6-letter words containing p, u
- couple — If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
- coupon — a ticket issued to facilitate rationing
- coypus — Plural form of coypu.
- croupe — That part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks.
- croups — Plural form of croup.
- croupy — pertaining to or resembling croup.
- crumps — Plural form of crump.
- crumpy — easily crumbled; crisp
- cry up — to praise highly; extol
- cu-bop — music of the 1940s in which Cuban rhythms are combined with bop
- cupels — Plural form of cupel.
- cupful — A cupful of something is the amount of something a cup can contain.
- cuphea — any of various New World plants belonging to the genus Cuphea, of the loosestrife family, having tubular, usually reddish or purple flowers.
- cupids — Plural form of cupid.
- cupman — a drinking companion
- cupola — A cupola is a roof or part of a roof that is shaped like a dome.
- cuppas — Plural form of cuppa.
- cupped — hollowed like a cup; concave
- cupper — a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
- cupri- — containing copper with a valence of two; cupric
- cupric — of or containing copper in the divalent state
- cupro- — indicating copper
- cuprum — copper1 (def 1).
- cupula — a dome-shaped structure, esp the sensory structure within the semicircular canals of the ear
- cupule — a cup-shaped part or structure, such as the cup around the base of an acorn
- curple — The hindquarters or the rump of a horse, a strap under the girth of a horse's saddle to stop the saddle from kicking forward.
- cuspal — relating to or having a cusp
- cusped — having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- cusper — A person considered to have been born on a cusp between significant generations.
- cuspid — a tooth having one point; canine tooth
- cuspis — a cusp
- cut up — If you cut something up, you cut it into several pieces.
- cut-up — to penetrate with or as if with a sharp-edged instrument or object: He cut his finger.
- cutups — Plural form of cutup.
- cyprus — an island in the E Mediterranean: ceded to Britain by Turkey in 1878 and made a colony in 1925; became an independent republic in 1960 as a member of the Commonwealth; invaded by Turkey in 1974 following a Greek-supported military coup, leading to the partition of the island. In 1983 the Turkish-controlled northern sector declared itself to be an independent state as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus but failed to receive international recognition. Attempts by the UN to broker a reunification agreement have failed. Cyprus joined the EU in 2004. The UK maintains two enclaves as military bases (Akrotiri and Dhekelia Sovereign Base Areas), which are not included in Cyprus politically. Languages: Greek and Turkish. Religions: Greek Orthodox and Muslim. Currency: euro and Turkish lira. Capital: Nicosia. Pop (Greek): 838 897 (2011 est); (Turkish): 265 100 (2006 est). Area: 9251 sq km (3571 sq miles)
- dedupe — (informal) deduplication.
- depute — If you are deputed to do something, someone tells or allows you to do it on their behalf.
- deputy — A deputy is the second most important person in an organization such as a business or government department. Someone's deputy often acts on their behalf when they are not there.
- dialup — (computing) alternative spelling of dial-up.
- dig up — to break up, turn over, or remove earth, sand, etc., as with a shovel, spade, bulldozer, or claw; make an excavation.
- dispur — a state in NE India. 30,285 sq. mi. (78,438 sq. km). Capital: Dispur.
- drupal — (botany) drupaceous.
- drupes — Plural form of drupe.
- dry up — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- du pre — Jacqueline [zhak-leen] /ʒækˈlin/ (Show IPA), 1945–87, English cellist.
- dumped — Simple past tense and past participle of dump.
- dumpee — a person who is rejected
- dumper — to drop or let fall in a mass; fling down or drop heavily or suddenly: Dump the topsoil here.
- dumple — (transitive) To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another.
- dumpty — Variant of dumpy.