9-letter words containing u, p, s
- supersede — to replace in power, authority, effectiveness, acceptance, use, etc., as by another person or thing.
- supersell — to sell in large quantities
- supershow — an exceptional show
- supersize — extra-large
- supersoft — exceptionally soft
- superstar — a person, as a performer or athlete, who enjoys wide recognition, is esteemed for exceptional talent, and is eagerly sought after for his or her services.
- superstud — a highly virile man
- supertalk — Silicon Beach Software. A superset of HyperTalk used in SuperCard.
- supertask — a paradox resulting from the notion that a task requiring an infinite number of steps could be performed in a finite time by halving the duration of each step.
- superthin — extremely thin
- supertram — a tram with greater capacity and speed than conventional trams
- supervene — to take place or occur as something additional or extraneous (sometimes followed by on or upon).
- supervise — to oversee (a process, work, workers, etc.) during execution or performance; superintend; have the oversight and direction of.
- superwaif — a very young and very thin supermodel
- superwave — an exceptionally large wave
- superweed — plant resistant to weedkiller
- superwide — a wide-angle camera lens
- superwife — a highly accomplished wife
- supinator — a muscle used in supination.
- suppliant — a person who supplicates; petitioner.
- supplicat — a petition (to a university) for a degree
- supplying — to furnish or provide (a person, establishment, place, etc.) with what is lacking or requisite: to supply someone clothing; to supply a community with electricity.
- supporter — a person or thing that supports.
- supposing — to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory: Suppose the distance to be one mile.
- suppurate — to produce or discharge pus, as a wound; maturate.
- supremacy — the state of being supreme.
- supremely — highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
- surfperch — any of several fishes of the family Embiotocidae, inhabiting shallow waters along the Pacific coast of North America.
- surpassed — to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
- surpasser — a person who surpasses
- surplused — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- surpluses — something that remains above what is used or needed.
- surprisal — the act of surprising.
- surprised — to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- susceptor — a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- suspected — illness: unconfirmed
- suspended — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- suspender — Usually, suspenders. Also called, especially British, braces. adjustable straps or bands worn over the shoulders with the ends buttoned or clipped to the waistband of a pair of trousers or a skirt to support it.
- suspenser — a film that creates a feeling of suspense
- suspenses — a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.
- suspensor — a suspensory ligament, bandage, etc.
- suspicion — act of suspecting.
- sympodium — an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
- symposium — a meeting or conference for the discussion of some subject, especially a meeting at which several speakers talk on or discuss a topic before an audience.
- thumbs up — the short, thick, inner digit of the human hand, next to the forefinger.
- thumbs-up — an act, instance, or gesture of assent, approval, or the like.
- transumpt — an official or legal transcription, usually an old one
- trapezius — a broad, flat muscle on each side of the upper and back part of the neck, shoulders, and back, the action of which raises, or rotates, or draws back the shoulders, and pulls the head backward or to one side.
- tricuspid — Also, tricuspidal. having three cusps or points, as a tooth. Compare bicuspid.
- truckstop — a gas station, usually at the side of a major highway, where truck drivers stop for fuel, and often including a restaurant, sleeping and showering rooms, a store selling basic items, etc.