| aggroup | (verb) form a group or group together | Synonyms: group |
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| backup | (noun) the act of providing approval and support | Synonyms: backing, championship, patronage |
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| (noun) (computer science) a copy of a file or directory on a separate storage device | Synonyms: computer backup |
| (noun) a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts | Synonyms: accompaniment, musical accompaniment, support |
| (noun) someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) | Synonyms: backup man, fill-in, relief, reliever, stand-in, substitute |
| (noun) an accumulation caused by clogging or a stoppage | - |
| ballup | (noun) something badly botched or muddled | Synonyms: balls-up, cockup, mess-up |
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| blowup | (noun) a photographic print that has been enlarged | Synonyms: enlargement, magnification |
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| (noun) an unrestrained expression of emotion | Synonyms: ebullition, effusion, gush, outburst |
| (noun) a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction | Synonyms: detonation, explosion |
| breakup | (noun) the termination or disintegration of a relationship (between persons or nations) | Synonyms: dissolution |
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| (noun) coming apart | Synonyms: detachment, separation |
| brushup | (noun) practice intended to polish performance or refresh the memory | Synonyms: review |
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| buildup | (noun) the act of building up an accumulation | - |
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| (noun) highly favorable publicity and praise | - |
| (noun) the result of the process of accumulation | - |
| burnup | (noun) the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor) | - |
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| (noun) a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road | - |
| buttercup | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | Synonyms: butter-flower, butterflower, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup |
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| cantaloup | (noun) the fruit of a cantaloup vine; small to medium-sized melon with yellowish flesh | Synonyms: cantaloupe |
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| (noun) a variety of muskmelon vine having fruit with a tan rind and orange flesh | Synonyms: cantaloup vine, cantaloupe, cantaloupe vine, Cucumis melo cantalupensis |
| catsup | (noun) thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | Synonyms: cetchup, ketchup, tomato ketchup |
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| cetchup | (noun) thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | Synonyms: catsup, ketchup, tomato ketchup |
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| checkup | (noun) a thorough physical examination; includes a variety of tests depending on the age and sex and health of the person | Synonyms: health check, medical, medical checkup, medical exam, medical examination |
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| chirrup | (noun) a series of chirps | Synonyms: twitter |
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| (verb) make high-pitched sounds | Synonyms: cheep, chirp, peep |
| cleanup | (noun) the act of making something clean | Synonyms: cleaning, cleansing |
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| (noun) (baseball) the fourth position in the batting order (usually filled by the best batter on the team) | Synonyms: cleanup position, cleanup spot |
| (noun) a very large profit | Synonyms: killing |
| closeup | (noun) a photograph taken at close range | - |
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| cockup | (noun) something badly botched or muddled | Synonyms: balls-up, ballup, mess-up |
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| countercoup | (noun) a sudden and decisive overthrow of a government that gained power by a coup d'etat | - |
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| coup | (noun) a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force | Synonyms: coup d'etat, putsch, takeover |
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| (noun) a brilliant and notable success | - |
| croup | (noun) the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks | Synonyms: croupe, hindquarters, rump |
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| (noun) a disease of infants and young children; harsh coughing and hoarseness and fever and difficult breathing | Synonyms: spasmodic laryngitis |
| cup | (noun) a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle | - |
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| (noun) a large metal vessel with two handles that is awarded as a trophy to the winner of a competition | Synonyms: loving cup |
| (noun) the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green | - |
| (noun) a punch served in a pitcher instead of a punch bowl | - |
| (noun) cup-shaped plant organ | - |
| (noun) the quantity a cup will hold | Synonyms: cupful |
| (noun) a United States liquid unit equal to 8 fluid ounces | - |
| (noun) any cup-shaped concavity | - |
| (verb) treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin | Synonyms: transfuse |
| (verb) form into the shape of a cup | - |
| (verb) put into a cup | - |
| dustup | (noun) an angry dispute | Synonyms: quarrel, row, run-in, words, wrangle |
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| eggcup | (noun) dishware consisting of a small cup for serving a boiled egg | Synonyms: egg cup |
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| eyecup | (noun) (embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina | Synonyms: optic cup |
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| (noun) a small vessel with a rim curved to fit the orbit of the eye; use to apply medicated or cleansing solution to the eyeball | Synonyms: eye cup, eyebath |
| followup | (noun) a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment | Synonyms: follow-up, reexamination, review |
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| (noun) an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done | Synonyms: follow-up |
| (noun) a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work | Synonyms: follow-up |
| fuckup | (noun) an embarrassing mistake | Synonyms: bloomer, blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall |
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| (noun) someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence | Synonyms: blunderer, botcher, bumbler, bungler, butcher, fumbler, sad sack, stumbler |
| getup | (noun) a set of clothing (with accessories) | Synonyms: outfit, rig, turnout |
