8-letter words containing u, n, p
- dumpling — a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
- dungheap — pile of dung
- duopsony — the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- dustpans — Plural form of dustpan.
- eaten up — food: finished
- encarpus — a decoration of fruit or flowers on a frieze
- epifauna — animals that live on the seabed surface
- erumpent — Bursting forth or through a surface.
- erupting — Present participle of erupt.
- eruption — An act or instance of erupting.
- euphenic — of or relating to biological or physical improvement, esp of humans
- euphonic — Characterized by euphony; harmonious.
- european — geography
- expounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of expound.
- expugned — Simple past tense and past participle of expugn.
- expunged — Simple past tense and past participle of expunge.
- expunger — One who expunges.
- finespun — spun or drawn out to a fine thread.
- front up — to pay (money) at the beginning of a business arrangement
- grouping — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- grown-up — having reached the age of maturity.
- grownups — a mature, fully grown person; adult.
- grumping — Present participle of grump.
- gumphion — a funeral banner
- gumption — initiative; aggressiveness; resourcefulness: With his gumption he'll make a success of himself.
- gunpaper — a type of paper treated with nitric acid so that it has a composition similar to that of guncotton.
- gunpoint — the point or aim of a gun.
- gunships — Plural form of gunship.
- hands up — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- hereupon — upon or on this.
- hit upon — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- homespun — spun or made at home: homespun cloth.
- hornpout — horned pout.
- huapango — a fast, rhythmic dance of Mexico, performed by couples.
- humphing — Present participle of humph.
- hunkpapa — a member of a North American Indian people belonging to the Teton branch of the Dakota.
- implunge — to submerge
- impounds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impound.
- impudent — of, relating to, or characterized by impertinence or effrontery: The student was kept late for impudent behavior.
- impugned — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impugner — One who impugns; one who opposes or contradicts.
- impunity — exemption from punishment.
- imputing — Present participle of impute.
- in-group — a narrow exclusive group; clique.
- infodump — Alternative spelling of info-dump.
- inputted — something that is put in.
- inputter — One who, or that which, inputs.
- insculpt — engraved
- junipers — Plural form of juniper.
- junkheap — A collection or pile of unwanted things.