10-letter words containing u, n, p
- pultrusion — a process for manufacturing reinforced plastic products in which a bundle of glass fibres is pulled through a resin bath and then through a heated die to shape the resin
- pummelling — the action of striking repeatedly with or as with the fists
- pumpkineer — pumpkin
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- punch bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punch card — punched card
- punch line — the climactic phrase or sentence in a joke, speech, advertisement, or humorous story that produces the desired effect.
- punch list — a list of unfinished matters that require attention.
- punch-bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- punched-up — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punctation — punctate condition or marking.
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- punctually — strictly observant of an appointed or regular time; not late; prompt.
- punctuates — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punctuator — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punctulate — studded with minute points or dots.
- pundigrion — a pun
- punic wars — three wars (264–241 bc, 218–201 bc, and 149–146 bc), in which Rome crushed Carthaginian power, destroying Carthage itself
- punishable — liable to or deserving punishment.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- punitively — serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment: punitive laws; punitive action.
- puntarenas — a seaport in W Costa Rica.
- puntillero — (in bullfighting) a worker, or assistant, who gives the coup de grâce to the fallen bull with a puntilla.
- punto fijo — a city in NW Venezuela, on the Paraguana Peninsula.
- purblindly — in a purblind manner
- purchasing — buying
- pure laine — (in Quebec) a person belonging to a long-established family of French descent
- puritanism — the principles and practices of the Puritans.
- puritanize — to (cause to) behave like a puritan
- purporting — to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely: a document purporting to be official.
- pursuingly — in a pursuing manner
- pursuivant — a heraldic officer of the lowest class, ranking below a herald.
- purtenance — the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
- purveyance — the act of purveying.
- puschkinia — a small spring-flowering bulb, Puschkinia scilloides, of Asia Minor and the Caucasus, having white or pale blue flowers striped with dark blue
- push along — to go away
- push money — a cash inducement provided by a manufacturer or distributor for a retailer or his staff, to reward successful selling
- pushbutton — A pushbutton machine or process is controlled by means of buttons or switches.
- put in for — to request or apply for
- put option — put (def 24).
- putrescent — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- puy lentil — a greyish-green variety of lentil that retains its shape after cooking
- puzzlement — the state of being puzzled; perplexity.
- puzzlingly — in a puzzling manner
- pyrogenous — pyrogenic (def 2).
- queen palm — a feather palm, Arecastrum romanzoffianum, of South America, having leaves from 7 to 12 feet (2 to 3½ meters) in length, and large, hanging clusters of small fruit.
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- quersprung — a jump turn in which a skier lands at right angles to the pole or poles.