10-letter words containing u, p, h
- 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.
- euphrosyne — one of the three Graces
- 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
- exophagous — (of an insect larva) living on the outside of, and feeding upon, the host
- flophouses — Plural form of flophouse.
- fluorophor — Alternative form of fluorophore.
- freshen up — have a quick wash
- 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.
- glucophore — a chemical group responsible for sweetness of taste
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- group home — a substitute home, usually located in a residential neighborhood, providing foster care for orphans, delinquents, disabled persons, or others with special needs.
- 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.
- half-pound — a unit of weight equal to 8 ounces avoirdupois (0.227 kilogram) or 6 ounces troy or apothecaries' weight (0.187 kilogram).
- ham sth up — If actors or actresses ham it up, they exaggerate every emotion and gesture when they are acting, often deliberately because they think that the audience will be more amused.
- 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.
- haplogroup — Genetics. a set of similar haplotypes inherited together, or a group who shares a set of similar haplotypes, used to understand genetic lineages.
- happy dust — cocaine.
- happy hour — a cocktail hour or longer period at a bar, during which drinks are served at reduced prices or with free snacks: happy hour from 5 to 7 p.m.
- happy-dust — cocaine.
- harrumphed — to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.
- harrumpher — (informal) One who complains or moralizes.
- haruspices — Plural form of haruspex.
- hatshepsut — 1495–75 b.c, queen of Egypt.
- 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.
- hephaestus — the ancient Greek god of fire, metalworking, and handicrafts, identified by the Romans with Vulcan.
- heptateuch — the first seven books of the Old Testament.
- herophilus — died ?280 bc, Greek anatomist in Alexandria. He was the first to distinguish sensory from motor nerves
- hexapodous — (zoology) Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.
- 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
- hocuspocus — Alternative spelling of hocus-pocus.
- 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.