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7-letter words containing p, u

  • gunplay — the exchange of gunshots, usually with intent to wound or kill.
  • gunport — an aperture, as in a protective wall or the side of a ship, through which a gun can be aimed and fired.
  • gunship — a helicopter or fixed-wing airplane armed with rapid-fire guns or cannons and used to provide close air support for troops in combat.
  • guppies — Plural form of guppy.
  • guyrope — Alternative spelling of guy rope.
  • gyplure — a synthetic form of the sex pheromone of the female gypsy moth, used in traps to attract males.
  • hack up — (jargon)   To hack, but generally implies that the result is a quick hack. Contrast this with hack on. To "hack up on" implies a quick-and-dirty modification to an existing system. Contrast hacked up; compare kluge up, monkey up, cruft together.
  • hand up — to present (an indictment) to a court
  • hang up — the way in which a thing hangs.
  • hang-up — a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; complex: His hang-up is trying to outdo his brother.
  • hangups — Plural form of hangup.
  • hard up — not soft; solid and firm to the touch; unyielding to pressure and impenetrable or almost impenetrable.
  • harumph — An expression of disdain, disbelief, protest, refusal or dismissal.
  • haul up — to pull or draw with force; move by drawing; drag: They hauled the boat up onto the beach.
  • hautpas — A raised part of the floor of a large room; a dais or platform for a raised table or throne.
  • have up — to cause to appear for trial
  • head up — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
  • heal up — When an injury heals up, it becomes completely healthy again.
  • heat up — the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
  • helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
  • hepburn — Audrey, 1929–93, U.S. actress, born in Belgium.
  • hiccups — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
  • hiccupy — having hiccups
  • high up — in a high place
  • high-up — holding a high position or rank.
  • hike up — raise or lift quickly
  • hold up — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • hold-up — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
  • holdups — Plural form of holdup.
  • hole up — an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
  • hook up — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
  • hook-up — a curved or angular piece of metal or other hard substance for catching, pulling, holding, or suspending something.
  • hookups — Plural form of hookup.
  • hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
  • hotspur — Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
  • hubcaps — Plural form of hubcap.
  • humpday — Alternative spelling of hump day.
  • humphed — Simple past tense and past participle of humph.
  • humpies — any crude Aborigine hut or shelter, especially a shanty built at the edge of a town.
  • humping — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
  • hung up — Slang: Vulgar. (of a male) having very large genitals.
  • hung-up — beset with psychological problems.
  • hunt up — to chase or search for (game or other wild animals) for the purpose of catching or killing.
  • hush up — to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in.
  • hutzpah — unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
  • hype up — to stimulate, excite, or agitate (usually followed by up): She was hyped up at the thought of owning her own car.
  • hypural — relating to the bones of the area below the tail of fish
  • iapetus — Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
  • illampu — a peak of Mount Sorata.
  • impetus — a moving force; impulse; stimulus: The grant for building the opera house gave impetus to the city's cultural life.
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