16-letter words containing up
- up with the lark — up early in the morning
- up-to-the-minute — extending to the present moment, as information, facts, or style: an up-to-the-minute news report.
- upland sandpiper — a large, field-inhabiting sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda, of eastern North America, resembling a plover: now protected and increasing in numbers.
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- upper lough erne — a lough in Northern Ireland, fed by the river Erne
- upper palatinate — See under Palatinate (def 1).
- upside-down cake — a cake that is baked on a layer of fruit, then turned before serving so that the fruit is on top.
- upsilon particle — the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
- vinylidene group — the bivalent group C 2 H 2 , derived from ethylene.
- washing-up water — water used for washing dishes
- well-upholstered — (of a person) fat
- world bank group — the collective name for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Finance Corporation, and the International Development Association, whose headquarters are all in Washington