9-letter words containing u, n, p, o
- nonpublic — Not open or available to the public.
- nonpulsed — Not pulsed.
- nonuplets — Plural form of nonuplet.
- not up to — not fit enough for
- nu-prolog — L. Naish, U Melbourne. A Prolog with 'when' declarations, the successor to MU-Prolog. Type-checked. "NU-Prolog Reference Manual - Version 1.3", J.A. Thom et al eds, TR 86/10, U Melbourne (1988). Available (but not free). (See PNU-Prolog). E-mail: <[email protected]>.
- nullipore — any of the coralline algae with a crustlike plant body.
- occupance — Occupancy.
- occupancy — the act, state, or condition of being or becoming a tenant or of living in or taking up quarters or space in or on something: Continued occupancy of the office depends on a rent reduction.
- occupants — Plural form of occupant.
- occupying — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- octupling — Present participle of octuple.
- on-campus — on the area of land that contains the main buildings of a university or college
- onopordum — (botany) Any of the genus Onopordum of asteraceous thistles.
- opium den — 19th-century place of drug taking
- opportune — appropriate, favorable, or suitable: an opportune phrase for the occasion.
- oppugnant — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- oppugners — Plural form of oppugner.
- oppugning — Present participle of oppugn.
- opulently — In an opulent manner.
- ouspensky — Peter Demianovich [pee-ter di-myah-nuh-vich;; Russian pyawtr dyi-myah-nuh-vyich] /ˈpi tər dɪˈmyɑ nə vɪtʃ;; Russian ˈpyɔtr dyɪˈmyɑ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1878–1947, Russian philosopher and author.
- outpacing — Present participle of outpace.
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- outspring — to spring out
- outsprint — to race or move at full speed, especially for a short distance, as in running, rowing, etc.
- paint out — to cover up with or as with a coat of paint
- panderous — resembling a pander
- panmunjom — a small community along the boundary between North Korea and South Korea: site of the truce talks at the close of the Korean War.
- paramount — chief in importance or impact; supreme; preeminent: a point of paramount significance.
- paulownia — a Japanese tree, Paulownia tomentosa, of the bignonia family, having showy clusters of pale-violet or blue flowers blossoming in early spring.
- pecunious — having plenty of money; wealthy
- pendulous — hanging down loosely: pendulous blossoms.
- penthouse — an apartment or dwelling on the roof of a building, usually set back from the outer walls.
- penurious — extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly.
- perfusion — the act of perfusing.
- perotinus — ("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- pertusion — the process or act of making a hole with a stabbing or penetrating implement
- petronius — Gaius (ˈɡaɪəs), known as Petronius Arbiter. died 66 ad, Roman satirist, supposed author of the Satyricon, a picaresque account of the licentiousness of contemporary society
- pinaceous — belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- piñon nut — the small edible nut of a piñon tree; pine nut
- piousness — having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- plant out — When you plant out young plants, you plant them in the ground in the place where they are to be left to grow.
- planuloid — relating to a planula
- platinous — containing bivalent platinum.
- play upon — a dramatic composition or piece; drama.
- plenteous — plentiful; copious; abundant: a plenteous supply of food.
- plough on — If you plough on, you continue moving or trying to complete something, even though it takes a lot of effort to go on.
- ploughing — an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- ploughman — A ploughman is a man whose job it is to plough the land, especially with a plough pulled by horses or oxen.
- plug into — If you plug into a computer system, you are able to use it or see the information stored on it.
- plumbicon — a development of the vidicon television camera tube in which the photosensitive material is lead oxide