12-letter words containing r, e, p, u
- tutor period — (in British secondary schools) a school period for which a tutor group comes together with their tutor
- type founder — a person engaged in the making of metallic types for printers.
- typhus-fever — an acute, infectious disease caused by several species of Rickettsia, transmitted by lice and fleas, and characterized by acute prostration, headache, and a peculiar eruption of reddish spots on the body.
- ultraprecise — extremely accurate
- un-disrupted — to cause disorder or turmoil in: The news disrupted their conference.
- un-opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- un-purposely — intentionally; deliberately: He tripped me purposely.
- unapparelled — lacking clothing; unattired
- unapproached — not approached; not able to be approached or neared
- unapprovable — capable of being approved.
- uncapturable — to take by force or stratagem; take prisoner; seize: The police captured the burglar.
- unchaperoned — not chaperoned; not accompanied by a chaperone
- uncomparable — capable of being compared; having features in common with something else to permit or suggest comparison: He considered the Roman and British empires to be comparable.
- undeciphered — to make out the meaning of (poor or partially obliterated writing, etc.): to decipher a hastily scribbled note.
- under-keeper — a person who guards or watches, as at a prison or gate.
- under-report — to give an insufficient account or report of
- under-script — the letters or characters used in writing by hand; handwriting, especially cursive writing.
- underdevelop — to develop (something) short of the required amount: to underdevelop film.
- underexploit — to make insufficient use of
- underexposed — If a photograph is underexposed, it is darker than it should be because the film was not exposed to enough light.
- underlapping — to extend partly under.
- underpassion — an underlying or subconscious passion
- underpeopled — insufficiently populated
- underperform — If someone underperforms in something such as a sports contest, or if one thing underperforms another thing, they do not perform as well as they could, or they perform less well than the other thing.
- underpinning — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underpowered — (of a machine, vehicle, etc.) having a specified fuel or prime mover: a gasoline-powered engine; an engine-powered pump.
- underpricing — the state of being priced at too low a level or amount
- underproduce — to produce (goods) below full capacity or below demand
- undersparred — having spars too small to carry the necessary sail.
- underspecify — to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail: He did not specify the amount needed.
- undespairing — not despairing; not giving in to despair
- unexplorable — to traverse or range over (a region, area, etc.) for the purpose of discovery: to explore the island.
- unexpressive — not expressive; lacking in expression of meaning, feeling, etc.: a bland and unexpressive person.
- unexpurgated — to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales.
- unimportance — a lack of importance
- unimportuned — without being forced or impelled
- unimpressive — having the ability to impress the mind; arousing admiration, awe, respect, etc.; moving; admirable: an impressive ceremony; an impressive appearance.
- unimprisoned — not confined in a prison
- unit process — any of a number of standard operations, such as filtration or distillation, that are widely used in various chemical and process industries
- united party — (formerly, in South Africa) the major opposition party, founded by General Smuts in 1934: the official Opposition in Parliament from 1948, the party was disbanded in 1977
- unoppressive — not cruel or harsh
- unparalleled — not paralleled; unequaled or unmatched; peerless; unprecedented: unparalleled athletic ability.
- unpardonable — kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience: I beg your pardon, but which way is Spruce Street?
- unpatronized — having few or no patrons
- unpenetrable — capable of being penetrated.
- unperceptive — having or showing keenness of insight, understanding, or intuition: a perceptive analysis of the problems involved.
- unperfection — imperfection
- unperforated — pierced with a hole or holes: Punch out along the perforated line.
- unperforming — not performing
- unperishable — imperishable