10-letter words containing u, p, h, i
- epithelium — The thin tissue forming the outer layer of a body’s surface and lining the alimentary canal and other hollow structures.
- eponychium — (anatomy) cuticle (thickened layer of skin on fingernails and toenails).
- eriophorum — cotton grass
- euphausiid — A shrimp-like planktonic marine crustacean of an order which includes krill.
- euphemised — Simple past tense and past participle of euphemise.
- euphemisms — Plural form of euphemism.
- euphemized — Simple past tense and past participle of euphemize.
- euphemizer — One who, or that which, euphemizes.
- euphemizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of euphemize.
- euphonical — (archaic) euphonious; pleasing to the ear.
- euphonious — (of sound, esp. speech) Pleasing to the ear.
- euphoniums — Plural form of euphonium.
- euphonized — Simple past tense and past participle of euphonize.
- euphorbias — Plural form of euphorbia.
- euphorbium — an acrid resin obtained from several species of Euphorbia, formerly used in medicine as a purgative and emetic
- euphoriant — A drug which produces feelings of euphoria.
- euphuistic — Of or pertaining to euphuism.
- europhilia — The love of Europe, Europeans, or European culture.
- europhobia — dislike for or hostility to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- europhobic — hostile to Europe, Europeans, or the European Union
- fruit shop — a shop that sells a variety of edible fruits
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- geophilous — Zoology. terrestrial, as certain snails.
- gill pouch — branchial pouch.
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- 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.
- 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.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- heliopause — the boundary of the heliosphere.
- hemophilus — a genus of rod-shaped, parasitic, hemophilic bacteria, certain species of which, as H. influenzae or H. suis, are pathogenic for humans and animals.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- 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.
- hiphuggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hipparchus — died 514 b.c, tyrant of Athens 527–514.
- hippolytus — Also, Hippolytos [hi-pol-i-tuh s, -tos] /hɪˈpɒl ɪ təs, -ˌtɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the son of Theseus who was falsely accused by his stepmother, Phaedra, of raping her after he had rejected her advances and who was killed by Poseidon in response to the plea of Theseus.
- hippotamus — Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus.
- hippuritic — of, relating to, or containing hippurites
- humble pie — humility forced upon someone, often under embarrassing conditions; humiliation.
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hyperdulia — the veneration offered to the Virgin Mary as the most exalted of creatures.
- hypogeusia — a disease characterized by a decreased ability to taste and, sometimes, to smell: associated with a zinc deficiency
- hypoptilum — (ornithology) An aftershaft.
- hypozeuxis — the use of a series of parallel clauses, each of which has a subject and predicate, as in “I came, I saw, I conquered.”.
- imposthume — (obsolete) an abscess.
- inch-pound — one-twelfth of a foot-pound. Abbreviation: in-lb.
- isopachous — having the same thickness.
- judgeships — Plural form of judgeship.
- jump-shift — a jump bid in a suit different from the suit just bid by one's partner.
- lighten up — be less serious
- lumpfishes — Plural form of lumpfish.