10-letter words that end in up
- noun group — A noun group is a noun or pronoun, or a group of words based on a noun or pronoun. In the sentence, 'He put the bottle of wine on the kitchen table', 'He', 'the bottle of wine', and 'the kitchen table' are all noun groups.
- noun-group — any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group. See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase. Synonyms: substantive, name.
- onion soup — a soup or broth made from onions and stock
- open group — The Open Group
- peer group — a group of people, usually of similar age, background, and social status, with whom a person associates and who are likely to influence the person's beliefs and behavior.
- pick-me-up — an alcoholic drink taken to restore one's energy or good spirits.
- psyched up — psychologically prepared
- punched-up — a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- put-you-up — a spare bed with a folding mattress or legs for ease of storage when not in use
- ratchet up — If something ratchets up or is ratcheted up, it increases by a fixed amount or degree, and seems unlikely to decrease again.
- runners-up — the competitor, player, or team finishing in second place, as in a race, contest, or tournament.
- screwed up — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- scrunch up — If you scrunch something up, you squeeze it or bend it so that it is no longer in its natural shape and is often crushed.
- setting-up — the establishment or creation of something
- sharpen up — hone, refine
- smarten up — improve appearance
- snapper up — a person who snaps up bargains, etc
- soil group — one of a number of soil classes having the same kinds of horizons in the same sequence and under similar moisture and temperature regimes.
- steamed up — obscured by vapour
- stepped-up — increased; augmented; expanded; heightened: a stepped-up fundraising campaign.
- stuffed up — sinuses, nose: congested
- summing-up — a summation or statement made for the purpose of reviewing the basic concepts or principles of an argument, story, explanation, testimony, or the like, and usually presented at the end.
- supergroup — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- swallow up — envelop completely
- tapping up — (esp of a professional soccer club) the illicit practice of attempting to recruit a player while he is still bound by contract to another team
- tighten up — fasten more securely
- trickle-up — noting or pertaining to the theory that monetary benefits directed toward small businesses and the poor will gradually pass up to big business and the rich.
- trumped up — spuriously devised; fraudulent; fabricated: He was arrested on some trumped-up charge.
- trumped-up — spuriously devised; fraudulent; fabricated: He was arrested on some trumped-up charge.
- un-made-up — not wearing make-up
- user group — a club in which owners of a specific computer or software program exchange information or services, as about purchasing or troubleshooting.
- verb group — A verb group or verbal group consists of a verb, or of a main verb following a modal or one or more auxiliaries. Examples are 'walked', 'can see', and 'had been waiting'.
- washing-up — to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
- whipped up — to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- whistle up — to call or summon (a person or animal) by whistling
- winding-up — to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest.
- wrapped up — to enclose in something wound or folded about (often followed by up): She wrapped her head in a scarf.
- wrought-up — of, for, or concerning work: work clothes.