10-letter words containing u, p, s, e, t
- pumy stone — a piece of pumice stone
- punctuates — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
- puntarenas — a seaport in W Costa Rica.
- purgatives — purging or cleansing, especially by causing evacuation of the bowels.
- push plate — a rectangular protective plate of metal, plastic, ceramic, or other material applied vertically to the lock stile of a door.
- pussy-toes — any of various woolly composite plants of the genus Antennaria, having small white or grayish flower heads.
- put to sea — the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- put to use — to use; find a use for
- putrescent — becoming putrid; undergoing putrefaction.
- putrescine — a colourless crystalline amine produced by decaying animal matter; 1,4-diaminobutane. Formula: H2N(CH2)4NH2
- pyrolusite — a common mineral, manganese dioxide, MnO 2 , the principal ore of manganese, used in various manufactures, as a decolorizer of brown or green tints in glass, and as a depolarizer in dry-cell batteries.
- queen post — either of a pair of timbers or posts extending vertically upward from the tie beam of a roof truss or the like, one on each side of the center.
- quicksteps — Plural form of quickstep.
- quintuples — Plural form of quintuple.
- quivertips — Plural form of quivertip.
- rampasture — a large attic room.
- reptilious — like a reptile, resembling or characteristic of a reptile
- reputeless — without repute; ignominious
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- resumption — the act of resuming; a reassumption, as of something previously granted.
- resumptive — that summarizes: a resumptive statement.
- resupinate — bent backward.
- rudderpost — the vertical member of a stern frame on which the rudder is hung; a sternpost.
- rump steak — Rump or rump steak is meat cut from the rear end of a cow.
- rupestrian — made or found on cave walls or rocks
- rupestrine — living or growing on or among rocks.
- scapulated — (of a raven) with white feathers across the scapular region
- schumpeter — Joseph Alois [uh-lois] /əˈlɔɪs/ (Show IPA), 1883–1950, U.S. economist, born in Austria.
- sculptress — a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- sculptured — having a surface or shape molded, marked, carved, indented, etc., by or as if by sculpture: sculptured leather belts.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- septennium — a period or cycle of seven years
- septuagint — the oldest Greek version of the Old Testament, traditionally said to have been translated by 70 or 72 Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II: most scholars believe that only the Pentateuch was completed in the early part of the 3rd century b.c. and that the remaining books were translated in the next two centuries.
- sepultural — the act of placing in a sepulcher or tomb; burial.
- setting-up — the establishment or creation of something
- setup file — a file needed to set up or install a computer program
- slump test — a test to determine the relative water content of concrete, depending on the loss in height (slump) of a sample obtained from a cone-shaped mould
- smarten up — improve appearance
- smudge pot — a container for burning oil or other fuels to produce smudge, as for protecting fruit trees from frost.
- soup plate — a deep, concave plate used especially for serving soup.
- south pole — the region of a magnet toward which the lines of magnetic induction converge (south pole) or from which the lines of induction diverge (north pole)
- space suit — outfit worn by astronaut
- spaced out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spaced-out — dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- spathulate — spatulate.
- speculated — to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
- speculator — a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
- spent fuel — nuclear fuel that has been irradiated in a nuclear reactor to the point where it is no longer useful in sustaining a nuclear reaction
- spermaduct — a spermatic passage found in male animals