8-letter words containing p, u, t
- dustpans — Plural form of dustpan.
- earth up — to cover (part of a plant, esp the stem) with soil in order to protect from frost, light, etc
- eaten up — food: finished
- eelpouts — Plural form of eelpout.
- epaulets — Plural form of epaulet.
- epulotic — a substance that promotes the formation of scar tissue
- erumpent — Bursting forth or through a surface.
- erupting — Present participle of erupt.
- eruption — An act or instance of erupting.
- eruptive — Of, relating to, or formed by volcanic activity.
- eucalypt — Any tree of the genus Eucalyptus.
- eupatrid — One well born, or of noble birth.
- eupeptic — Of or having good digestion or a consequent air of healthy good spirits.
- euphotic — Describing that part of the near-surface ocean in which photosynthesis is possible.
- euphuist — One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of language; applied especially to a class of writers, in the age of w Elizabeth I, whose productions are marked by affected conceits and high-flown diction.
- eutrophy — (medicine) healthy nutrition.
- eutropic — of, relating to or characterized by eutropy
- fetch up — to go and bring back; return with; get: to go up a hill to fetch a pail of water.
- fistbump — A fist bump.
- flip out — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- flip-out — to toss or put in motion with a sudden impulse, as with a snap of a finger and thumb, especially so as to cause to turn over in the air: to flip a coin.
- footpump — a pump that is operated by foot
- foul tip — a pitched ball that glances off the bat into foul territory, usually near the catcher, ruled a strike if the catcher catches it before it hits the ground, otherwise ruled an ordinary foul ball.
- front up — to pay (money) at the beginning of a business arrangement
- fullstop — Alt form full stop.
- groupist — a follower of a group
- grouplet — a small group
- grumpity — Nonce variation of the word grump, usually used as an intensifier.
- gulfport — a city in SE Mississippi, on the Gulf of Mexico.
- gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- gunpoint — the point or aim of a gun.
- hard put — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
- hard-put — hard (def 57).
- help out — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hitch up — pull higher; clothing, suspender
- hornpout — horned pout.
- hotspurs — Plural form of hotspur.
- housepet — A domestic pet, one that lives mostly indoors.
- housetop — the top or roof of a house.
- impudent — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
- impunity — exemption from punishment.
- impurity — the quality or state of being impure.
- imputing — Present participle of impute.
- inputted — something that is put in.
- inputter — One who, or that which, inputs.
- insculpt — engraved
- irapuato — a city in Guanajuato, in central Mexico.
- irrupted — Simple past tense and past participle of irrupt.
- jet pump — A jet pump is a pump that operates on the principle of a high-pressure fluid jet and the venturi effect (= which exerts suction).