9-letter words containing p, u, c, o
- preocular — a scale in front of the eye of a reptile or fish
- prescious — prescient
- prick out — to transplant (seedlings) as from seed pans to shallow boxes
- procedure — subroutine
- prochurch — favourable to the church
- proconsul — an African subgenus of Dryopithecus that lived 17–20 million years ago and is possibly ancestral to modern hominoids.
- procopius — a.d. c490–c562, Greek historian.
- procuracy — the office of a proctor or procurator.
- procuress — a woman who procures prostitutes.
- procureur — a procurator; the chief prosecuting attorney in France (procureur général)
- procuring — to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means: to procure evidence.
- producers — a person who produces.
- producing — to bring into existence; give rise to; cause: to produce steam.
- promuscis — the proboscis of some insects
- prongbuck — a pronghorn antelope from North America
- pronounce — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- pronuncio — a papal ambassador in a country that does not grant the Pope's ambassador precedence over other ambassadors
- prosecute — Law. to institute legal proceedings against (a person). to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process. to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- proseucha — a place of prayer, esp for Jewish worship
- psych out — to intimidate or frighten psychologically, or make nervous (often followed by out): to psych out the competition.
- psych-out — an act or instance of psyching out.
- puckerood — ruined; exhausted
- pull cord — a cord attached to a blind, light switch, appliance, curtain etc which is pulled to operate it
- pumiceous — Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- punch out — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punch-out — a small section of cardboard or metal surrounded by perforations so that it can be easily forced out.
- punchbowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punctilio — a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure.
- punk rock — a type of rock-'n'-roll, reaching its peak in the late 1970s and characterized by loud, insistent music and abusive or violent protest lyrics, and whose performers and followers are distinguished by extremes of dress and socially defiant behavior.
- puromycin — a substance with antibiotic properties, obtained from certain species of Streptomyces
- rapacious — given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.
- recompute — to determine by calculation; reckon; calculate: to compute the period of Jupiter's revolution.
- reproduce — to make a copy, representation, duplicate, or close imitation of: to reproduce a picture.
- scoop out — remove, take out
- scope out — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scopulate — broom-shaped; brushlike.
- space out — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spout cup — a deep vessel used in feeding babies and invalids, having a long, curved, rising spout.
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- sun porch — a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
- supercoil — superhelix.
- supercold — extremely cold
- supercool — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- superjock — an extremely athletic person
- susceptor — a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- suspicion — act of suspecting.
- truckstop — a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping and showering rooms, a store selling basic items, etc.
- tuck shop — a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold.
- tuck-shop — a shop where pastry, candy, or the like is sold.
- turcopole — during the Crusades, a type of lightly armed and low-ranking soldier belonging to the Order of St John of Jerusalem, used mainly as mounted archers and scouts