10-letter words containing a, s, u, p
- bisulphate — a salt or ester of sulphuric acid containing the monovalent group -HSO4 or the ion HSO4–
- bonus pack — anything sold with a product and marketed as a useful and free extra
- bucephalus — the favourite horse of Alexander the Great
- buckpasser — a person who avoids responsibility by shifting it to another, especially unjustly or improperly.
- bump start — a method of starting a motor vehicle by engaging a low gear with the clutch depressed and pushing it or allowing it to run down a hill until sufficient momentum has been acquired to turn the engine by releasing the clutch
- bursarship — a scholarship or grant awarded esp in Scottish and New Zealand schools, universities etc
- burst page — banner
- butt-strap — (in metal construction) a plate which overlaps and fastens two pieces butted together.
- campuswide — Throughout a campus.
- capacitous — Having the legal capacity to do something.
- capillatus — (of a cumulonimbus cloud) having a cirriform upper portion that resembles an anvil or a disorderly mass of hair.
- capraesque — relating to or in the style of the movies of Frank Capra, focusing on courage and its positive effects and the triumph of the underdog.
- capricious — Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly.
- capsorubin — (organic compound) A di-hydroxy, keto carotenoid, which, together with capsanthin, constitutes the red pigment of paprika.
- capsulated — Enclosed in a capsule.
- capsulised — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulise.
- capsulized — Simple past tense and past participle of capsulize.
- capsulizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of capsulize.
- captiously — In a captious manner.
- carpsucker — any of several freshwater suckers of the genus Carpiodes, as the quillback and the river carpsucker.
- catawampus — askew; awry
- catch-ups' — an effort to reach or pass a norm, especially after a period of delay: After the slowdown there was a catch-up in production.
- cloudscape — a picturesque formation of clouds
- coryphaeus — (in ancient Greek drama) the leader of the chorus
- creampuffs — Plural form of creampuff.
- crispature — the state of being crisped or crispate
- cupbearers — Plural form of cupbearer.
- curateship — the office or position of a curate
- cuspidated — Alternative form of cuspidate.
- damp squib — You can describe something such as an event or a performance as a damp squib when it is expected to be interesting, exciting, or impressive, but fails to be any of these things.
- dampcourse — a horizontal layer of impervious material in a brick wall, fairly close to the ground, to stop moisture rising
- daugavpils — a city in SE Latvia on the Western Dvina River: founded in 1274 by Teutonic Knights; ruled by Poland (1559–1772) and Russia (1772–1915); retaken by the Russians in 1940. Pop: 112 609 (2002 est)
- dauphiness — dauphine.
- dauphinois — (of potatoes or other vegetables) sliced and cooked in milk, typically with a topping of cheese.
- decapodous — Decapodal; ten-footed.
- decoupages — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of decoupage.
- depanneurs — Plural form of depanneur.
- departures — Plural form of departure.
- despairful — full of despair; hopeless; despairing
- despumated — Simple past tense and past participle of despumate.
- deutoplasm — nutritive material in a cell, esp the yolk in a developing ovum
- diaphanous — Diaphanous cloth is very thin and almost transparent.
- diaphonous — Misspelling of diaphanous.
- diophantus — 3rd century ad, Greek mathematician, noted for his treatise on the theory of numbers, Arithmetica
- dipetalous — bipetalous.
- diplacusis — a difference in hearing by the two ears so that one sound is heard as two.
- disculpate — (transitive) To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to exculpate.
- disepalous — having two sepals.
- disparlure — a pheromone, C 19 H 38 O, released by female gypsy moths.
- disputable — capable of being disputed; debatable; questionable.