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| goldcup | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | Synonyms: butter-flower, buttercup, butterflower, crowfoot, kingcup |
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| group | (noun) any number of entities (members) considered as a unit | Synonyms: grouping |
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| (noun) a set that is closed, associative, has an identity element and every element has an inverse | Synonyms: mathematical group |
| (noun) (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule | Synonyms: chemical group, radical |
| (verb) arrange into a group or groups | - |
| (verb) form a group or group together | Synonyms: aggroup |
| grownup | (adjective) (of animals) fully developed | Synonyms: adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown |
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| (noun) a fully developed person from maturity onward | Synonyms: adult |
| hiccup | (noun) (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion | Synonyms: hiccough, singultus |
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| (verb) breathe spasmodically, and make a sound | Synonyms: hiccough |
| holdup | (noun) robbery at gunpoint | Synonyms: armed robbery, heist, stickup |
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| (noun) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | Synonyms: delay |
| hookup | (noun) a system of components assembled together for a particular purpose | Synonyms: assemblage |
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| (noun) a device providing a connection between a power source and a user | - |
| ingroup | (noun) an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose | Synonyms: camp, clique, coterie, inner circle, pack |
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| intragroup | (adjective) occurring within an institution or community | Synonyms: internal |
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| ketchup | (noun) thick spicy sauce made from tomatoes | Synonyms: catsup, cetchup, tomato ketchup |
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| kingcup | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Ranunculus | Synonyms: butter-flower, buttercup, butterflower, crowfoot, goldcup |
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| (noun) swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups | Synonyms: Caltha palustris, cowslip, marsh marigold, May blob, meadow bright, water dragon |
| larrup | (verb) give a spanking to; subject to a spanking | Synonyms: paddle, spank |
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| layup | (noun) a basketball shot made with one hand from a position under or beside the basket (and usually banked off the backboard) | Synonyms: lay-up |
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| letup | (noun) a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished | Synonyms: lull |
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| lineup | (noun) (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat | Synonyms: batting order, card |
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| (noun) the schedule of programs for a particular period | - |
| (noun) a line of persons arranged by police for inspection or identification | Synonyms: identity parade, police lineup |
| linkup | (noun) a fastener that serves to join or connect | Synonyms: link, tie-in, tie |
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| lockup | (noun) the act of locking something up to protect it | Synonyms: locking |
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| (noun) jail in a local police station | - |
| lookup | (noun) an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property | Synonyms: search |
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| makeup | (noun) cosmetics applied to the face to improve or change your appearance | Synonyms: make-up, war paint |
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| (noun) the way in which someone or something is composed | Synonyms: composition, constitution, make-up, physical composition |
| (noun) an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event | Synonyms: make-up |
| markup | (noun) detailed stylistic instructions for typesetting something that is to be printed; manual markup is usually written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics) | - |
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| (noun) the amount added to the cost to determine the asking price | - |
| matchup | (noun) the pairing of people or things as for comparison or competition | Synonyms: match-up |
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| newsgroup | (noun) an area on a computer network, especially on the internet, devoted to the discussion of a specified topic | - |
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| pickup | (noun) the act or process of picking up or collecting from various places | - |
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| (noun) the act of taking aboard passengers or freight | - |
| (noun) a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard | Synonyms: pickup truck |
| (noun) an electro-acoustic transducer that is the part of the arm of a record player that holds the needle and that is removable | Synonyms: cartridge |
| (noun) mechanical device consisting of a light balanced arm that carries the cartridge | Synonyms: pickup arm, tone arm |
| (noun) anything with restorative powers | Synonyms: pick-me-up |
| (noun) the attribute of being capable of rapid acceleration | Synonyms: getaway |
| (noun) a warrant to take someone into custody | - |
| (noun) a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships | - |
| pileup | (noun) multiple collisions of vehicles | - |
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| pup | (noun) young of any of various canines such as a dog or wolf | Synonyms: whelp |
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| (noun) an inexperienced young person | Synonyms: puppy |
| (verb) give birth to (a puppy) | Synonyms: whelp |
| pushup | (noun) an arm exercise performed lying face to the floor and pushing the body up and down with the arms | Synonyms: press-up |
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| recoup | (verb) regain or make up for | Synonyms: recover, recuperate |
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| (verb) retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments | Synonyms: deduct, withhold |
| (verb) reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss | Synonyms: reimburse |
| regroup | (verb) reorganize into new groups | - |
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| (verb) organize anew, as after a setback | Synonyms: reorganise, reorganize |
| roundup | (noun) the systematic gathering up of suspects by the police | - |
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| (noun) the activity of gathering livestock together so that they can be counted or branded or sold | - |
| (noun) a summary list; as in e.g. "a news roundup" | - |
| runup | (noun) a substantial increase over a relatively short period of time | Synonyms: run-up |
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| sannup | (noun) a married male American Indian | - |
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| scaup | (noun) diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill | Synonyms: bluebill, broadbill, scaup duck |
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| screwup | (noun) the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation | - |
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| scup | (noun) porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America | Synonyms: southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus |
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| (noun) found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish | Synonyms: northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops |
| (noun) lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: porgy |
| (noun) flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States | - |
| sendup | (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, spoof, takeoff, travesty |
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| setup | (noun) an act that incriminates someone on a false charge | Synonyms: frame-up |
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| (noun) equipment designed to serve a specific function | Synonyms: apparatus |
| (noun) the way something is organized or arranged | - |
| shakeup | (noun) the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes) | Synonyms: reorganisation, reorganization, shake-up |
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| shtup | (noun) slang for sexual intercourse | Synonyms: ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screw, screwing, shag |
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| sirup | (noun) a thick sweet sticky liquid | Synonyms: syrup |
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| soup | (noun) liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food | - |
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| (noun) an unfortunate situation | - |
| (noun) any composition having a consistency suggestive of soup | - |
| (verb) dope (a racehorse) | - |
| speedup | (noun) the act of accelerating; increasing the speed | Synonyms: acceleration, quickening |
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| startup | (noun) the act of starting a new operation or practice | Synonyms: inauguration |
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| (noun) the act of setting in operation | - |
| stickup | (noun) robbery at gunpoint | Synonyms: armed robbery, heist, holdup |
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| stirrup | (noun) support consisting of metal loops into which rider's feet go | Synonyms: stirrup iron |
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| (noun) the stirrup-shaped ossicle that transmits sound from the incus to the cochlea | Synonyms: stapes |
| stoup | (noun) basin for holy water | Synonyms: stoop |
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| (noun) an archaic drinking vessel | - |
| subgroup | (noun) (mathematics) a subset (that is not empty) of a mathematical group | - |
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| (noun) a distinct and often subordinate group within a group | - |
| sunup | (noun) the first light of day | Synonyms: aurora, break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise |
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| sup | (noun) a small amount of liquid food | Synonyms: swallow |
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| (verb) take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon | - |
| syrup | (noun) a thick sweet sticky liquid | Synonyms: sirup |
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| teacup | (noun) a cup from which tea is drunk | - |
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| (noun) as much as a teacup will hold | Synonyms: teacupful |
| tittup | (verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others | Synonyms: cock, prance, ruffle, sashay, strut, swagger |
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| tossup | (noun) an unpredictable phenomenon | Synonyms: even chance, toss-up |
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| tup | (noun) uncastrated adult male sheep | Synonyms: ram |
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| turnup | (noun) the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg | Synonyms: cuff |
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| up | (adjective) being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level | - |
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| (adjective) extending or moving toward a higher place | Synonyms: upward |
| (adjective) out of bed | Synonyms: astir |
| (adjective) used up | - |
| (adjective) (used of computers) operating properly | - |
| (adjective) (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness | - |
| (adjective) open | - |
| (adjective) getting higher or more vigorous | Synonyms: improving |
| (adverb) spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position | Synonyms: upward, upwardly, upwards |
| (adverb) to a later time | Synonyms: upward, upwards |
| (adverb) to a more central or a more northerly place | - |
| (adverb) nearer to the speaker | - |
| (adverb) to a higher intensity | - |
| (verb) raise | - |
| washup | (noun) the act of washing yourself (or another person) | Synonyms: bathing |
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| (noun) the act of washing dishes | Synonyms: dishwashing |
| whitecup | (noun) prostrate woody South American herb with white tubular flowers often tinged with blue or rose | Synonyms: Nierembergia repens, Nierembergia rivularis |
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| wickiup | (noun) a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States | Synonyms: wikiup |
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| wickup | (noun) tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant | Synonyms: Epilobium angustifolium, fireweed, giant willowherb, rosebay willowherb |
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| wikiup | (noun) a lodge consisting of a frame covered with matting or brush; used by nomadic American Indians in the southwestern United States | Synonyms: wickiup |
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| windup | (adjective) operated by a mechanism | - |
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| (noun) a concluding action | Synonyms: closing, completion, culmination, mop up |
| yaup | (verb) emit long loud cries | Synonyms: howl, roar, ululate, wail, yawl |
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