9-letter words containing u, l, p
- imputable — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- imputably — In an imputable manner; by imputation.
- in public — of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- ispaghula — dietary fibre derived from the seed husks of Plantago orata and used as a thickener or stabilizer in the food industry
- jean paul — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- john paul — Anson [an-suh n] /ˈæn sən/ (Show IPA), 1798–1858, president of the Republic of Texas.
- jump bail — property or money given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
- jump ball — a ball tossed into the air above and between two opposing players by the referee in putting the ball into play.
- jump dial — a timepiece dial in which the numbers are seen through apertures.
- 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 line — a line of type identifying the page on or from which a newspaper story is continued.
- kerplunks — Plural form of kerplunk.
- kugelhopf — a sweetened bread, flavored with raisins and almonds, baked in a ring-shaped mold, and usually dusted with powdered sugar before serving.
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- lampbrush — (rare) A form of brush, containing loops of material, used for dusting light fittings.
- 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.
- larkspurs — Plural form of larkspur.
- larruping — very; exceedingly: That was a larruping good meal.
- launchpad — the platform on which a missile or launch vehicle undergoes final prelaunch checkout and countdown and from which it is launched from the surface of the earth.
- leg stump — either of the outside stumps at which the batsman takes his position.
- leprously — In a leprous way.
- let up on — If you let up on someone or something, you stop being so harsh or strict with them.
- leucippus — 5th century bc Greek philosopher, who originated the atomist theory of matter, developed by his disciple, Democritus
- lie group — a topological group that is a manifold.
- lift pump — a pump in which a liquid is lifted rather than forced up from below.
- limber up — characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
- lippitude — the state of having bleary or sore eyes
- liquor up — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- listen up — pay attention, listen
- locked up — Synonym for hung, wedged.
- locuplete — amply stocked
- long jump — athletics: competition to jump the furthest
- long-jump — Track and Field. to execute a long jump.
- longspurs — Plural form of longspur.
- look upon — regard, consider: as
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- luckpenny — a coin kept for luck
- lucky dip — game: picking out random prize
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- lumpingly — clumsily and heavily
- lumpishly — In a lumpish manner.
- lumpy jaw — actinomycosis.
- lunchpail — lunchbox.
- manipular — of or relating to the Roman maniple.
- marsupial — any viviparous, nonplacental mammal of the order Marsupialia, comprising the opossums, kangaroos, wombats, and bandicoots, the females of most species having a marsupium containing the mammary glands and serving as a receptacle for the young.
- mea culpa — an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- monopulse — a radar transmitting a single pulse only