8-letter words containing t, i, u
- outwhirl — to surpass at whirling
- outwrite — to write more or better than.
- outyield — (of a crop, country, etc) to yield more than
- painture — the art or act of painting
- palatium — a palace, especially the palace of an ancient Roman emperor.
- pantsuit — a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- patagium — a wing membrane, as of a bat.
- patinous — patinated.
- penutian — a group of American Indian language families of central and coastal California, including Wintu, Maidu, Yokuts, Miwok, and Costanoan, thought to be descendants of a single protolanguage spoken at a remote period.
- péquiste — in Canada, member or supporter of the Parti Québécois
- per unit — Per unit is a way of expressing the value of a quantity in terms of a reference or base quantity.
- petavius — a walled plain in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 100 miles (160 km) in diameter from crest to crest.
- philtrum — Anatomy. the vertical groove on the surface of the upper lip, below the septum of the nose.
- pick out — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pictural — a picture
- pictures — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
- piecrust — the crust or shell of a pie.
- pin tuck — a narrow ornamental fold used esp on shirt fronts and dress bodices
- pinatubo — Mount, an active volcano on the island of Luzon, in the Philippines. 4875 feet (1486 meters).
- pinchgut — someone who does not give other people enough food
- pine nut — Also, pignoli. the seed of any of several pine trees, as the piñon, eaten roasted or salted or used in making candy, pastry, etc., after removing the hard seed coat.
- pit bull — American Staffordshire terrier.
- pitchout — Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- pittacus — c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- placitum — a plea made in court on behalf of a person or group
- platinum — Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- plaudite — a request for applause following a show or production
- plaudits — an enthusiastic expression of approval: Her portrayal of Juliet won the plaudits of the critics.
- playsuit — a sports costume for women and children, usually consisting of shorts and a shirt, worn as beachwear, for tennis, etc.
- plotinus — a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
- plumbite — a substance containing lead oxide
- plutonic — noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
- podetium — (in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- point up — a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- populist — a member of the People's party.
- posticum — epinaos.
- poultice — a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
- pratique — license or permission to use a port, given to a ship after quarantine or on showing a clean bill of health.
- preaudit — an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- prebuilt — to construct (especially something complex) by assembling and joining parts or materials: to build a house.
- preunite — to unite in advance
- printout — output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- prurient — having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- pruritic — itching.
- pruritus — itching.
- puckfist — a puffball fungus
- pudicity — modesty; chastity
- pugilist — a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.
- puirtith — poverty
- puissant — powerful; mighty; potent.