10-letter words containing c, o, u, p, n
- funduscopy — Ophthalmoscopic examination of the fundus of the eye.
- grand coup — the trumping of a trick that could have been taken by the winner's partner.
- inch-pound — one-twelfth of a foot-pound. Abbreviation: in-lb.
- keep count — to keep a record of items, events, etc
- knocked up — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- leucopenia — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- leukopenic — a decrease in the number of white blood cells in the blood.
- lipofuscin — any of several brown pigments similar to melanin that accumulate in animal cells with age and are products of oxidation of lipids and lipoproteins.
- loving cup — a large cup, as of silver, usually with two or more handles, given as a prize, award, token of esteem or affection, etc.
- muttonchop — A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
- nurse crop — a crop planted in the same field with another crop, especially to minimize the growth of weeds.
- occupation — a person's usual or principal work or business, especially as a means of earning a living; vocation: Her occupation was dentistry.
- ocean pout — an eelpout, Macrozoarces americanus, common along the northeastern coast of North America.
- open court — a court or trial to which members of the public are freely admitted
- opensource — Alternative spelling of open-source.
- oppugnancy — opposing; antagonistic; contrary.
- pennaceous — having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- percussion — the striking of one body against another with some sharpness; impact; blow.
- pernambuco — a state in NE Brazil. 38,000 sq. mi. (98,420 sq. km). Capital: Recife.
- pernicious — causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie.
- pick up on — to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
- pincushion — a small cushion into which pins are stuck until needed.
- pleustonic — a buoyant mat of weeds, algae, and associated organisms that floats on or near the surface of a lake, river, or other body of fresh water.
- postlaunch — relating to or occurring in the period after a launch
- postulance — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- postulancy — the period or state of being a postulant, especially in a religious order.
- pound cake — a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour.
- pound coin — a British coin with a value of one pound sterling
- precaution — a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- preclusion — to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible: The insufficiency of the evidence precludes a conviction.
- preconsume — to consume in advance
- procumbent — lying on the face; prone; prostrate.
- procurance — the act of bringing about or getting something; agency; procurement.
- production — the act of producing; creation; manufacture.
- profluence — abundance
- pronounced — strongly marked: a pronounced fishy taste.
- pronouncer — to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- pronuclear — of or relating to a pronucleus.
- pronucleus — either of the gametic nuclei that unite in fertilization to form the nucleus of the zygote.
- proscenium — Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily; quarrelsome; belligerent; combative.
- punch bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punch-bowl — a large bowl from which punch, lemonade, etc., is served, usually with a ladle.
- punchboard — a small board containing holes filled with slips of paper printed with concealed numbers that are punched out by a player in an attempt to win a prize.
- punctation — punctate condition or marking.
- punctiform — shaped like or of the nature of a point or dot.
- punctuator — to mark or divide (something written) with punctuation marks in order to make the meaning clear.
- recoupment — to get back the equivalent of: to recoup one's losses by a lucky investment.
- scunthorpe — a town in E England, in North Lincolnshire unitary authority, Lincolnshire: developed rapidly after the discovery of local iron ore in the late 19th century; iron and steel industries have declined. Pop: 72 660 (2001)
- soundscape — the component sounds of an environment.