10-letter words containing s, p, u, n
- epicureans — Plural form of epicurean.
- epiphanous — showing an epiphany
- episternum — (anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum.
- equipments — (nonstandard) Plural form of equipment.
- euphonious — (of sound, esp. speech) Pleasing to the ear.
- euphoniums — Plural form of euphonium.
- euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
- expulsions — Plural form of expulsion.
- freshen up — have a quick wash
- frumpiness — The characteristic of being frumpy.
- funduscopy — Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
- grumpiness — The state, or act, of being grumpy.
- gunpersons — Plural form of gunperson.
- housephone — a telephone, used for making calls within a hotel or apartment house, that does not have a direct line to an exchange and whose calls are routed through the building's switchboard.
- houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- hypogenous — growing beneath, or on the undersurface, as fungi on leaves.
- hypogynous — situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals.
- hyponymous — a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: “Chair” and “table” are hyponyms of “furniture.”. Compare superordinate (def 4).
- hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
- importunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune.
- impuissant — lacking strength; feeble; weak.
- impulsions — Plural form of impulsion.
- impunities — Plural form of impunity.
- impureness — The quality or condition of being impure; impurity.
- in dispute — doubted, controversial
- inculpates — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inculpate.
- indisputed — Alternative form of undisputed.
- inpourings — Plural form of inpouring.
- interrupts — interrupt
- irruptions — Plural form of irruption.
- japanesque — having a Japanese style.
- keypunches — Plural form of keypunch.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- long purse — wealth; riches
- lunarscape — the landscape of the moon.
- lunchpails — Plural form of lunchpail.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- maupassant — (Henri René Albert) Guy de [ahn-ree ruh-ney al-ber gee duh] /ɑ̃ˈri rəˈneɪ alˈbɛr gi də/ (Show IPA), 1850–93, French short-story writer and novelist.
- melanippus — a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
- mons pubis — a rounded prominence of fatty tissue over the pubic symphysis, covered with hair after puberty.
- municipals — Plural form of municipal.
- musk plant — a perennial North American plant (Mimulus moschatus) of the figwort family, with yellow tubular flowers and, sometimes, a musky odor
- neuroplasm — the cytoplasm of a nerve cell.
- neurospora — a genus of fast-growing orange-red fungus characterized by markings on the spores resembling axons, used widely in genetic and biochemical research
- new-sprung — newly or suddenly come into existence.
- newsgroups — Plural form of newsgroup.
- nisi prius — Also called nisi prius court. a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury.
- nonplusing — Present participle of nonplus.
- nonplussed — to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely.