9-letter words containing u, a, p, e
- issue par — an equality in value or standing; a level of equality: The gains and the losses are on a par.
- jasperous — Containing jasper, composed of jasper.
- jazzed up — music originating in New Orleans around the beginning of the 20th century and subsequently developing through various increasingly complex styles, generally marked by intricate, propulsive rhythms, polyphonic ensemble playing, improvisatory, virtuosic solos, melodic freedom, and a harmonic idiom ranging from simple diatonicism through chromaticism to atonality.
- jazzed-up — made more exciting and more modern
- jean paul — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- jump head — the headline printed over the continued portion of a story in a newspaper, magazine, etc., usually condensed from the main headline.
- jump lead — Jump leads are thick electrical leads that are used to connect a flat battery in a vehicle to an external charged battery, such as the battery of another vehicle, so that the first vehicle can be started.
- jump seat — a movable or folding seat, as in a carriage, taxicab, or limousine, used as an extra seat.
- junk heap — an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
- juxtapose — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kampuchea — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- lampedusa — Giuseppe (Tomasi) di [joo-zep-pe taw-mah-zee-dee] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ tɔˈmɑ zi di/ (Show IPA), 1896–1957, Italian novelist.
- lapideous — (obsolete) Of the nature of stone.
- manage up — to build a successful working relationship with a superior, manager, or employer
- marked-up — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
- mea culpa — an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- menopause — the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- mesopause — the boundary or transition zone between the mesosphere and the ionosphere. Compare mesosphere (def 1).
- mouse pad — mouse mat
- mousetrap — a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- muck heap — a pile of dung, soil or refuse
- muckheaps — Plural form of muckheap.
- multipage — Including or containing multiple pages.
- neptunian — pertaining to Neptune or the sea.
- neuropath — A person affected by nervous disease, or with an abnormally sensitive nervous system.
- nukespeak — Informal. euphemistic language and obscuring jargon used in discussions of nuclear weapons, nuclear power, etc.: nukespeak that minimizes the risks of nuclear war.
- nullspace — (math) The kernel of a linear map between two vector spaces or two modules.
- nuncupate — to state or asseverate in a serious, official, or openly acknowledged manner
- nymphaeum — a room or area having a fountain, statues, flowers, etc.
- occupance — Occupancy.
- opelousas — a city in S Louisiana.
- opercular — Botany, Zoology. a part or organ serving as a lid or cover, as a covering flap on a seed vessel.
- outplacer — a person who outplaces ex-employees
- outplayed — Simple past tense and past participle of outplay.
- outpreach — to outdo in preaching or overcome by preaching
- outspeaks — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outspeak.
- outspread — spread out; stretched out: outspread arms.
- paedeutic — of or relating to the study of teaching
- palmhouse — a greenhouse for growing tropical plants, esp palms
- paludrine — proguanil hydrochloride, a synthetic antimalarial drug first produced in 1944
- pampeluna — Pamplona.
- pan juice — Often, pan juices. the natural juices exuded by meat, poultry, etc., while baking or roasting: used especially in basting.
- panderous — resembling a pander
- pandurate — shaped like a fiddle, as a leaf.
- pansexual — Psychiatry. pertaining to the theory that all human behavior is based on sexuality.
- paper cup — a disposable drinking cup made of paper
- paper cut — tiny nick caused by sharp paper
- papillule — a mini papilla
- par value — face value (def 1).