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11-letter words containing p, u, i, r

  • supertitles — (especially in opera production) a translation of a segment of the libretto or other text or sometimes a brief summary of the plot projected onto a screen above the stage during a performance.
  • supervirile — highly virile
  • supervision — the act or function of supervising; superintendence.
  • supervisory — of, relating to, or having supervision.
  • supervisual — of or relating to seeing or sight: a visual image.
  • suppository — a solid, conical mass of medicinal substance that melts upon insertion into the rectum or vagina.
  • suppressing — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • suppression — the act of suppressing.
  • suppressive — to put an end to the activities of (a person, body of persons, etc.): to suppress the Communist and certain left-leaning parties.
  • suppurating — to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
  • suppuration — the process of suppurating.
  • suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
  • supremacist — a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group: a white supremacist.
  • suprematism — a nonrepresentational style of art developed in Russia in the early 20th century, characterized by severely simple geometric shapes or forms and an extremely limited palette.
  • surgeonship — the position or responsibility of a surgeon
  • surplussing — something that remains above what is used or needed.
  • survey ship — a vessel designed to carry out research and surveying
  • suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
  • telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
  • therapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
  • thoroughpin — an abnormal swelling just above the hock of a horse, usually appearing on both sides of the leg and sometimes causing lameness.
  • tip and run — a form of cricket in which the batsman must run if his bat touches the ball
  • torpedinous — of, relating to, or resembling a torpedo
  • tree lupine — a shrubby, Californian tree, Lupinus arboreus, of the legume family, having hairy, finger-shaped leaflets and fragrant, sulphur-yellow flowers.
  • tricuspidal — having three cusps
  • tripetalous — having three petals.
  • triphibious — employing or involving land, naval, and air forces in a combined operation.
  • triphyllous — having three leaves.
  • triple jump — a jumping event for distance in which a participant leaps on one foot from a takeoff point, lands on the same foot, steps forward on the other foot, leaps, and lands on both feet.
  • 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.
  • trisulphide — any sulphide containing three sulphur atoms per molecule
  • trumpetfish — any of several fishes of the family Aulostomidae, having a long, tubular snout, as the slender, brown-flecked Aulostomus maculatus, inhabiting waters on both sides of the tropical Atlantic Ocean, having the habit of orienting vertically in the water and capturing its prey from that position.
  • trusteeship — Law. the office or function of a trustee.
  • tulip chair — an armchair designed by Eero Saarinen in 1956, having a contoured seat of molded plastic supported by a slender, stemlike pedestal of plastic-covered cast metal that terminates in a large, flat, round foot.
  • turcopolier — during the Crusades, an officer in charge of a section of turcopoles
  • turing plus — Systems programming language, a concurrent descendant of Turing. Available from Holt Software Assocs, Toronto <[email protected]>.
  • turnip moth — a common noctuid moth, Agrotis segetum, drab grey-brown in colour, the larvae of which feed on root crops and brassica stems
  • ultrasimple — extremely or exceptionally easy
  • unapproving — expressing disapproval or displeasure
  • unaspirated — Phonetics. to articulate (a speech sound, especially a stop) so as to produce an audible puff of breath, as with the first t of total, the second t being unaspirated. to articulate (the beginning of a word or syllable) with an h -sound, as in which, pronounced (hwich), or hitch as opposed to witch or itch.
  • underpinned — to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation.
  • underpraise — to praise to a lesser degree or extent than the circumstances warrant.
  • underpriced — (of an article for sale) priced at too low a level or amount
  • undisrupted — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
  • unempirical — derived from or guided by experience or experiment.
  • unexperient — not experienced
  • unhampering — to hold back; hinder; impede: A steady rain hampered the progress of the work.
  • unimpartial — not partial or biased; fair; just: an impartial judge.
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