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11-letter words containing p, u, t, h, r, o

  • 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.
  • tool pusher — A tool pusher is someone who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig.
  • touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
  • triphibious — employing or involving land, naval, and air forces in a combined operation.
  • triphyllous — having three leaves.
  • 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.
  • turnip moth — a common noctuid moth, Agrotis segetum, drab grey-brown in colour, the larvae of which feed on root crops and brassica stems
  • unprophetic — not prophetic, not seeing future events correctly
  • upholstered — to provide (chairs, sofas, etc.) with coverings, cushions, stuffing, springs, etc.
  • upholsterer — a person whose business it is to upholster furniture and, sometimes, to furnish and put in place hangings, curtains, carpets, etc.
  • upholstress — a female upholsterer
  • vapour bath — the act of bathing in vapour, formerly believed to have medicinal benefits
  • yoghurt pot — a small, usually plastic, container that is used for selling yogurt and, when empty, is often used as a craft material
  • youth group — an organization of young people, as for social purposes, usually under the sponsorship of a church, political organization, or the like.
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