| crupper | (noun) a strap from the back of a saddle passing under the horse's tail; prevents saddle from slipping forward | - |
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| cupper | (noun) a cup of tea | Synonyms: cuppa |
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| puppet | (noun) a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers | - |
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| (noun) a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer | Synonyms: marionette |
| (noun) a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else | Synonyms: creature, tool |
| puppeteer | (noun) one who operates puppets or marionettes | - |
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| puppetry | (noun) a stilted dramatic performance (as if by puppets) | - |
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| (noun) the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows | - |
| scupper | (noun) drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard | - |
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| (verb) put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position | Synonyms: endanger, expose, peril, queer |
| (verb) wait in hiding to attack | Synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, waylay |
| scuppernong | (noun) amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States | - |
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| supper | (noun) a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime | - |
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| (noun) a social gathering where a light evening meal is served | - |
| supperless | (adjective) without supper | - |
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| suppertime | (noun) the customary or habitual hour for the evening meal | Synonyms: dinnertime |
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| tuppence | (noun) a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies | Synonyms: twopence |
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| tuppeny | (adjective) of trifling worth | Synonyms: sixpenny, threepenny, two-a-penny, twopenny-halfpenny, twopenny |
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| upper | (adjective) the topmost one of two; upper | - |
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| (adjective) higher in place or position | - |
| (adjective) superior in rank or accomplishment | - |
| (noun) piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot | - |
| (noun) a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression | Synonyms: amphetamine, pep pill, speed |
| (noun) the higher of two berths | Synonyms: upper berth |
| uppercase | (adjective) relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case | - |
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| (noun) one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis | Synonyms: capital, capital letter, majuscule, upper-case letter |
| uppercut | (noun) a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin) | - |
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| uppermost | (adjective) at or nearest to the top | Synonyms: topmost, upmost |
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| (adverb) in or into the highest position | - |
| (adverb) in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind | - |