English Words: U

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uranylianadj

Containing uranyl cations.

uranylicadj

Relating to uranyl.

uraonoun

The mineral trona.

urarthritisnoun

Gouty inflammation of a joint.

Urartianadj

Relating to the ancient kingdom of Urartu in the Armenian Highland.

Urartuname

An Iron Age kingdom flourishing 9th-6th century BC, located in the Armenian Highland and centred in the mountainous region around Lake Van.

uratenoun

Any salt of uric acid.

uraticadj

Of or containing urates.

uratolyticadj

That decomposes, and thus removes, uric acid from the bloodstream and tissues

uratosisnoun

Any morbid condition due to the presence of urates in the blood or tissues.

uraturianoun

The presence of uric acid in the urine

Urawaname

A former city in southeastern Saitama Prefecture in Japan. Now it is a ward of Saitama city.

Urayname

A town in Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug, Russia.

Urbachname

A surname from German.

Urbach-Wiethe diseasenoun

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 poor wound healing, dry, wrinkly skin, and beading of the papules around the eyelids.

urbacitynoun

An extreme or exaggerated pride in one's city; an insular view of one's city.

Urbaezname

A surname from Spanish.

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.

urban blightnoun

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 contemporarynoun

A category of music including hip-hop, R&B, and other primarily African-American genres.

Urban Cowboynoun

A person living in the city who dresses in clothes that suggest a film of the western genre.

urban dwellernoun

One accustomed to a city or urban lifestyle or unsuited to life in the country.

urban explorationnoun

The exploration of man-made, particularly urban, environments; such exploration in places which are not normally accessible due to prohibited access or abandonment.

urban explorernoun

A person who explores restricted urban areas such as abandonments, tunnels, roofs, construction sites, etc. Certain non-urban sites can also count, such as mines, quarries, and grain/missile silos.

urban fantasynoun

A subgenre of fantasy which takes place a contemporary urban setting.

urban miningnoun

The process of recovering rare metals through mechanical and chemical treatments.

urban mythnoun

A widely circulated story, often believed to be true by the teller, but usually distorted, exaggerated or fabricated for sensational effect, and often having elements of humour or horror.

urban Naxalnoun

A liberal or a leftist.

urban plannernoun

A specialist in urban planning.

urban renewalnoun

A process where older areas of a city are redeveloped, including slum clearance, replacement of outdated buildings and infrastructure.

urban sprawlnoun

An unplanned, disorganized growth of housing etc. on the edge of a city.

urban studiesnoun

The study of the urban development of cities.

urban warfarenoun

combat conducted in towns and cities

urban warriornoun

One who lives in a city and has an aggressive, competitive attitude which tends to be focused on physical activity.

urban-renewverb

To carry out urban renewal; to redevelop an urban area.

urban-renewedadj

Having gone through the process of urban renewal.

urban-rural gminanoun

A type of gmina comprised of rural communities and at least one settlement with city rights.

urban-type settlementnoun

an official designation for a semi-urban settlement (or a former town) in the Soviet Union, Poland (formerly), Bulgaria (formerly) and in 10 post-Soviet republics—Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

urbaneadj

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

urbanelyadv

In an urbane manner.

urbanenessnoun

urbanity

urbaneradj

comparative form of urbane: more urbane

urbanestadj

superlative form of urbane: most urbane

urbanianoun

Urban areas collectively, as opposed to suburbia.

urbanicitynoun

The quality or fact of (an area) being urban.

Urbanikname

A surname from Polish.

urbaniseverb

Alternative spelling of urbanize.

urbanishadj

Somewhat urban.

urbanismnoun

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

urbanistnoun

A person who studies cities and their growth.

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 451. 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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