10-letter words containing a, m, p, u
- epicardium — A serous membrane that forms the innermost layer of the pericardium and the outer surface of the heart.
- epicranium — (anatomy) The upper and superficial part of the head, including the scalp, muscles, etc.
- eupatorium — (botany) Any of the genus Eupatorium of perennial herbs.
- falciparum — The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria.
- flurazepam — a benzodiazepine, C 21 H 23 ClFN 3 O, used in its hydrochloride form as a sedative and hypnotic in the management of insomnia and to alleviate anxiety states.
- galumphing — to move along heavily and clumsily.
- glammed up — made to look more glamorous
- gnaphalium — Any of the genus Gnaphalium of flowering plants, the cudweeds.
- groupmates — Plural form of groupmate.
- 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
- harrumphed — to clear the throat audibly in a self-important manner: The professor harrumphed good-naturedly.
- harrumpher — (informal) One who complains or moralizes.
- hippotamus — Obsolete spelling and common present-day misspelling of hippopotamus.
- holdup man — a person who commits an armed robbery.
- humpbacked — having a hump on the back.
- hypanthium — a cup-shaped or tubular body formed by the conjoined sepals, petals, and stamens.
- hypozeugma — the use of a succession of subjects with a single predicate.
- impaludism — a diseased state affecting the inhabitants of marshy areas
- imprimatur — an official license to print or publish a book, pamphlet, etc., especially a license issued by a censor of the Roman Catholic Church. Compare nihil obstat.
- impugnable — to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- impuissant — lacking strength; feeble; weak.
- impunctual — Not punctual.
- imputation — the act of imputing.
- imputative — to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
- jamshedpur — a city in SE Jharkhand, in NE India.
- jumbo pack — a very large pack. Used mainly in advertising and in the names of products
- jump leads — Jump leads are two thick wires that can be used to start a car when its battery does not have enough power. The jump leads are used to connect the battery to the battery of another car that is working properly.
- jump spark — spark1 (def 2).
- jump-start — Also, jump. Automotive. the starting of an internal-combustion engine that has a discharged or weak battery by means of booster cables.
- jumper ant — bulldog ant.
- jumpmaster — a person who supervises the jumping of paratroopers or other parachutists.
- jumpstarts — Plural form of jumpstart.
- kampuchean — People's Republic of, a former official name of Cambodia.
- lipomatous — a benign tumor consisting of fat tissue.
- lump sugar — sugar in small blocks
- make up to — to bring into existence by shaping or changing material, combining parts, etc.: to make a dress; to make a channel; to make a work of art.
- mallowpuff — a white marshmallow on a biscuit base and covered with chocolate
- manipulate — to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner: to manipulate people's feelings.
- manuscript — the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher.
- map turtle — any of several aquatic turtles of the genus Graptemys, as G. geographica, of the eastern and central U.S., usually having yellow stripes on the head and neck.
- mapinguari — Alternative form of mapinguary.
- mapinguary — A legendary red-furred ground-dwelling sloth-like creature said to live in the Amazon rainforests of Brazil and Bolivia.
- marsupials — Plural form of marsupial.
- massapequa — a town on SW Long Island, in SE New York.
- maupassant — (Henri René Albert) Guy de [ahn-ree ruh-ney al-ber gee duh] /ɑ̃ˈri rəˈneɪ alˈbɛr gi də/ (Show IPA), 1850–93, French short-story writer and novelist.
- maupertuis — Pierre Louis Moreau de [pyer lwee maw-roh duh] /pyɛr lwi mɔˈroʊ də/ (Show IPA), 1698–1759, French mathematician, astronomer, and biologist.
- measure up — a unit or standard of measurement: weights and measures.
- melanippus — a Theban who killed Tydeus in the battle of the Seven against Thebes and who was, in turn, slain by Amphiaraus.
- menopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.