English words: upsurgence to urban furniture

300 English words, part 82 of 88 of the words starting with U, A to Z. 27 have a page of their own.

English words upsurgence to urban furniture

upsurgence noun: An upsurge.
upsurging noun, verb: That which surges upward.
upswallow verb: To swallow up.
upswarm verb: To rise in a swarm.
upsway verb: To sway or swing up; brandish.
upsweep noun, verb: An upward sweep or curve.
upswell noun, verb: A rising swell.
upswelling noun, verb: That which upswells.
upswept adjective: curved or swept upwards
upswim verb: To swim up or upward.
upswimming noun: swimming upward
upswing noun, verb /ˈʌpswɪŋ/: An upward swing.
upsy-daisy interjection: Alternative form of whoopsie-daisy.
upsy-down adjective, adverb: upside down
upsy-downsy adjective, adverb: up and down
uptake noun, verb /ˈʌpteɪk/: Understanding; comprehension.
uptaker noun: A speech act that takes up a topic raised by a previous speaker.
uptaking noun, verb: An understanding; comprehension.
uptalk noun, verb /ˈʌptɔːk/: Speech that has a rising intonation at the end of a sentence, as if it were a question; upspeak.
uptalker noun: One who uptalks.
uptalking noun, verb /ˈʌptɔːkɪŋ/: The act of uptalking.
uptalky adjective: Engaging in or characteristic of uptalk.
uptear verb: To tear up (wrench from the ground).
uptempo adjective, adverb, noun: Having a fast tempo.
uptend verb: To have an upward tendency.
upter adjective /ˈʌptə/: Useless, no good.
upthread adjective, adverb: Previously, or hierarchically higher, in a thread of discussion.
upthrow noun, verb: To throw or cast upwards.
upthrust noun, verb: An upward thrust.
upthunder verb: To send up a noise like thunder.
uptick noun /ˈʌptɪk/: A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.
uptick trade noun: A type of transaction taking place at a higher price than the preceding transaction involving the same security.
uptie verb: To tie up, fasten up.
uptight adjective, noun /ʌpˈtaɪt/: Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.
uptightly adverb: In an uptight manner.
uptightness noun: The state or quality of being uptight
uptil preposition: Alternative form of up till.
uptill preposition /ʌpˈtɪl/: up to, or against
uptilt adjective, noun, verb: To tilt upward.
uptilted adjective, verb: Tilted upward.
uptime noun: The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot.
uptitling noun: The practice of giving a job an impressive title to make it appear more desirable.
uptitrate verb: To gradually increase a dose while observing the effects; (and usually, especially) to arrive at the optimal dose by so doing.
uptitration noun: The gradual increase of a dose accompanied by observation of effects, usually and especially to arrive at an optimal dose.
Upton proper noun /ˈʌptən/: A hamlet in Dinton with Ford and Upton parish, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP7711).
Uptonian adjective /ʌpˈtəʊ.ni.ən/: Of or pertaining to Emory Upton (1839–1881), American military general and strategist.
uptoss noun, verb: To toss up.
uptower verb: To tower above; to loom.
uptown adjective, adverb, noun /ˈʌptaʊn/: The residential part of a city, which is usually away from the central business district.
uptowner noun: A person who comes from uptown.
uptrace noun: An almost vertical line that attaches a float to a bait that is resting on the bed of the river.
uptrain verb: To train up; educate.
uptree adjective, noun /ˈʌp.tɹiː/: Higher in a tree data structure.
uptrend noun, verb: An upward trend, or an upturn.
uptune noun: An uptempo piece of music.
upturn noun, verb /ˈʌp.tɜːn/: An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.
upturned adjective: Turned over; inverted; capsized.
upturning noun, verb: A turning upward.
uptwirl verb: To twist upward.
uptwist verb: To twist upward.
upupa noun: A hoopoe.
upupid noun: Any member of the family Upupidae, the hoopoes.
upvalley adjective, adverb: In the direction of flow up a valley.
upvaluation noun: The act or result of upvaluing.
upvalue noun, verb: A free variable that has been bound (closed over) with a closure.
uPVC noun: unplasticized polyvinyl chloride
upvote noun, verb /ˈʌpˌvəʊt/: A vote for something that increases a cumulative tally of popularity.
upvoter noun: One who upvotes.
