9-letter words containing u, n, p, i
- ripuarian — designating or pertaining to a group of Franks who lived along the Rhine in the neighborhood of Cologne during the 4th century or the code of laws observed by them.
- shippound — a Baltic measure of weight roughly equivalent to 300-400 pounds
- shunpiker — a driver who takes a side road to avoid paying a turnpike toll
- siphuncle — (in a nautilus) the connecting tube that passes from the end of the body through all of the septa to the innermost chamber.
- spinulate — having a spine or spines
- spirulina — any of the blue-green algae of the genus Spirulina, sometimes added to food for its nutrient value.
- split run — a pressrun, as that of a newspaper or magazine, which is interrupted after the running of a specified number of copies to permit the substitution of type or of a cut, as in a keyed advertisement: a device for testing the relative effectiveness of different versions of an advertisement.
- spondulix — money; cash.
- spongious — spongy or relating to a sponge
- spring up — If something springs up, it suddenly appears or begins to exist.
- spun silk — yarn produced by spinning silk waste and short, broken filaments from which the sericin has been removed. Compare reeled silk.
- sputnik 1 — an unmanned Soviet satellite launched in 1957, the first man-made satellite to orbit the earth
- string up — a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- subalpine — pertaining to the regions at the foot of the Alps.
- subpurlin — a light structural member for carrying roofing materials, supported by and running at right angles to purlins.
- sulpician — a member of a society of secular priests founded in France in 1642, engaged chiefly in training men to teach in seminaries.
- superfine — extra fine, as in grain or texture; unusually fine: superfine sugar.
- supermind — an exceptional mind
- supermini — the fastest and most powerful type of minicomputer, with capabilities more commonly associated with mainframes.
- superthin — extremely thin
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- supplying — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- supposing — to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.
- suspicion — act of suspecting.
- tarpaulin — a protective covering of canvas or other material waterproofed with tar, paint, or wax.
- tuptowing — the intensive study of Greek grammar
- unapplied — having a practical purpose or use; derived from or involved with actual phenomena (distinguished from theoretical, opposed to pure): applied mathematics; applied science.
- unbaptize — to remove the effects of baptism
- uncleship — the position or status of an uncle; the condition of being an uncle
- uncopious — large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful: copious amounts of food.
- underpaid — to pay less than is deserved or usual.
- underripe — not completely ripe, as fruit.
- underspin — backspin.
- unemptied — not emptied
- unexpired — still valid
- unhappily — sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy?
- unicuspid — having but one cusp.
- unimpeded — to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- unimplied — involved, indicated, or suggested without being directly or explicitly stated; tacitly understood: an implied rebuke; an implied compliment.
- unimposed — to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
- uniparous — Zoology. producing only one egg or offspring at a time.
- uniplanar — confined to a single plane or two-dimensional continuum: uniplanar motion.
- unipotent — (of cells) capable of developing into only one type of cell or tissue.
- unispiral — having one spiral.
- unpacking — removal of items from suitcase, etc.
- unpainful — not causing or characterized by pain; painless
- unpalsied — not affected by paralysis
- unpatient — a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- unpausing — a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar.