13-letter words containing u, n, p, e
- tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
- turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
- turning piece — a wooden pattern for an arch built without centering.
- tyrian purple — Also called Tyrian dye. a highly prized crimson or purple dye of classical antiquity, originally obtained at great expense from a certain shellfish: later shown to be an indigo derivative and synthetically produced, and now replaced by other synthetic dyes.
- uillean pipes — bagpipes developed in Ireland and operated by squeezing bellows under the arm
- umbrella pine — a Japanese evergreen tree, Sciadopitys verticillata, having linear leaves growing in umbrellalike whorls, cultivated as an ornamental.
- un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- unanticipated — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- unappealingly — in an unappealing manner
- unappreciable — sufficient to be readily perceived or estimated; considerable: There is an appreciable difference between socialism and communism.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unapprehended — to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority: The police apprehended the burglars.
- unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncircumspect — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- uncompanioned — not having a companion; unaccompanied
- uncompensated — to recompense for something: They gave him ten dollars to compensate him for his trouble.
- uncompetitive — of, pertaining to, involving, or decided by competition: competitive sports; a competitive examination.
- uncompletable — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
- uncompromised — unable to function optimally, especially with regard to immune response, owing to underlying disease, harmful environmental exposure, or the side effects of a course of treatment.
- uncooperating — to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- uncooperative — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
- undepreciated — to reduce the purchasing value of (money).
- under a spell — in a trance
- under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- under protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
- under-packing — the act or work of a person or thing that packs.
- under-planned — a scheme or method of acting, doing, proceeding, making, etc., developed in advance: battle plans.
- underemphasis — inadequate emphasis.
- underemployed — employed at a job that does not fully use one's skills or abilities.
- underexposure — inadequate exposure, as of photographic film.
- underoccupied — not having enough to do or to engage one's attention
- underpainting — the first coat of paint, especially the initial painting on a canvas in which the major areas, tones, colors, and forms are indicated in mass.
- underpinnings — a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
- underprepared — inadequately prepared
- undershepherd — a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.
- underspending — the process or fact of spending less than one can afford or is allocated
- understrapper — an underling.
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- undisciplined — having or exhibiting discipline; rigorous: paintings characterized by a disciplined technique.
- undistempered — not diseased; free from illness
- unemancipated — not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman.
- unencompassed — to form a circle about; encircle; surround: He built a moat to encompass the castle.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unexemplified — not exemplified; not clarified by example
- unexpectantly — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- unexperienced — wise or skillful in a particular field through experience: an experienced teacher.
- unexplainable — to make plain or clear; render understandable or intelligible: to explain an obscure point. Synonyms: explicate. Antonyms: confuse.