UPW noun: Initialism of ultrapure water.
upwaft verb: To waft upward.
upward adjective, adverb, noun /ˈʌpwɚd/: In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.
upward compatibility noun /ˌʌpwəd kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/: Synonym of forward compatibility.
upward compatible adjective: Synonym of forward compatible.
upward-facing dog noun: Synonym of updog.
upward lightning noun: An upper-atmospheric optical phenomenon associated with thunderstorms, in which the lightning bolt projects straight into the upper atmosphere.
upward mobility noun: Ability to advance to better-paid or better-regarded social strata.
upward of phrase: more than
upward spiral noun: A situation where something is constantly increasing.
upwardly adverb: In an upward manner.
upwardly mobile adjective: Likely to advance in economic or social standing.
upwardness noun: Quality of being or going upward.
upwards adverb /ˈʌpwədz/: Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
upwards of preposition: More than; in excess of.
upwarp noun: A broad anticline caused by local uplift.
upwarping noun: The process of forming an upwarp.
upwash noun: upward air turbulence caused by a propeller or jet
upways adverb: upward
upweight noun, verb: To give a greater weight (or importance) to.
upwell verb: To well up; surge upwards.
upwelling noun, verb: An upward movement from a lower source.
Upwey proper noun: A suburban village in Weymouth parish, Dorset, England, previously in Weymouth and Portland district (OS grid ref SY6684).
upwheel verb: To wheel upward.
upwhirl verb: To rise upward in a whirl.
upwhirr verb: To rise with a whirring sound.
upwind adjective, adverb, verb /ʌpˈwɪnd/: Exposed to the wind.
upwinding adjective: That winds upwards.
upwing adjective, noun, verb: Holding the forewings together above the body.
upwing fly noun: mayfly
upwinged adjective, verb: Having wings that stay in a raised position rather than folding down over the body.
upwinged fly noun: Alternative form of upwing fly.
upwingfly noun: Alternative form of upwing fly.
Upwood proper noun: A surname.
upwrap noun: An anticline.
upwreath verb: To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke does.
upwreathe verb: Alternative form of upwreath.
upwrench verb: To wrench upward; to tear up or uproot.
upwrought adjective: wrought-up
upyield verb: To yield up; to give or surrender.
upz adjective /ʌps/: Exceptional or hardworking in a way that commands respect or makes oneself prominent; outstanding in terms of ability or character.
upzone verb: To rezone for more intensive use.
upzoning noun, verb: A rezoning for more intensive use.
uqamairineq noun: An Inuit culture-bound syndrome of sudden paralysis with anxiety, agitation, and hallucinations.
Uqaylid adjective, noun: Relating to the Uqaylid dynasty.
ur contraction, determiner, interjection, noun, prefix /ɝ/: Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.
ur-ancestor noun: An original ancestor; proto-ancestor.
ur-continent noun: An original or primordial continent or landmass.
ur-cool adjective: Extremely cool.
ur-culture noun: A theoretical original culture.
ur-form noun: Alternative form of urform.
ur-hero noun: An original or mythological hero.
ur-homeland noun: An original homeland, territory, or habitat.
ur-language noun: Alternative form of urlanguage.
ur-mind noun: The primitive, subconscious, latent, or unconscious mind; instinct.
ur mum phrase: Alternative form of your mum.
ur-myth noun: A myth believed to be a precursor or prototype to all existing myths.
ur-ocean noun: A primordial ocean.
ur-poem noun: A poem that is believed to be a precursor or prototype to a more modern class of poetry; usually a hypothetical 'mother poem' of a genre.
ur-race noun: A primitive, primordial, or original race; a proto-race
ur-science noun: Early, original, or foundational science
ur-source noun: An original source.
ur-text noun: Alternative spelling of urtext.
ur-type noun: A basic, primitive, or original type; prototype.
ur-word noun: An original or primal word; a protoword.
URA noun: Initialism of undergraduate research assistant.
