7-letter words containing p, u
- brewpub — a pub that incorporates a brewery on its premises
- brushup — the act or process of reviewing a subject, technique, or the like, for the purpose of renewing the memory, skill, etc.: He gave his Spanish a brushup before his trip to Mexico.
- buck up — If you buck someone up or buck up their spirits, you say or do something to make them more cheerful.
- buildup — praise or favorable publicity, esp. when systematic and intended to make something popular, well-known, etc.
- bulk up — If someone or something bulks up or bulks out, they become bigger or heavier.
- bullpen — In baseball, a bullpen is an area alongside the playing field, where pitchers can practice or warm up.
- bum rap — a trumped-up or false charge
- bump up — If you bump up an amount, you increase it suddenly, usually by a lot.
- bumping — to come more or less violently in contact with; collide with; strike: His car bumped a truck.
- bumpkin — If you refer to someone as a bumpkin, you think they are uneducated and stupid because they come from the countryside.
- bumpoff — murder.
- bung up — a stopper for the opening of a cask.
- burn up — If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- bushpig — a wild pig, Potamochoerus porcus, inhabiting forests in tropical Africa and Madagascar. It is brown or black, with pale markings on the face
- bust up — a failure.
- bust-up — A bust-up is a serious quarrel, often resulting in the end of a relationship.
- cajeput — cajuput
- cajuput — a small myrtaceous tree or shrub, Melaleuca leucadendron, native to the East Indies and Australia, with whitish flowers and leaves
- call up — If you call someone up, you telephone them.
- call-up — an order to report for active military service.
- campout — a camping trip
- canopus — the brightest star in the constellation Carina and the second brightest star in the sky. Visual magnitude: -0.7; spectral type: F0II; distance: 313 light years
- cap gun — cap pistol.
- capsule — A capsule is a very small tube containing powdered or liquid medicine, which you swallow.
- capture — If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
- capuana — Luigi. 1839–1915, Italian realist novelist, dramatist, and critic. His works include the novel Giacinta (1879) and the play Malia (1895)
- capuche — a large hood or cowl, esp that worn by Capuchin friars
- capulet — the family name of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
- cash up — (of cashiers, shopkeepers, etc) to add up the money taken, esp at the end of a working day
- cast up — (of the sea) to cast ashore
- catchup — ketchup
- cepheus — a faint constellation in the N hemisphere near Cassiopeia and the Pole Star
- chalupa — a small narrow boat similar to a gondola, steered using either oars or a pole, used in the south of Mexico
- chapeau — a hat
- chat up — If you chat someone up, usually someone you do not know very well, you talk to them in a friendly way because you are sexually attracted to them.
- checkup — A checkup is a medical examination by your doctor or dentist to make sure that there is nothing wrong with your health.
- chellup — noise
- chew up — If you chew food up, you chew it until it is completely crushed or soft.
- chin-up — an exercise in which a person grips an elevated bar and pulls himself or herself up until the chin is level with the bar
- chirrup — If a person or bird chirrups, they make short high-pitched sounds.
- chop up — If you chop something up, you chop it into small pieces.
- chuppah — the canopy under which a marriage is performed
- chutzpa — unmitigated effrontery or impudence; gall.
- clam up — If someone clams up, they stop talking, often because they are shy or to avoid giving away secrets.
- cleanup — A cleanup is the removing of dirt, pollution, crime, or corruption from somewhere.
- clew up — to furl (a square sail) by gathering its clews up to the yard by means of clew lines
- clog up — When something clogs up a place, or when it clogs up, it becomes blocked so that little or nothing can pass through.
- closeup — a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
- clumped — a small, close group or cluster, especially of trees or other plants.
- clumper — a heavy shoe