11-letter words containing p, o, r, u
- supermodern — highly modern
- supernation — a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own: The president spoke to the nation about the new tax.
- supernormal — in excess of the normal or average: supernormal faculties; supernormal production.
- superoctave — an organ stop two octaves above the standard pitch
- superorgasm — an extreme orgasm
- superperson — a person who transcends personal limits
- superpolite — extremely polite
- superpowers — an extremely powerful nation, especially one capable of influencing international events and the acts and policies of less powerful nations.
- superprofit — above-average profits gained through enterprise
- superschool — a large school
- supersmooth — exceptionally smooth
- supersonics — the branch of science that deals with supersonic phenomena.
- superstrong — extremely strong
- supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
- supervisory — of, relating to, or having supervision.
- supervolute — (of convolute leaves) enveloping a rolled up leaf within the bud
- superweapon — an extremely powerful weapon
- support act — a band or entertainer not topping the bill
- supportable — capable of being supported; endurable; maintainable.
- supportment — the action of supporting
- supportress — a female supporter
- suppository — a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.
- suppression — the act of suppressing.
- suppuration — the process of suppurating.
- supracostal — above the rib
- surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
- suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
- telesphorus — pope a.d. 125?–136?.
- tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
- thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
- the support — an actor or group of actors playing subordinate roles
- the vapours — a depressed mental condition believed originally to be the result of vaporous exhalations from the stomach
- thoroughpin — an abnormal swelling just above the hock of a horse, usually appearing on both sides of the leg and sometimes causing lameness.
- thrust upon — If something is thrust upon you, you are forced to have it, deal with it, or experience it.
- tolyl group — any of three univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
- tool pusher — A tool pusher is someone who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig.
- top-up card — a card bought by a mobile phone user entitling him or her to a stipulated amount of credit for future calls
- topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
- torpedinous — of, relating to, or resembling a torpedo
- touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- tripetalous — having three petals.
- triphibious — employing or involving land, naval, and air forces in a combined operation.
- triphyllous — having three leaves.
- triptolemus — a favorite of Demeter and the inventor of the plow and patron of agriculture, connected with the Eleusinian mysteries.
- trisepalous — having three sepals.
- trispermous — having three seeds.
- trout-perch — any of a family (Percopsidae) of North American freshwater bony fishes having spiny and fleshy fins, esp., a species (Percopsis omiscomaycus) of Canada and the E U.S.
- turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
- turnip moth — a common noctuid moth, Agrotis segetum, drab grey-brown in colour, the larvae of which feed on root crops and brassica stems
- turtle soup — soup made from turtle flesh, usually of the green turtle