English Words: U

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Upper Voltanadj

From Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

Upper Volteseadj

From Upper Volta (previous name of Burkina Faso).

Upper Xiajiadian culturename

An archaeological culture found throughout southeastern Inner Mongolia, northern Hebei and western Liaoning in China, who thrived from approximately 1000 to 600 BCE.

upper-crusternoun

A member of the social elite, the highest social class.

upper-crustyadj

Of or resembling the upper crust.

UpperCamelCasenoun

Alternative letter-case form of upper camel case.

uppercaseadj

Written in upper case; capital.

upperclassmannoun

A junior or senior student in a school or college.

upperclassmanshipnoun

The position or condition of an upperclassman.

upperclasswomannoun

A female upperclassman.

Upperconame

An unincorporated community in Baltimore County and Carroll County, Maryland, United States.

uppercrusternoun

A member of the upper crust; a social elite.

uppercutnoun

A swinging blow aimed upwards at the opponent's chin.

upperernoun

One who fits the uppers to shoes.

upperestadj

Uppermost.

upperhandnoun

Alternative form of upper hand.

uppermoreadj

comparative form of upper: more upper

uppermostadj

At or nearest the top of something.

upperpartnoun

Any of the upper parts of a bird, including the mantle, back, rump and upper part of the tail coverts

uppersnoun

plural of upper

uppersemilatticenoun

The upper subset of a semilattice

uppertendomnoun

The very highest social class; the upper ten.

Uppertonname

A hamlet in Tillington parish, Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SU9522).

upperwingnoun

The upper part of a wing of a bird or butterfly

upperworksnoun

superstructure

upperworldnoun

Heaven.

uppestadj

uppermost

uppiesnoun

plural of uppy

uppies and downiesnoun

A traditional ball game played in Workington, West Cumbria, England, with the object of "hailing the ball" (throwing it up in the air three times) at the opposing team's goal.

uppileverb

To pile up; to heap up.

uppingverb

present participle and gerund of up

upping stonenoun

A permanently emplaced stone block used to step up to a horse-drawn carriage to gain entry or exit from it

Uppinghamiannoun

A student or alumnus of Uppingham School in Rutland, England.

uppishadj

Having plenty of money.

uppishlyadv

In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.

uppishnessnoun

The state, or an instance, of being uppish.

uppitilyadv

In an uppity manner.

uppitinessnoun

The state, or an instance, of being uppity.

uppityadj

Presumptuous, above oneself, self-important; arrogant, snobbish, haughty.

uppitynessnoun

Alternative form of uppitiness.

upploughverb

To plough up.

uppluckverb

To pluck up; pull up; deracinate.

uppourverb

To pour upward.

uppowocnoun

tobacco

upprickedadj

pricked up; upraised

uppropverb

To prop up.

Uppsalaname

A city and municipality in eastern central Sweden; the fourth largest city of the country.

upputverb

To put up; to erect; to raise.

uppyadj

Synonym of uppity.

upquiververb

To quiver upward.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter U contains 23,789 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 476 pages, and you are currently viewing page 442. 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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