English Words: U

23,789 words · Page 443 of 476

To raise something up; to elevate.

Lifted, raised, held high.

One who upraises something.

second-person singular simple present indicative of upraise

third-person singular simple present indicative of upraise

To raise or promote in rank.

To give a higher rating to.

The assignment of a higher rating.

To reach upward.

To raise something up; to rise up; to erect

To increase the number of cell receptors by using upregulation

upregulationnoun

The process, in the regulation of gene expression, in which the number, or activity of receptors increases in order to increase sensitivity.

upregulativeadj

That upregulates

upregulatornoun

A regulator that involves upregulation

upregulatoryadj

Relating to upregulation.

To tear up; to uproot.

uprenderingnoun

A yielding or rendering up.

to ride up (all senses)

To raise up in ridges.

raised up in ridges

Vertical; erect.

upright mannoun

The leader of a group of thieves or vagrants.

Righteous.

uprighteouslyadv

in an uprighteous or just manner

uprighteousnessnoun

Quality of being uprighteous.

More or less upright.

In an upright manner.

uprightnessnoun

The state of being honest, honourable, and moral.

To rip up; to tear apart.

An uprising.

To rise; to get up.

One who takes part in an uprising.

second-person singular simple present indicative of uprise

third-person singular simple present indicative of uprise

A popular revolt that attempts to overthrow a government or its policies; an insurgency or insurrection.

Uprising.

Towards the source of a river.

Tumultuous, noisy excitement.

In an uproaring manner.

Causing, or likely to cause, an uproar.

uproariouslyadv

In an uproarious manner.

uproariousnessnoun

Noisy riot or hilarity; uproar.

Characteristic of an uproar; turbulent or unruly; loud and uncontrollable.

In an uproarish manner.

uproarishnessnoun

The state, quality, or condition of being uproarish.

To roll up.

To tear up (a plant, etc.) by the roots, or as if by the roots; to extirpate, to root up.

Able to be uprooted.

The act or process of uprooting; the state of being uprooted.

uprootednessnoun

The quality of being uprooted.

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 443. 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.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

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