12-letter words containing u, n, p, e
- compoundable — That can be compounded.
- compte rendu — a short review or notice, esp of a book
- conceptually — pertaining to concepts or to the forming of concepts.
- concupiscent — lustful or sensual.
- conduplicate — folded lengthways on itself
- conspectuity — vision or sight
- conspectuses — Plural form of conspectus.
- consumership — the state of being a consumer
- consumptives — Plural form of consumptive.
- contemptuous — If you are contemptuous of someone or something, you do not like or respect them at all.
- coulter pine — a California pine, Pinus coulteri, having stout, bluish-green needles and heavy cones 9 to 14 inches (23 to 36 cm) long.
- counterpanes — Plural form of counterpane.
- counterparts — a person or thing closely resembling another, especially in function: Our president is the counterpart of your prime minister.
- counterparty — a person who is a party to a contract
- counterplead — to plead the opposite of
- counterpleas — Plural form of counterplea.
- counterplots — Plural form of counterplot.
- counterpoint — Something that is a counterpoint to something else contrasts with it in a satisfying way.
- counterpoise — a force, influence, etc, that counterbalances another
- counterpower — an opposing power
- counterproof — a reverse impression of a newly printed proof of an engraving made by laying it while wet upon plain paper and passing it through the press
- counterpunch — to punch an attacking opponent; return an attack
- counterreply — a reply made in response to a reply; rejoinder.
- counterscarp — the outer side of the ditch of a fort
- counterspell — a spell or charm which acts against another spell, esp in fantasy or role-playing games
- counterspies — Plural form of counterspy.
- counterstamp — a stamp added to a stamped paper or document as a qualifying mark.
- countertypes — Plural form of countertype.
- coup de main — an attack that achieves complete surprise
- culpableness — The state or quality of being culpable.
- cunctipotent — (obsolete) almighty; all-powerful.
- curtain pole — a pole from which a curtain is hung in front of a window, door, etc
- cusip number — A CUSIP number is a number that identifies an individual security like a stock or a bond.
- d'anjou pear — Anjou pear
- de profundis — out of the depths of misery or dejection
- decompounded — Simple past tense and past participle of decompound.
- depopulating — Present participle of depopulate.
- depopulation — to remove or reduce the population of, as by destruction or expulsion.
- deputization — the act of making someone a deputy
- deuteranopia — a form of colour blindness in which there is a tendency to confuse blues and greens, and greens and reds, and in which sensitivity to green is reduced
- dinosaur pen — A traditional mainframe computer room complete with raised flooring, special power, its own ultra-heavy-duty air conditioning, and a side order of Halon fire extinguishers. See boa.
- direct input — a device, such as a keyboard, used to insert data directly into a computerized system
- drum printer — a line printer that uses a rotating drum with raised characters, against which the paper is pressed.
- duncan phyfe — of, relating to, or resembling the furniture made by Duncan Phyfe, especially the earlier pieces in the Sheraton and Directoire styles.
- duplex chain — a roller chain having two sets of rollers linked together, used for heavy-duty applications
- egyptian mau — a breed of medium-sized cat with a spotted coat of medium length
- elephant gun — hunting rifle
- encapsulated — Simple past tense and past participle of encapsulate.
- encapsulates — Enclose (something) in or as if in a capsule.
- endophyllous — enclosed in a leaf or sheath