6-letter words containing r, u, p
- putrid — in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- putter — to busy or occupy oneself in a leisurely, casual, or ineffective manner: to putter in the garden.
- puture — a forester's rightful claim to food, drink, and lodging within the bounds of the forest
- pyuria — the presence of pus in the urine.
- raipur — a city in SE Madhya Pradesh, in E central India.
- rajput — a member of a Hindu people claiming descent from the ancient Kshatriya, or warrior caste, and noted for their military spirit.
- rampur — a city in Uttar Pradesh state in N India.
- raptus — a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- recoup — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- replum — the thin internal separating wall or partition between valves or compartments in some fruits
- repour — to send (a liquid, fluid, or anything in loose particles) flowing or falling, as from one container to another, or into, over, or on something: to pour a glass of milk; to pour water on a plant.
- repub. — Republic
- repugn — to oppose or refute.
- repulp — to pulp or turn into pulp again
- repump — to pump again
- repute — estimation in the view of others; reputation: persons of good repute.
- rev up — a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- rig up — Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- rip up — tear to pieces
- roupet — hoarse; croaky
- rub up — to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area.
- rug up — to put on warm clothing
- rumple — to crumple or crush into wrinkles: to rumple a sheet of paper.
- rumply — rumpled or tending to rumple: This suit always looks rumply.
- rumpus — a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion; uproar: There was a terrible rumpus going on upstairs.
- run up — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- run-up — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
- rupert — Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- rupiah — an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen. Abbreviation: Rp.
- sapour — the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- scrump — to steal (apples) from an orchard or garden
- sirupy — having the appearance or quality of syrup; thick or sweet: syrupy coffee.
- slurpy — making a slurping noise
- souper — a person dispensing soup in the name of charity
- sprout — to begin to grow; shoot forth, as a plant from a seed.
- spruce — any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- sprucy — spruce2 (def 1).
- spruik — to make or give a speech, especially extensively or elaborately; spiel; orate.
- spruit — (in southern Africa) a small stream.
- sprung — a simple past tense and past participle of spring.
- spurge — any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals.
- spurne — to spur
- spurry — any of several plants belonging to the genus Spergula, of the pink family, especially S. arvensis, having white flowers and numerous linear leaves.
- stupor — suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.: He lay there in a drunken stupor.
- subpar — below an average, usual, or normal level, quality, or the like; below par: This month his performance has been subpar.
- super- — Super- is used to form adjectives which indicate that something is at a higher level than something else.
- superb — admirably fine or excellent; extremely good: a superb performance.
- superl — superlative
- supper — the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- supra- — over, above, beyond, or greater than