Urabunna noun: Dated form of Arabana
urachal adjective: Relating to the urachus.
urachovesical adjective: Relating to the urachus and the urinary bladder.
urachus noun: A band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.
uracil noun /ˈjʊərəsɪl/: One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.
uracil mustard noun: uramustine
uracilated adjective: Reacted with uracil
uracilation noun: reaction with uracil
uracyl noun: A univalent radical derived from uracil.
urad noun /ʊˈɹʌd/: Vigna mungo, a South Asian bean used to make dal.
urad bean noun: Synonym of black gram
urad daal noun: Alternative spelling of urad dal.
urad dahl noun: Alternative spelling of urad dal.
urad dal noun: A bean (Vigna mungo) or a dish made from it.
urad dhal noun: Alternative spelling of urad dal.
uraemia noun: Alternative spelling of uremia.
uraemic adjective: Of, relating to, or causing uremia.
uraemic frost noun: Alternative spelling of uremic frost.
uraeotyphlid noun: Any caecilian in the family Uraeotyphlidae, now considered to be part of the Ichthyophiidae.
uraeus noun /jʊˈɹiː.əs/: A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.
Ural adjective /ˈjʊəɹəl/: Relating to the Ural Mountains.
Ural owl noun: A Eurasian species of owl, Strix uralensis
uralborite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic colorless mineral containing boron, calcium, hydrogen, and oxygen.
urali noun: Alternative form of wourali.
Uralian adjective: Of or relating to the Ural Mountains; Uralic.
Uralian emerald noun: Synonym of demantoid.
Uralic adjective /jʊəˈɹælɪk/: Pertaining to the Finno-Ugric and Samoyedic peoples, whose urheimat was the Ural Mountains, or to their languages, which constitute a language family, the...
Uralicist noun: One who studies Uralic languages.
Uralist noun: Synonym of Uralicist.
uralite noun: A dark green variety of hornblende or actinolite.
uralitic adjective: Of or relating to uralite.
uralitisation noun: Alternative form of uralitization.
uralitise verb: Alternative spelling of uralitize
uralitization noun: The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.
uralitize verb: To cause or undergo uralitization.
Uralla proper noun: A town on the Northern Tablelands in New South Wales, Australia.
Uralo- prefix: Pertaining to the Uralic languages.
uralolite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing beryllium, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Urals proper noun: The Ural Mountains
uramaki noun: A form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.
uramil noun: murexan
uramilic acid noun: A compound with chemical formula C₁₆N₅H₁₀O₁₅, derived from uramil.
uramphite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
uramustine noun: A derivative of nitrogen mustard and uracil, used in chemotherapy as an alkylating agent.
uran- prefix: A form of urano- used before a vowel.
uran-ochre noun: Any of various yellow, earthy incrustations, thought to be a subtype of uranite.
uranalysis noun: Analysis of the urine.
uranate noun /ˈjʊəɹəneɪt/: Any of several oxyanions of uranium; any salt containing these anions.
urancalcarite noun: An orthorhombic bright yellow mineral containing calcium, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
Uranga proper noun: A surname.
urania noun: Any of several impure mixtures of uranium oxides.
uranian adjective, noun /jʊˈɹeɪnɪən/: Celestial, heavenly; uranic.
uranic adjective /jʊˈɹæn.ɪk/: Containing uranium in higher valences than uranous compounds.
Uranicentric adjective: Revolving around the planet Uranus; appearing as viewed from Uranus.
uranid noun: Alternative form of uraniid.
uranide noun: Any of the transuranium elements immediately following uranium in the periodic table.
uraniferous adjective: Containing or producing uranium.
uraniid noun: Any of the family Uraniidae, swallowtail moths.
uranin noun: An alkaline salt of fluorescein, used as a brownish-red dye.
uraninite noun /jʊˈɹeɪnɪnaɪt/: Any of several brownish-black forms of uranium dioxide, UO₂, (especially pitchblende) that is the chief ore of uranium; it is isomorphous with thorianite.
uranious adjective: Of or containing uranium.
uraniscoplasty noun: palatoplasty (the forming an artificial palate)
uraniscus noun: The palate or roof of the mouth.
