9-letter words containing u, n, p, e
- espousing — Present participle of espouse.
- euphenics — the study of biological improvement
- euphonies — Plural form of euphony.
- euphonism — the use of pleasant-sounding words or phrases
- euphonium — A valved brass musical instrument resembling a small tuba of tenor pitch, played mainly in military and brass bands.
- euphonize — (transitive) To make euphonic.
- euphonous — Alternative form of euphonious.
- europanet — A combination of pan-European backbone services run by DANTE.
- expounded — Simple past tense and past participle of expound.
- expounder — A person who expounds, explains.
- expulsing — Present participle of expulse.
- expulsion — The action of depriving someone of membership in an organization.
- expunging — Present participle of expunge.
- fatten up — To fatten up an animal or person means to make them fatter, by forcing or encouraging them to eat more food.
- fourpence — a sum of money of the value of four English pennies.
- fourpenny — Carpentry. noting a nail 1.5 inches (3.8 cm) long. noting certain fine nails 1.375 inches (3.5 cm) long. Symbol: 4d.
- ginger up — a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Compare ginger family.
- gowpenful — an amount that can be contained in cupped hands
- guineapig — Alternative spelling of guinea pig.
- gunperson — (rare) A gunman or gunwoman.
- gunpowder — an explosive mixture, as of potassium nitrate, sulfur, and charcoal, used in shells and cartridges, in fireworks, for blasting, etc.
- harden up — to tighten the sheets of a sailing vessel so as to prevent luffing
- help menu — the place on a computer where you can get help and advice
- huon pine — a coniferous tree, Dacrydium franklinii, of Tasmania, having very small cones and yielding timber.
- ibuprofen — a white powder, C 13 H 18 O 2 , used especially in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic.
- importune — to press or beset with solicitations; demand with urgency or persistence.
- impounded — Simple past tense and past participle of impound.
- impounder — One who impounds.
- imprudent — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
- impudence — the quality or state of being impudent; effrontery; insolence.
- impudency — (now rare) Impudence.
- inculpate — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- interrupt — to cause or make a break in the continuity or uniformity of (a course, process, condition, etc.).
- ionopause — the transitional zone between the ionosphere and the mesosphere.
- ip number — internet address
- jean paul — Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- joined-up — In joined-up writing, you join all the letters in each word together, without taking your pen off the paper. This sort of writing is used by older children and adults.
- jump line — a line of type identifying the page on or from which a newspaper story is continued.
- jumpiness — The state of being jumpy.
- junk heap — an accumulation of refuse and discarded matter
- kerplunks — Plural form of kerplunk.
- key punch — Also, key punch. Also called card punch. a machine, operated by a keyboard, for coding information by punching holes in cards or paper tape in specified patterns.
- la puente — a city in SW California, E of Los Angeles.
- let up on — If you let up on someone or something, you stop being so harsh or strict with them.
- listen up — pay attention, listen
- loosen up — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- luckpenny — a coin kept for luck
- lumpenism — Lumpen beliefs or behaviour.
- lumpiness — full of lumps: lumpy gravy.
- manage up — to build a successful working relationship with a superior, manager, or employer