English Words: U

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upswingnoun

An upward swing.

uptakenoun

Understanding; comprehension.

upticknoun

A small increase or upward change in something that has been steady or declining.

uptightadj

Excessively concerned with rules and order, always serious.

uptimenoun

The period of time a computer has functioned since last requiring a reboot.

Uptonname

Any of several places in England:

uptownnoun

The residential part of a city, away from the commercial center.

uptrendnoun

An upward trend, or an upturn.

upturnnoun

An upward turn or trend, especially in business activity or profit.

upturnedadj

Turned over; inverted; capsized.

upvotenoun

A vote for something that increases a cumulative tally of popularity.

upvotesverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of upvote

upwardadv

In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

upwardlyadv

In an upward manner.

upwardsadv

Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.

upwellingnoun

An upward movement from a lower source.

upwindadj

exposed to the wind

urintj

Expressing hesitation or inarticulacy; er, um.

uracilnoun

One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine.

Uraladj

Relating to the Ural Mountains.

Uralsname

The Ural Mountains

uraniumnoun

The element with atomic number 92 and symbol U. A radioactive silvery-grey metal in the actinide series.

Uranusname

The seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.

urbanadj

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 when contrasted with the countryside.

urbaneadj

Of a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.

urbanismnoun

The study of cities, their geographic, economic, political, social, and cultural environment.

urbanizationnoun

The process of the formation and growth of cities.

urbanonoun

An umbrella term for various popular Latin American music genres.

urchinnoun

A mischievous child.

Urduname

Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.

urenoun

Use, practise, exercise.

ureanoun

A water-soluble organic compound, CO(NH₂)₂, formed by the metabolism of proteins and excreted in the urine.

ureternoun

Either of the two long, narrow ducts that carry urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.

urethanenoun

A white crystalline organic compound, ethyl-carbamate, NH₂COOC₂H₅, used in the synthesis of other organic compounds.

urethranoun

The tube through which urine exits the body and, in male placental mammals, through which semen is ejaculated.

urethraladj

Pertaining to the urethra.

urfnoun

The customs of an Arab society, used in jurisprudence when the Qur'an and Sunnah do not mandate a ruling.

urgenoun

A strong desire to do something.

urgedverb

simple past and past participle of urge

urgencynoun

The quality or condition of being urgent.

urgentadj

Requiring immediate attention.

urgentlyadv

With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.

urgingverb

present participle and gerund of urge

Uriname

A canton of Switzerland.

Uriahname

Any of a number of Old Testament men.

Uribename

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

uricadj

Pertaining to, contained in, or obtained from urine.

Uriename

A surname.

Urielname

An archangel in Judaism and Christianity.

urinalnoun

A device or fixture used for urination, particularly

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter U contains 1,433 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 29 pages, and you are currently viewing page 26. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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