uranism noun /ˈjʊəɹənɪzəm/: Homosexuality.
uranist noun /ˈjʊəɹənɪst/: A homosexual.
uranistic adjective: Homosexual.
uranite noun: A dark, lustrous, heavy mineral, a source of uranium and radium.
uranitic adjective: Of, pertaining to, or containing uranium
uranium noun /ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/: The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.
uranium-233 noun: A radioactive isotope of uranium, 23392U, having a half-life of about 160,000 years; it is fissile.
uranium-234 noun: A radioactive isotope of uranium, 23492U, having a half-life of about 250,000 years; it accounts for about 55 parts per million of natural uranium; it is a...
uranium-235 noun: A fissile isotope of uranium, used for energy generation and in atomic weapons, containing 143 neutrons. It has a half-life of 7.038×10⁸ years; it decays...
uranium-238 noun: A radioactive isotope of uranium, 23892U, having a half-life of 4.5 billion years; it accounts for about 99.3% of natural uranium.
uranium bomb noun: A uranium-fired nuclear bomb.
uranium dioxide noun: An oxide compound of uranium with the chemical formula UO₂.
uranium glass noun: A form of decorative glass with a fluorescent effect, achieved by adding uranium, usually in oxide diuranate form, added to the glass before melting.
uranium hexafluoride noun: a binary compound of uranium and fluorine, UF₆; it is a grey solid, or heavy gas, and is used in the uranium enrichment process to produce fuel for nuclear...
uranium nitrate noun: A nitrate salt of uranium with the chemical formula UO₂(NO₃)₂.
uranium nitride noun: An insoluble binary compound of uranium and nitrogen, (UN)ₙ, used as fuel rods in nuclear reactors
uranium series noun: The decay chain (decay series) of uranium-238.
uranium trioxide noun: An oxide compound of uranium with the chemical formula UO₃.
uraniumaire noun: A millionaire whose wealth was acquired through uranium mining.
uranmicrolite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and uranium.
urano- prefix: Relating to the heavens
uranoan adjective: Containing tetravalent uranium.
uranocene noun: The actinocene cyclooctatetraenide with chemical formula U(C₈H₈)₂, one of the first organouranium compounds to be synthesized.
uranocentric adjective: Having the planet Uranus at the center.
uranocircite noun: A tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
uranographer noun: One who carries out uranography.
uranographic adjective: Of or relating to uranography.
uranographical adjective: Relating to uranography.
uranographist noun: Alternative form of uranographer.
uranography noun: Celestial cartography; the mapping of celestial bodies.
uranolite noun: A meteorite or aerolite.
uranological adjective: Of or pertaining to uranology.
uranology noun: The study of the heavens and heavenly bodies.
uranomancy noun: Divination using the heavens.
uranometric adjective: Related to, or using, uranometry.
uranometrical adjective: Alternative form of uranometric.
uranometry noun: The measurement of the constellations.
uranophane noun: A rare yellow radioactive calcium uranium silicate hydrate mineral that forms from the oxidation of uranium-bearing minerals.
uranophobia noun /ˈjuɹənoʊˌfəʊbi.ə/: Fear of heaven.
uranopilite noun: A fluorescent radioactive mineral, hydrated uranyl sulfate hydroxide.
uranopissite noun: Synonym of uraninite.
uranoplastic adjective: Relating to uranoplasty.
uranoplasty noun: Alternative form of uraniscoplasty.
uranopolycrase noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal brown red mineral containing niobium, oxygen, tantalum, thorium, titanium, uranium, and yttrium.
uranoschisis noun /ˌjʊərənəˈskɪsɪs/: A congenital fissure or cleft of the palate.
uranoscope noun: Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)
uranoscopid noun: Any fish in the family Uranoscopidae.
uranoscopy noun: Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies; astronomy.
uranosilite noun: An orthorhombic-disphenoidal yellowish white mineral containing oxygen, silicon, and uranium.
uranoso- prefix: uranous
uranospathite noun: An orthorhombic-pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, fluorine, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, and uranium.
uranotile noun: Synonym of uranophane.
uranotungstite noun: An orthorhombic mineral containing barium, hydrogen, iron, lead, oxygen, tungsten, and uranium.
uranous adjective: Containing uranium in lower valences than uranic compounds.
uranpyrochlore noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing calcium, cerium, fluorine, hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, tantalum, and uranium.
