English Words: U

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urinalysisnoun

The comprehensive analysis of urine.

urinaryadj

Of, relating to, occuring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.

urinateverb

To pass urine from the body.

urinationnoun

The process of passing urine, that is, of eliminating liquid waste from the body.

urinenoun

Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.

URLnoun

Initialism of Uniform Resource Locator: the address of a web page, FTP site, audio stream or other Internet resource.

urnnoun

A vase with a footed base.

urogenitaladj

Of, or relating to the urinary and the genital systems.

urologicadj

Of or pertaining to urology.

urologicaladj

Of or pertaining to urology.

urologistnoun

A doctor of urology.

urologynoun

The surgical specialty of medicine that treats disorders of the urinary tract and the urogenital system.

Urquhartname

A village in Moray council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NJ285626).

ursnoun

The anniversary of the death of a Sufi saint, celebrated with music and ritual.

Ursulaname

A female given name from Latin.

Ursulinenoun

One of a Roman Catholic female religious order whose patron saint is Saint Ursula.

urticarianoun

Itchy, swollen, red areas of the skin which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or other conditions.

Uruguayname

A country in South America. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Capital and largest city: Montevideo.

Uruguayannoun

A person from Uruguay or of Uruguayan descent.

Urukname

An ancient city in Sumer and Babylonia, in modern-day Iraq.

uspron

Me and at least one other person, excluding the person(s) being addressed. (exclusive us.)

us'scontraction

Contraction of us + is.

USAname

Initialism of the United States of America: a country in North America.

usabilitynoun

The state or condition of being usable.

usableadj

Capable of being used.

usagenoun

Habit, practice.

USAIDname

Acronym of United States Agency for International Development.

Usainname

A male given name

USARname

Initialism of United States Army Reserve.

USBname

Initialism of Universal Serial Bus; a serial bus standard for connecting devices.

Usbornename

A surname.

USCname

Initialism of United States Code.

USCISname

Initialism of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.

USDnoun

Initialism of unified school district.

USDAname

Initialism of United States Department of Agriculture.

usenoun

The act of using.

usedverb

simple past and past participle of use

usefuladj

Having a practical or beneficial use.

usefulladj

Obsolete form of useful.

usefullyadv

In a useful manner; in a way that achieves something

usefulnessnoun

The quality or degree of being useful.

uselessadj

Without use or the possibility to be used.

uselesslyadv

In a useless manner.

uselessnessnoun

The state or quality of being useless.

Usenetname

A world-wide distributed discussion system consisting of newsgroups that are classified hierarchically by subject.

usernoun

One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer or client or an express or implied licensee (free user) or a trespasser.

usernamenoun

A name or string of characters used as a person's identification on an individual computer system.

usesnoun

plural of use

USFname

Initialism of Nintendo Ultra 64 Sound Format.

USFWSname

Initialism of United States Fish and Wildlife Service.

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 27. 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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