11-letter words containing a, p, u, n
- exculpating — Present participle of exculpate.
- exculpation — The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that which exculpates; excuse.
- explanandum — That which is to be explained.
- expugnation — The act of taking by assault; conquest.
- expurgating — Present participle of expurgate.
- expurgation — The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
- fault plane — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- frappuccino — Iced cappuccino.
- funeral pie — a traditional pie made with a black filling of raisins and lemon juice and presented to a bereaved family.
- funny paper — funny1 (def 7b).
- gang plough — a plough having two or more shares, coulters, and mouldboards designed to work simultaneously
- ginnungagap — a primordial void, filled with mists, existing between Niflheim and Muspelheim.
- glaucophane — a sodium-rich monoclinic mineral of the amphibole family, usually metamorphic.
- ground plan — Also called groundplot. the plan of a floor of a building.
- hand puppet — a puppet made of a hollow head sewn or glued to material that fits over the hand, concealing the fingers and thumb, which manipulate it.
- harpoon gun — a small cannon for shooting harpoons.
- harrumphing — Present participle of harrumph.
- heptagynous — (of a flower) having seven pistils
- heptandrous — (of a flower) having seven stamens
- heptangular — having seven angles.
- houppelande — (in the Middle Ages) a robe or long tunic, belted or with a fitted bodice, usually having full trailing sleeves and often trimmed or lined with fur.
- house plant — an ornamental plant that is grown indoors or adapts well to indoor culture.
- 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.
- houseplants — Plural form of houseplant.
- importunacy — the quality or condition of being importunate; importunateness.
- importunate — urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly so.
- impuissance — Impotence, weakness.
- imputations — Plural form of imputation.
- incapacious — Not capacious; narrow, small, weak, or foolish.
- incapsulate — Alternative form of encapsulate.
- inculpating — Present participle of inculpate.
- inculpation — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- inculpatory — to charge with fault; blame; accuse.
- induplicate — folded or rolled inward: said of the parts of the calyx or corolla when the edges are bent abruptly toward the axis, or of leaves in vernation when the edges are rolled inward and then arranged about the axis without overlapping.
- infraphylum — (taxonomy) A taxon below subphylum and above superclass.
- insuperable — incapable of being passed over, overcome, or surmounted: an insuperable barrier.
- insuperably — In an insuperable manner.
- intercampus — the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- intercupola — the space between an inner and an outer dome.
- intrapartum — During parturition (childbirth).
- ipecacuanha — the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- jackpudding — An amusing person who acts foolishly in order to entertain people.
- john paul i — (Albino Luciani) 1912–78, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1978.
- julian alps — a range of the Alps in NW Slovenia. Highest peak, Mt. Triglav, 9394 feet (2863 meters).
- jumpstation — A site on the World Wide Web containing a collection of hypertext links, usually to pages on a particular topic.
- juniper tar — a medicinal tar derived from the European juniper Juniperus oxycedrus: used topically in the treatment of certain skin diseases.
- juxtaposing — to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
- kanchipuram — a city in SE India, in Tamil Nadu: a sacred Hindu town known as "the Benares of the South"; textile industries. Pop: 152 984 (2001)
- kanga pirau — fermented corn used as food
- kapuskasing — a town in central Ontario, in S Canada.