Urantian adjective: Of or relating to The Urantia Book, a spiritual and philosophical book of unknown authorship in the early 20th century.
Uranus proper noun /ˈjʊɹənəs/: The seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
uranyl noun: The divalent radical UO₂²⁺, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.
uranylian adjective: Containing uranyl cations.
uranylic adjective: Relating to uranyl.
urao noun: The mineral trona.
urapidil noun: A sympatholytic antihypertensive drug.
urare noun: Alternative form of curare.
urari noun: Alternative form of curare.
Urarina noun: An indigenous people of the Peruvian Amazon Basin.
Urartaean adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Urartian.
Urartean adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Urartian.
urarthritis noun: Gouty inflammation of a joint.
Urartian adjective, noun /ʊˈɹɑːtɪən/: Relating to the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian Highland.
Urartic adjective: Urartian
Urartological adjective: Relating to Urartology.
Urartologist noun: One who studies Urartology.
Urartology noun: The study of the ancient kingdom of Urartu and its people.
Urartu proper noun /uːˈɹɑːtuː/: An Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.
urase noun: Alternative form of urease.
urate noun /ˈjʊəɹeɪt/: Any salt of uric acid.
uratic adjective: Of or containing urates.
uratolytic adjective: That decomposes, and thus removes, uric acid from the bloodstream and tissues
uratosis noun: Any morbid condition due to the presence of urates in the blood or tissues.
uraturia noun: The presence of uric acid in the urine
Urawa proper noun: A former city in southeastern Saitama Prefecture in Japan. Now it is a ward of Saitama city.
Urbach proper noun: A surname from German.
Urbach-Wiethe disease noun: A very rare recessive genetic disorder with varying symptoms that may include a hoarse voice, lesions and scarring on the skin, easily damaged skin with...
urbacity noun: An extreme or exaggerated pride in one's city; an insular view of one's city.
urbainite noun: A mineral consisting mainly of ilmenite, hematite, and rutile.
urban adjective /ˈɜː.bən/: Of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or happening or located in, a city or town; of, pertaining to, or characteristic of life in such a place, especially...
urban blight noun: Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.
urban boarding noun: A sport that involves a board similar to a skateboard but without wheels or trucks. The rider simply flips the board around using the feet or runs and...
urban boulevard noun: A city street that functions as a major thoroughfare, with a central median and many lanes of traffic.
urban canyon noun: a street with high-rise buildings on both sides giving pedestrians the feeling of being in a gorge (how tall the buildings need to be for this depends on...
urban contemporary noun: A category of music including hip-hop, R&B, and other primarily African-American genres.
Urban Cowboy noun: A person living in the city who dresses in clothes that suggest a film of the western genre.
urban crawl noun: A condition of hyperdensity, limited but enabling scale of communicative possibilities that converge opportunistically. It occurs when the pressure of an...
urban death noun: Synonym of urban blight.
urban decay noun: Synonym of urban blight.
urban district noun: a type of local government district, which was created in 1894 in urbanised areas of England and Wales outside boroughs, and in 1898 in Ireland. Abolished...
urban dweller noun: One accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.
urban exploration noun: The exploration of man-made, particularly urban, environments; such exploration in places which are not normally accessible due to prohibited access or...
urban explorer noun: A person who explores restricted urban areas such as abandonments, tunnels, roofs, construction sites, etc. Certain non-urban sites can also count, such as...
urban fabric noun: The physical aspect of urbanism, emphasizing building types, thoroughfares, open space, frontages, and streetscapes but excluding environmental, functional,...
urban fantasy noun: A subgenre of fantasy which takes place a contemporary urban setting.
urban fee noun: Synonym of resort fee.
urban furniture noun: Items, objects, and equipment installed in public areas, such as urban parks, and streets, and including such elements as traffic signs, park benches,...

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under U: 26,317 words, in 88 parts.