11-letter words containing u, p, r, s
- ensepulcher — (transitive) To lay in a sepulcher; to entomb.
- ensepulchre — to place into a sepulchre
- epigastrium — The part of the upper abdomen immediately over the stomach.
- eriophorous — relating to cotton grass
- eureka step — In program transformation, a transformation which is not obvious or easy to define as an algorithm.
- eurodeposit — a deposit of the currency of any country in the eurocurrency market
- europeanism — belief in or advocacy of political unification and economic integration among European nations
- eurosceptic — Alternative form of Eurosceptic.
- euryphagous — eating a wide variety of foods
- eurypterids — Plural form of eurypterid.
- fault scarp — scarp (def 1).
- fissiparous — reproducing by fission.
- fluoroscope — a tube or box fitted with a screen coated with a fluorescent substance, used for viewing objects, especially deep body structures, by means of x-ray or other radiation.
- fluoroscopy — the use of or examination by means of a fluoroscope.
- focus group — a representative group of people questioned together about their opinions on political issues, consumer products, etc.
- foetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- foundership — The condition of having founded something.
- four-poster — a bed with four corner posts, as for supporting a canopy, curtains, etc.
- gemmiparous — producing or reproducing by buds or gemmae.
- glamourpuss — a glamorous person, esp a woman
- gomme syrup — simple syrup.
- grape sugar — dextrose.
- grapefruits — Plural form of grapefruit.
- groundspeed — the speed of an aircraft with reference to the ground.
- group speed — the speed at which energy is propagated in a wave. This is the quantity determined when one measures the distance which the radiation travels in a given time. In a medium in which the speed increases with wavelength the group speed is less than the phase speed, and vice versa
- groupuscule — A political or religious splinter group.
- guttersnipe — a person belonging to or characteristic of the lowest social group in a city.
- gypsiferous — containing gypsum.
- haplogroups — Plural form of haplogroup.
- harrumphers — Plural form of harrumpher.
- haruspicate — of or relating to a haruspex
- hemipterous — belonging or pertaining to the Hemiptera, an order of insects having forewings that are thickened and leathery at the base and membranous at the apex, comprising the true bugs.
- heptamerous — consisting of or divided into seven parts.
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- hermoupolis — a port in Greece, capital of Cyclades department, on the E coast of Syros Island. Pop: (municipality): 13 496 (2001)
- herpesvirus — a DNA-containing virus of the family Herpesviridae, certain members of which cause such diseases in humans as oral and genital herpes, infectious mononucleosis, chickenpox, and shingles.
- hertzsprung — Ejnar (ˈəɪnar). 1873–1967, Danish astronomer: he discovered the existence of giant and dwarf stars, originating one form of the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
- hesperidium — the fruit of a citrus plant, as an orange.
- hip huggers — trousers that begin at the hips instead of the waist
- hip-huggers — (of a garment) having a close-fitting waistline placed at the hip rather than at the natural waist: hiphugger jeans.
- hippeastrum — any plant of the South American amaryllidaceous genus Hippeastrum: cultivated for their large funnel-shaped typically red flowers
- homopterous — belonging or pertaining to the Homoptera, an order of insects closely related to the hemipterous insects (in some classifications a suborder of Hemiptera) but having membranous forewings and hind wings, including the aphids, cicadas, leafhoppers, planthoppers, and scale insects.
- homosporous — having the spores of one kind only.
- house group — a group of Christians who regularly meet to worship, study the Bible, etc, in someone's house
- house party — the guests at such an affair or party: The house party goes sailing today.
- house-proud — taking pride in one's house and housekeeping.
- housekeeper — a person, often hired, who does or directs the domestic work and planning necessary for a home, as cleaning or buying food.
- houseparent — one of a married couple responsible for a group of young people, as students, living in a dormitory, hostel, etc., sometimes acting solely as an advisor, but often serving as host or hostess, chaperon, housekeeper, etc.
- houseperson — someone who manages a household; househusband or housewife.
- hyperacusis — (medicine) A heightened sensitivity to some sounds.