9-letter words containing p, u, t, r
- diruption — (archaic) disruption.
- disputers — Plural form of disputer.
- disrepute — bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in or into): Some literary theories have fallen into disrepute.
- disrupted — Interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem.
- disrupter — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- disruptor — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- drop-outs — 1. A variety of "power glitch" (see glitch); momentary zero voltage on the electrical mains. 2. Missing characters in typed input due to software malfunction or system overload (one cause of such behaviour under Unix when a bad connection to a modem swamps the processor with spurious character interrupts; see screaming tty). 3. Mental glitches; used as a way of describing those occasions when the mind just seems to shut down for a couple of beats. See glitch, fried.
- drupelets — Plural form of drupelet.
- dumpsters — Plural form of dumpster.
- dumptruck — a small truck used on building sites, having a load-bearing container at the front that can be tipped up to unload the contents
- dustproof — impervious to or free of dust.
- ectropium — Ectropion.
- encapture — (transitive) To capture.
- enrapture — Give intense pleasure or joy to.
- epuration — purification
- eruptions — Plural form of eruption.
- euphrates — a river in SW Asia, rising in E Turkey and flowing south across Syria and Iraq to join the Tigris, forming the Shatt-al-Arab, which flows to the head of the Persian Gulf: important in ancient times for the extensive irrigation of its valley (in Mesopotamia). Length: 3598 km (2235 miles)
- europanet — A combination of pan-European backbone services run by DANTE.
- europoort — a port in the Netherlands near Rotterdam: developed in the 1960s; handles chiefly oil
- eurytopic — (of a species) able to tolerate a wide range of environments
- eutrapely — conversational skill
- eutrophic — (of a lake or other body of water) rich in nutrients and so supporting a dense plant population, the decomposition of which kills animal life by depriving it of oxygen.
- eutropous — (of an insect or plant) adapted for pollination
- excerptum — (from Latin) an excerpt
- expurgate — Remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book or account).
- four-part — arranged for four voices or instruments
- four-spot — a playing card or the upward face of a die bearing four pips; a domino, one half of which bears four pips.
- fruit cup — an assortment of fruits cut into sections or pieces and served in a cup or a glass as an appetizer or dessert.
- frumpiest — frumpish.
- gastropub — a bar that serves good food and high-quality alcoholic beverages.
- gather up — collect
- groupmate — A member of the same group.
- grumpiest — surly or ill-tempered; discontentedly or sullenly irritable; grouchy.
- gruppetto — a turn
- guardpost — Alternative spelling of guard post.
- gum print — a print made by the gum bichromate process.
- hippurite — an extinct type of bivalve mollusc (family Hippuritidae) found as fossils from the late Cretaceous period
- hornpouts — Plural form of hornpout.
- hourplate — the dial of a clock or watch
- hydropult — a type of water pump or machine that expels water by means of hand power, as, for example, a fire extinguisher
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- imposture — the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- impromptu — made or done without previous preparation: an impromptu address to the unexpected crowds.
- imprudent — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- in spurts — If something happens in spurts, there are periods of activity followed by periods in which it does not happen.
- incorrupt — not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
- interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- irrupting — Present participle of irrupt.
- irruption — a breaking or bursting in; a violent incursion or invasion.
- irruptive — of, relating to, or characterized by irruption.