9-letter words containing r, u, p, e
- septarium — a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- sepulcher — a tomb, grave, or burial place.
- sepulchre — to place in a sepulcher; bury.
- sepulture — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
- serogroup — a group of bacteria with a common antigen
- serpukhov — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- serpulite — a fossilized calcareous tube of a serpula
- sheep-run — a large property for raising sheep
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- spear gun — a device for shooting a barbed missile under water, usually by means of gas under pressure, a strong rubber band, or a powerful spring.
- spelunker — a person who explores caves, especially as a hobby.
- spirituel — showing or having a refined and graceful mind or wit.
- splendour — brilliant or gorgeous appearance, coloring, etc.; magnificence: the splendor of the palace.
- spluttery — tending to splutter: spluttery fire sparks.
- sporulate — to produce spores.
- spruce up — trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper.
- spruce-up — an act of cleaning up, refurbishing, renovating, or the like.
- spur gear — a gear having straight teeth cut on the rim parallel to the axis of rotation.
- square up — a rectangle having all four sides of equal length.
- step turn — a turn in which a skier lifts one ski from the snow, faces the ski slightly outward in the direction to be turned, sets it down, and brings the other ski around so that both skis are parallel.
- strike up — to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit.
- subperiod — a subdivision of a time period
- sugar pea — snow pea.
- sugar pie — an open pie with a brown sugar filling
- sulphured — treated or combined with sulphur
- sulphuret — to treat or combine with sulphur
- super pac — a type of PAC that has no limitations on the amount or source of donations, though it cannot contribute directly to a political campaign or party. See also PAC.
- super vga — Super Video Graphics Array
- super-ego — Your super-ego is the part of your mind which makes you aware of what is right and wrong, and which causes you to feel guilty when you have done something wrong.
- superable — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superably — capable of being overcome; surmountable.
- superatom — a cluster of atoms behaving in certain ways like a single atom
- superbaby — an infant whose mental development and language acquisition are stimulated and presumably accelerated by certain teaching methods.
- superbank — a bank that owns other banks; an overarching banking organization
- superbike — a high-performance motorcycle
- superbity — pride
- superbold — (of writing, ornamentation, styling) very or exceptionally bold or striking
- superbomb — a highly destructive bomb, especially a hydrogen bomb.
- superbrat — an exceptionally unpleasant or bratty person, someone who is very much a brat
- supercede — supersede.
- supercell — a highly organized thunderstorm that can last for several hours, capable of producing both updrafts and downdrafts exceeding 100 miles per hour, large hailstones, tornadoes, and flash flooding (often used attributively): a supercell in Kansas City; supercell storms.
- superchic — highly or very chic
- supercity — a large, heavily populated urban area that includes several cities; megalopolis.
- superclub — a large or important club or society
- supercoil — superhelix.
- supercold — extremely cold
- supercool — to cool (a liquid) below its freezing point without producing solidification or crystallization; undercool.
- supercrat — a high-ranking bureaucrat, especially one of cabinet rank.
- supercute — very cute
- superette — a grocery store with some of the self-service features of a supermarket.