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13-letter words containing u, n, p, r, o, e

  • rumlegumption — commonsense
  • serendipitous — come upon or found by accident; fortuitous: serendipitous scientific discoveries.
  • serpiginously — in a serpiginous manner; in the manner characteristic of serpigo
  • sharp-tongued — characterized by or given to harshness, bitterness, or sarcasm in speech.
  • slow puncture — a small hole in a tyre, from which the air escapes very slowly, so that at first it is not obvious that there is any problem with the tyre
  • southern alps — a mountain range in New Zealand, on South Island: the highest range in Australasia. Highest peak: Mount Cook (also known as Aoraki or Aorangi), 3754 m (12 316 ft)
  • souvenir shop — a shop that sells trivial gift items, such as T-shirts, coffee mugs, keyrings etc, esp aimed at tourists
  • spinuliferous — relating to a spine or spines
  • spiritousness — the state of being spiritous
  • splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine.
  • sponge rubber — a light, spongy rubber, usually prepared by bubbling carbon dioxide through or whipping air into latex, used for padding, insulation, gaskets, etc.; foam rubber.
  • spot reducing — the usually futile effort to exercise one part of the body, as the thighs, in hopes of reducing the amount of fat stored in that area.
  • subprime loan — A subprime loan is a loan with a higher interest rate, to borrowers who are a high credit risk.
  • sulphonylurea — an antidiabetic drug used in treating type II diabetes, which acts by stimulating the production of insulin in the pancreas
  • super-heroine — a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: Esther and other biblical heroines.
  • super-tension — the act of stretching or straining.
  • supercolumnar — existing above a column or columns: a supercolumnar feature.
  • superdominant — submediant.
  • superfetation — the fertilization of an ovum in a female mammal already pregnant.
  • supernational — tending to involve, or extending authority over, more than one nation; international; supranational.
  • superordinary — that is superior to the ordinary
  • superordinate — of higher degree in condition or rank.
  • superorganism — a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
  • superpersonal — characteristic of a superperson
  • superposition — the order in which sedimentary strata are superposed one above another.
  • superrational — beyond the scope or range of reason; intuitional.
  • superreaction — a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
  • superregional — involving many regions
  • superromantic — exceptionally romantic
  • supersurgeons — highly skilled surgeon
  • tribune group — (in Britain) a group made up of left-wing Labour Members of Parliament: founded 1966
  • triple-tongue — to interrupt the wind flow by moving the tongue as if pronouncing t and t and k successively, especially in playing rapid passages or staccato notes on a brass instrument.
  • truchet point — (unit, text)   An obsolete variant of the point, equal to 0.188 mm.
  • truman capoteTruman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
  • turn of speed — If a person, animal, or vehicle has a good turn of speed, they have the ability to move fast.
  • un-personable — of pleasing personal appearance; handsome or comely; attractive.
  • unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
  • 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.
  • under pain of — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
  • under protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
  • 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
  • unexplanatory — serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
  • unperformable — to carry out; execute; do: to perform miracles.
  • unpersonified — to attribute human nature or character to (an inanimate object or an abstraction), as in speech or writing.
  • unperspicuous — clearly expressed or presented; lucid.
  • unpolarizable — not capable of being polarized
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