9-letter words containing p, u, c
- space out — the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- spacesuit — a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- spartacus — died 71 b.c, Thracian slave, gladiator, and insurrectionist.
- speculate — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speechful — full of speech or expression
- sphacelus — the death of living tissue
- spicebush — Also called spice-wood. a yellow-flowered, North American shrub, Lindera benzoin, of the laurel family, whose bark and leaves have a spicy odor.
- spiculate — having the form of a spicule.
- spit curl — a tight curl of hair, usually pressed against the forehead or cheek.
- spleuchan — a small pouch, especially for carrying tobacco or money.
- spout cup — a deep vessel used in feeding babies and invalids, having a long, curved, rising spout.
- spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- spruce-up — an act of cleaning up, refurbishing, renovating, or the like.
- stitch up — sew a wound
- stroupach — a cup of tea
- subapical — located below the apex.
- subscript — written below (distinguished from adscript, superscript).
- sulphatic — sulphuric, of or pertaining to a sulphate
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- sun porch — a windowed porch or porchlike room having more window than wall area, intended to receive large amounts of sunlight.
- super pac — a type of PAC that has no limitations on the amount or source of donations, though it cannot contribute directly to a political campaign or party. See also PAC.
- supercede — supersede.
- supercell — a highly organized thunderstorm that can last for several hours, capable of producing both updrafts and downdrafts exceeding 100 miles per hour, large hailstones, tornadoes, and flash flooding (often used attributively): a supercell in Kansas City; supercell storms.
- superchic — highly or very chic
- supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
- superclub — a large or important club or society
- supercoil — superhelix.
- supercold — extremely cold
- supercool — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- supercrat — a high-ranking bureaucrat, especially one of cabinet rank.
- supercute — very cute
- superjock — an extremely athletic person
- superrace — a race, class, or people considered superior to others.
- superrich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
- supplicat — a petition (to a university) for a degree
- supremacy — the state of being supreme.
- surfperch — any of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
- 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.
- suspected — illness: unconfirmed
- suspicion — act of suspecting.
- teacupful — as much as a teacup will hold, equal to 4 fluid ounces (113 grams).
- tricuspid — Also, tricuspidal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth. Compare bicuspid.
- 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
- uncapable — incapable.
- unclamped — to fasten with or fix in a clamp.
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- uncopious — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.