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11-letter words containing p, u, t

  • suppurative — suppurating; characterized by suppuration.
  • supracostal — above the rib
  • 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.
  • susceptance — the imaginary component of admittance, equal to the quotient of the negative of the reactance divided by the sum of the squares of the reactance and resistance. Symbol: B.
  • susceptible — admitting or capable of some specified treatment: susceptible of a high polish; susceptible to various interpretations.
  • suspectable — that could be suspected
  • suspectedly — so as to arouse suspicion
  • suspectible — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
  • suspiration — a long, deep sigh.
  • switch plug — a plug, as for an electric iron, equipped with an on-off switch.
  • sympathique — pleasing or congenial
  • sympetalous — gamopetalous.
  • tautophonic — having or repeating the same sound
  • teaspoonful — the amount a teaspoon can hold.
  • tegucigalpa — a republic in NE Central America. 43,277 sq. mi. (112,087 sq. km). Capital: Tegucigalpa.
  • tehuantepec — Isthmus of, an isthmus in S Mexico, between the Gulf of Tehuantepec and the Gulf of Campeche. 125 miles (200 km) wide at its narrowest point.
  • telanaipura — former name of Jambi (def 2).
  • telescopium — an inconspicuous constellation in the S hemisphere, close to Sagittarius and Ara
  • telesphorus — pope a.d. 125?–136?.
  • temperature — a measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to some standard value. The temperature of two systems is the same when the systems are in thermal equilibrium.
  • tempestuous — stormy, tumultuous
  • temptatious — enticing or illicitly desirable
  • tetrapodous — of or related to a tetrapod
  • thaumatrope — a card with different pictures on opposite sides, as a horse on one side and a rider on the other, which appear as if combined when the card is twirled rapidly, thus illustrating the persistence of visual impressions.
  • the rapture — in some Christian theologies, the bodily ascent into heaven just before Armageddon of those who are saved (see save1 (sense 8)
  • 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
  • theophagous — relating to theophagy or the practice of symbolically consuming the body of God or a god
  • theophanous — a manifestation or appearance of God or a god to a person.
  • theopneusty — divine inspiration; the influence of God's spirit enabling humans to receive a divine truth
  • 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.
  • thrust upon — If something is thrust upon you, you are forced to have it, deal with it, or experience it.
  • thumb piano — any of various African boxlike musical instruments, such as the kalimba or mbira, having tuned strips of metal or wood that vibrate when played with the thumbs.
  • thunderclap — a crash of thunder.
  • thunderpeal — a crash of thunder; thunderclap.
  • tip and run — a form of cricket in which the batsman must run if his bat touches the ball
  • tip-up seat — a seat that is able to be pulled down for sitting on and returns to an upright position when not in use
  • tissue type — biology: muscle, nerve, fibre, etc.
  • tlaquepaque — a city in Jalisco state, W central Mexico: suburb of Guadalajara.
  • tolyl group — any of three univalent, isomeric groups having the formula C 7 H 7 –, derived from toluene.
  • tomato soup — soup made from tomatoes
  • ton-up boys — youths who habitually ride or drive a vehicle at speeds of a hundred miles per hour or more
  • tool pusher — A tool pusher is someone who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig.
  • top-up card — a card bought by a mobile phone user entitling him or her to a stipulated amount of credit for future calls
  • top-up loan — a further loan extended to an existing debtor
  • topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down.
  • torpedinous — of, relating to, or resembling a torpedo
  • touch paper — paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
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