12-letter words containing p, o, u, t, e
- triadelphous — (of stamens) united by the filaments into three sets or bundles.
- tricephalous — with three heads
- trou-de-loup — a conical or pyramidal pit with a pointed stake fixed vertically in the center, rows of which are dug in front of a fortification to hinder an enemy's approach, formerly used chiefly against cavalry.
- trouble spot — an area in which trouble exists or is expected to develop: There are several diplomatic trouble spots in Central America.
- troubleproof — not easily disturbed, disabled, injured, or put out of working order.
- trouser clip — a clip that is worn around the bottom of a trouser leg to stop the material getting caught in the chain of a bicycle
- tutor period — (in British secondary schools) a school period for which a tutor group comes together with their tutor
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- un-opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- unapologetic — containing an apology or excuse for a fault, failure, insult, injury, etc.: An apologetic letter to his creditors explained the delay.
- uncomplacent — pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied: The voters are too complacent to change the government.
- uncomplicate — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncomputable — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- unemployment — the state of being unemployed, especially involuntarily: Automation poses a threat of unemployment for many unskilled workers.
- unhospitable — not hospitable
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unipotential — Electricity, Electronics. having uniform electric potential throughout, as a hot cathode (unipotential cathode) indirectly heated by a separate heater circuit so that there is no lateral change of voltage across the cathode due to resistance to a heating current.
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- unpassionate — having, compelled by, or ruled by intense emotion or strong feeling; fervid: a passionate advocate of socialism.
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unperfection — imperfection
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unpoetically — in an unpoetic manner
- unpoliteness — the quality or state of being impolite
- unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
- unprofitable — being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures.
- unprohibited — to forbid (an action, activity, etc.) by authority or law: Smoking is prohibited here.
- unpropertied — owning property: the propertied class.
- unprotective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- unprotesting — an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid: a protest against increased taxation.
- unreportable — not able to be reported, relayed, or spoken of
- unsupportive — giving support.
- unsyncopated — marked by syncopation: syncopated rhythm.
- up the spout — If you say that something is up the spout, you mean that it is wrong or it is no longer working.
- up the wazoo — the anus.
- urethroscope — an apparatus for observing the urethra.
- urethroscopy — observation of the urethra by a urethroscope.
- utility pole — one of a series of large, upright poles used to support telephone wires, electric cables, or the like.
- vituperation — verbal abuse or castigation; violent denunciation or condemnation.
- vituperatory — abusive or blaming
- water sprout — a nonflowering shoot arising from a branch or axil of a tree or shrub.
- water vapour — steam
- woodburytype — a process using gelatine film exposed to the negative, which is then pressed into lead and processed, or a print of this type
- word picture — a description in words, especially one that is unusually vivid: She drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.