosis
- turnkey project — a complete project usually including many major units of plant completed under one overall contract, such as a chemical works or power station complex
- ultramicroscope — an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.
- un-presumptuous — full of, characterized by, or showing presumption or readiness to presume in conduct or thought, as by saying or doing something without right or permission.
- unary operation — an operation in a mathematical system by which one element is used to yield a single result, as squaring or taking the square root.
- uncomplementary — forming a complement; completing.
- uncomplimentary — of the nature of, conveying, or expressing a compliment, often one that is politely flattering: a complimentary remark.
- uncooperatively — in an uncooperative or unhelpful manner
- uncopyrightable — not able to be copyrighted
- undercompensate — to compensate or pay less than is fair, customary, or expected.
- underemployment — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underpopulation — having a population lower than is normal or desirable.
- underproduction — production that is less than normal or than is required by the demand.
- unleaded petrol — petrol containing a reduced amount of tetraethyl lead
- unpretentiously — without pretension
- unproportionate — proportioned; being in due proportion; proportional.
- unprotected sex — an act of sexual intercourse or sodomy performed without the use of a condom, thus involving the risk of sexually transmitted diseases
- unprotectedness — the state of being unprotected or defenceless against attack
- unprotestantize — to make something (e.g. a church, country, etc) a religion other than Protestant
- unsportsmanlike — a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- up one's street — (just) what one knows or likes best
- up to your ears — If you are up to your ears in something, it is taking up all of your time, attention, or resources.
- up to your eyes — If you say that you are up to your eyes in something, you are emphasizing that you have a lot of it to deal with, and often that you are very busy.
- upper arlington — a city in central Ohio, near Columbus.
- water pollution — the pollution of the sea and rivers
- well-brought-up — If you say that someone, especially a child, is well-brought-up, you mean that they are very polite because they have been taught good manners.
- white corpuscle — white blood cell.
- wood turpentine — turpentine obtained from pine trees.
- young pretender — a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.