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10-letter words containing u, n, p

  • euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
  • expounding — Present participle of expound.
  • expugnable — Capable of being expugned.
  • expulsions — Plural form of expulsion.
  • expunction — The act of expunging or erasing.
  • foot-pound — a foot-pound-second unit of work or energy, equal to the work done by a force of one pound when its point of application moves through a distance of one foot in the direction of the force. Abbreviation: ft-lb.
  • found poem — a composition made by combining fragments of such printed material as newspapers, signs, or menus, and rearranging them into the form of a poem.
  • frappucino — Any of several forms of partially frozen cappuccino coffee.
  • freshen up — have a quick wash
  • frown upon — If something is frowned upon or is frowned on people disapprove of it.
  • frumpiness — The characteristic of being frumpy.
  • funduscopy — Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
  • funnel cap — any of various basidiomycetous fungi of the genus Clitocybe, characterized by the funnel-shaped caps and, usually, markedly decurrent gills
  • galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
  • gang up on — a group or band: A gang of boys gathered around the winning pitcher.
  • give up on — abandon: sb
  • gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
  • gonopodium — the modified anal fin of a male poeciliid fish, serving as an organ of copulation.
  • grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
  • ground pea — peanut.
  • groundplot — Aeronautics. a method for obtaining the position of an aircraft by multiplying its groundspeed by its time in flight and marking off the product with respect to its starting position.
  • groundprox — a device that alerts a pilot of a passenger aircraft when the altitude falls below a certain level
  • groupthink — the practice of approaching problems or issues as matters that are best dealt with by consensus of a group rather than by individuals acting independently; conformity.
  • grumpiness — The state, or act, of being grumpy.
  • guinea pig — a short-eared, tailless rodent of the genus Cavia, usually white, black, and tawny, commonly regarded as the domesticated form of one of the South American wild species of cavy: often used in scientific experiments or kept as a pet.
  • gunpersons — Plural form of gunperson.
  • half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
  • hand-me-up — something, such as an item of electronic equipment, that is passed from a younger to an older member of a family
  • hang it up — to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
  • hiccupping — a quick, involuntary inhalation that follows a spasm of the diaphragm and is suddenly checked by closure of the glottis, producing a short, relatively sharp sound.
  • hog peanut — a twining plant, Amphicarpaea bracteata, of the legume family, bearing pods that ripen in or on the ground.
  • holdup man — a person who commits an armed robbery.
  • housephone — a telephone, used for making calls within a hotel or apartment house, that does not have a direct line to an exchange and whose calls are routed through the building's switchboard.
  • houseplant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
  • hung up on — simple past tense and past participle of hang.
  • hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
  • hypogenous — growing beneath, or on the undersurface, as fungi on leaves.
  • hypogynous — situated on the receptacle beneath the pistil and free of the ovary, as stamens, petals, or sepals.
  • hyponymous — a term that denotes a subcategory of a more general class: “Chair” and “table” are hyponyms of “furniture.”. Compare superordinate (def 4).
  • hypotenuse — the side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
  • importuned — Simple past tense and past participle of importune.
  • importuner — One who importunes.
  • importunes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of importune.
  • impounding — to shut up in a pound or other enclosure, as a stray animal.
  • imprudence — not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash.
  • impudently — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
  • impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
  • impugnment — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
  • impuissant — lacking strength; feeble; weak.
  • impulsions — Plural form of impulsion.
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