12-letter words containing r, e, p, u
- dual-purpose — serving two functions.
- dumper truck — A dumper truck is the same as a dump truck.
- duple rhythm — a rhythmic pattern created by a succession of disyllabic feet.
- duplex paper — paper with a different finish or colour on each of the sides
- dust wrapper — dust jacket (sense 1)
- east prussia — a former province in NE Germany: an enclave separated from Germany by the Polish Corridor; now divided between Poland and the Russian Federation. 14,283 sq. mi. (36,993 sq. km). Capital: Königsberg.
- edaphosaurus — Any of several dinosaurs of the family Edaphosauridae, from the Carboniferous and Permian periods, that had a distinctive dorsal sail or crest.
- eggdrop soup — a soup made by stirring beaten eggs into a simmering broth.
- empyreumatic — relating to empyreuma
- enteropneust — a worm-like marine invertebrate
- entrepreneur — A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
- entry coupon — a coupon which you have to fill in with personal details and answers to be eligible to win a prize
- epicureanism — An ancient school of philosophy founded in Athens by Epicurus. The school rejected determinism and advocated hedonism (pleasure as the highest good), but of a restrained kind: mental pleasure was regarded more highly than physical, and the ultimate pleasure was held to be freedom from anxiety and mental pain, esp. that arising from needless fear of death and of the gods.
- epicuticular — Relating to the epicuticle.
- equiparation — the act of regarding as the same; the act of comparing
- equiprobable — (of two or more things ) equally likely to occur; having equal probability.
- escape route — way out: of situation
- euphorically — In a euphoric manner.
- eutrophicate — (ecology, intransitive) To become eutrophic.
- executorship — The office or position of an executor.
- expenditures — Plural form of expenditure.
- export house — a company that does not manufacture goods but is instead concerned solely with the financing or handling of their export
- farm produce — agricultural products regarded collectively
- fire support — support given by artillery and aircraft to infantry and armored vehicles.
- fluorapatite — a crystalline mineral, Ca 5 (PO 4) 3 F, formed from hydroxyapatite in the presence of fluoride, that has a hardening effect on bones and teeth.
- fluoroscoped — Simple past tense and past participle of fluoroscope.
- fluoroscopes — Plural form of fluoroscope.
- focus puller — the member of a camera crew who adjusts the focus of the lens as the camera is tracked in or out
- forepleasure — the aggregate of pleasurable sensations that lead to a heightened physical or emotional response, as of those aroused in sexual intercourse that lead to an orgasm.
- former pupil — someone who used to attend a particular school or be a student of a particular teacher
- foundry type — type cast in individual characters for setting by hand.
- four-striper — a captain in the U.S. Navy.
- fringe group — a group that is on the periphery of a larger organization because its views are more extreme than the majority
- fruit-picker — a person or a tool that picks fruit from trees
- fuel poverty — the state of being unable to afford to heat one's home adequately
- full powered — (of a vessel) relying on engines for propulsion without assistance from sails.
- funeral plan — A funeral plan is a basic life insurance policy that provides money to pay for the policyholder's funeral expenses when they die.
- funeral pyre — bonfire for cremation
- funny papers — funny1 (def 7b).
- future-proof — (of a system, computer, program, etc) guaranteed not to be superseded by future versions, developments, etc
- garbage dump — rubbish tip, place where refuse is disposed of
- geopressured — subject to geostatic pressure.
- ginger group — the most active group within an organization, as a political party.
- glucoprotein — glycoprotein.
- golden syrup — treacle (def 2b).
- gospel truth — an unquestionably true statement, fact, etc.
- graduateship — the time or condition of being a graduate
- great plague — the bubonic plague that occurred in London in 1665 and killed about 15 percent of the city's population.
- ground plane — (in perspective drawing) the theoretical horizontal plane receding from the picture plane to the horizon, beginning at the level of the base line.
- ground plate — Electricity. a metal plate for making a ground connection to the earth.