10-letter words containing t, u, p, l
- taffy pull — a party at which taffy is made
- tamaulipas — a state in NE Mexico, bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. 30,731 sq. mi. (79,595 sq. km). Capital: Ciudad Victoria.
- tau lepton — an unstable lepton with a mass approximately 3500 times that of the electron. Symbol: T.
- the plough — the group of the seven brightest stars in the constellation Ursa Major
- the pulpit — the preaching of the Christian message
- the purple — high rank; nobility
- the-plague — French La Peste. a novel (1947) by Albert Camus.
- theophilus — a walled plain in the 4th quadrant of the face of the moon: about 65 miles (105 km) in diameter.
- toolpusher — a foreman who supervises drilling operations on an oil rig
- trickle-up — noting or pertaining to the theory that monetary benefits directed toward small businesses and the poor will gradually pass up to big business and the rich.
- tropaeolum — any garden plant of the genus Tropaeolum esp the nasturtium
- trumpeldor — Joseph, 1880–1920, Zionist leader, born in Russia.
- tuboplasty — surgical repair of one or both Fallopian tubes
- tule perch — See under perch2 (def 3).
- tulip tree — Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar. a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup-shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.
- turcophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- turkophile — a person who favors or admires Turkey, Turkish customs, or Turks.
- ultrarapid — extraordinarily quick or fast
- ultrasharp — (of a monitor or screen) having very high definition
- uncomplete — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- underplant — any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- underslept — to take the rest afforded by a suspension of voluntary bodily functions and the natural suspension, complete or partial, of consciousness; cease being awake.
- unoptional — left to one's choice; not required or mandatory: Formal dress is optional.
- unparental — not befitting a parent
- unpastoral — not used or suitable for pasture
- unpleasant — not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
- unpolitely — impolitely
- unpolluted — made unclean or impure; contaminated; tainted: swimming in polluted waters.
- unpriestly — not befitting a priest
- unpunctual — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- untappable — to strike with a light but audible blow or blows; hit with repeated, slight blows: He tapped the door twice.
- untrampled — to tread or step heavily and noisily; stamp.
- unuplifted — not uplifted
- upholstery — the materials used to cushion and cover furniture.
- uplift bra — a brassiere for lifting and supporting the breasts
- upliftment — to lift up; raise; elevate.
- vapulation — the act of beating or whipping
- voluptuary — a person whose life is devoted to the pursuit and enjoyment of luxury and sensual pleasure.
- voluptuous — full of, characterized by, or ministering to indulgence in luxury, pleasure, and sensuous enjoyment: a voluptuous life.
- water plug — a fireplug; hydrant.
- whistle up — to call or summon (a person or animal) by whistling