12-letter words containing p, a, r, u
- up a gumtree — in a very awkward position; in difficulties
- up for grabs — to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
- 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.
- upright bass — double bass
- uproariously — characterized by or in a state of uproar; tumultuous.
- urban sprawl — the uncontrolled spread of urban development into neighboring regions.
- vapour trail — A vapour trail is a white line of water vapour left in the sky by an aeroplane, a rocket, or a missile.
- variocoupler — a transformer having coils with a self-impedance that is essentially constant but a mutual impedance that can be varied by moving one coil with respect to the other.
- vellum paper — a creamy coloured heavy paper resembling vellum
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- vituperative — characterized by or of the nature of vituperation: vituperative remarks.
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- walk-up rate — The walk-up rate at a hotel is the price charged to a customer who arrives without a reservation.
- warmer-upper — something that provides one with invigorating warmth: Hot soup is a good warmer-upper after skiing.
- water sprout — a nonflowering shoot arising from a branch or axil of a tree or shrub.
- water supply — the supply of purified water available to a community.
- water vapour — steam
- west prussia — a former province of Prussia: since 1945 part of Poland.
- wrap account — a personally managed investment account where charges are levied on the basis of the account's total assets.