9-letter words containing p, e, a, n, u
- paranaque — a city on Luzon, in the N Philippines, on the S of Manila Bay.
- pecuniary — of or relating to money: pecuniary difficulties.
- pendulate — to swing in the motion of a pendulum
- peninsula — an area of land almost completely surrounded by water except for an isthmus connecting it with the mainland.
- penultima — the next to the last syllable in a word.
- penumbral — Astronomy. the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off. Compare umbra (def 3a). the grayish marginal portion of a sunspot. Compare umbra (def 3b).
- per annum — by the year; yearly.
- petaurine — relating to a petaurist
- petulance — moodiness, irritability
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- pinnulate — having pinnules.
- planulate — flat
- pneumatic — of or relating to air, gases, or wind.
- pneumato- — air; breath or breathing; spirit
- pneumonia — inflammation of the lungs with congestion.
- poundcake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- preattune — to attune in advance or beforehand
- prelaunch — preparatory to launch, as of a spacecraft.
- prytaneum — a public building in ancient Greece, containing the symbolic hearth of the community and commonly resembling a private dwelling in plan, used as a community meeting place and as a lodging for guests of the community.
- puissance — power, might, or force.
- pulmonate — Zoology. having lungs or lunglike organs.
- pulvinate — having the shape of a cushion; resembling a cushion; cushion-shaped.
- punctuate — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- pure land — a paradise believed by the followers of a Mahayana sect (Pure Land sect) to be ruled over by a Buddha (Amida) whose hope it is to bring all beings into it.
- pursuance — the following or carrying out of some plan, course, injunction, or the like.
- repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- sagapenum — a resin formerly used as a drug
- saphenous — of, relating to, or situated near the saphenous vein.
- sauté pan — a pan used for sautéing food
- spear gun — a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- steampunk — a subgenre of science fiction and fantasy featuring advanced machines and other technology based on steam power of the 19th century and taking place in a recognizable historical period or a fantasy world.
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subpoenas — the usual writ for the summoning of witnesses or the submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
- superbank — a bank that owns other banks; an overarching banking organization
- supernate — a supernatant liquid
- supernova — the explosion of a star, possibly caused by gravitational collapse, during which the star's luminosity increases by as much as 20 magnitudes and most of the star's mass is blown away at very high velocity, sometimes leaving behind an extremely dense core.
- tangle up — become knotted or intertwined
- unadapted — not having changed in accordance with altered circumstances
- unadeptly — in an unadept or unskilled manner
- unadopted — to choose or take as one's own; make one's own by selection or assent: to adopt a nickname.
- unapparel — to undress or to remove of clothing
- unapplied — having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure): applied mathematics; applied science.
- unbaptize — to remove the effects of baptism
- unbespeak — to annul or cancel a request
- uncapable — incapable.
- unclamped — to fasten with or fix in a clamp.
- under par — unwell
- underpaid — to pay less than is deserved or usual.