13-letter words containing u, n, p, t
- tanjungpandan — a town on NW Billiton, in central Indonesia.
- te waipounamu — a Māori name for New Zealand's South Island
- texture paint — a finish paint having an insoluble additive, as sand, for giving a slightly rough textural effect.
- the cup final — the annual final of the FA Cup soccer competition, played at Wembley, or the Scottish Cup, played at Hampden Park
- throw a punch — try to hit sb
- tin parachute — an employment agreement guaranteeing a worker compensation, especially in the form of bonuses and benefits, in the event of dismissal as a result of a merger or takeover.
- tissue typing — identification of specific genetically linked antigens in tissue in order to minimize antigenic differences between donor and recipient tissue in organ transplantation.
- torsion group — a group in which every element has finite order.
- tramping club — an organization of people who walk for recreation, esp in the bush
- 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 capote — Truman, 1924–84, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.
- trust company — a company or corporation organized to exercise the functions of a trustee, but usually engaging also in other banking and financial activities.
- tungsten lamp — an incandescent electric lamp in which the filament is made of tungsten.
- turkish pound — the Turkish lira.
- 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.
- turning point — a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
- 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.
- unanticipated — to realize beforehand; foretaste or foresee: to anticipate pleasure.
- unappreciated — to be grateful or thankful for: They appreciated his thoughtfulness.
- unappropriate — not appropriate or suitable
- uncapitalized — to write or print in capital letters letters or with an initial capital letter.
- uncaptivating — to attract and hold the attention or interest of, as by beauty or excellence; enchant: Her blue eyes and red hair captivated him.
- uncircumspect — watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent: circumspect behavior.
- 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.
- uncomplaisant — not eager to please; not compliant or obliging
- 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.
- 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 protest — having voiced objections; unwillingly
- 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.
- understrapper — an underling.
- undescriptive — having the quality of describing; characterized by description: a descriptive passage in an essay.
- undistempered — not diseased; free from illness
- unemancipated — not constrained or restricted by custom, tradition, superstition, etc.: a modern, emancipated woman.
- unexceptional — not exceptional; not unusual or extraordinary.
- unexpectantly — having expectations; expecting: an excited, expectant audience.
- unexplanatory — serving to explain: an explanatory footnote.
- unicorn plant — a North American plant, Proboscidea (Martynia) louisianica, having creamy-white to red flowers blotched with purple, and a woody capsule with a long, curved beak.
- unimpregnated — not saturated, soaked or infused (with something)
- uninterpreted — to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
- uninterrupted — having an irregular or discontinuous arrangement, as of leaflets along a stem.
- uniparentally — in a uniparental manner
- unmanipulated — not manipulated
- unopinionated — obstinate or conceited with regard to the merit of one's own opinions; conceitedly dogmatic.