English Words: U

23,789 words · Page 452 of 476

Urbanistenoun

A variety of large pear.

urbanisticadj

Relating to an urbanist.

urbanisticallyadv

In an urbanistic manner.

urbanitenoun

Someone who lives in a city or similar urban area.

urbanitisnoun

A notional disease associated with urban living or habits.

urbanitynoun

Behaviour that is polished, refined, courteous.

urbanizationnoun

The process of the formation and growth of cities.

urbanizeverb

To make something more urban in character.

urbanizernoun

One who develops a place into a city.

urbanlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a urban areas.

urbanlyadv

In an urban manner.

urbannessnoun

The state or condition of being urban.

urbanonoun

An umbrella term for various popular Latin American music genres.

urbanoidadj

Resembling an urban environment.

urbanologicaladj

Relating to urbanology.

urbanologistnoun

a sociologist who studies the problems of living in cities and towns

urbanologynoun

The branch of sociology that studies the problems of living in cities and towns.

urbanonymnoun

The name of an urban element (street, square etc.) in towns and cities.

urbanonymicadj

Of or relating to urbanonymy.

urbanonymynoun

The naming of urban features.

urbanophilicadj

That prefers to live in a town or city

urbanscapenoun

An urban landscape.

Urbanskiname

A surname from Polish.

urbarialadj

Relating to an urbarium.

urbariumnoun

A medieval register of the land ownership of an area.

urbechnoun

A thick, sticky paste made from ground raw or dried seeds (such as flax, hemp, sunflower, pumpkin), apricot kernels or nuts, traditionally used in Dagestani cuisine.

Urbenvillename

A locality in the Kyogle council area and the Tenterfield council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.

urbexnoun

The exploration of man-made environments, especially urban structures that are abandoned or off-limits; urban exploration.

urbexernoun

A person who explores man-made structures, often as a hobby; a person who participates in urban exploration.

urbexingnoun

The exploration of man-made environments, particularly urban, prohibited, or abandoned.

urbicidaladj

Pertaining to or having the nature of urbicide, that being the deliberate “killing” of a city by the razing of distinctive physical manifestations of its urban identity, stifling of the social activity therein, and its general destruction as an edifice of civilisation.

urbicidenoun

The destruction of a city or urban area.

urbicolousadj

Living in an urban environment; city-dwelling.

Urbietaname

A surname.

urbilateriannoun

The hypothetical last common ancestor to all bilaterians.

Urbinaname

A surname.

urbiscriptname

A scripting language used to orchestrate C++ (and other) components in robotics software

Urbomname

A surname.

urbsnoun

A walled city in Ancient Rome.

urceolariannoun

Any member of the Urceolaria.

urceolateadj

Shaped like an urn.

urceolatelyadv

In an urceolate manner.

urceolenoun

A vessel for water or washing the hands in Roman Catholicism.

urceolusnoun

Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.

urceusnoun

A ewer for holding water for washing.

Urchiname

A township in Karakax, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.

urchinnoun

A mischievous child.

urchinessnoun

A female urchin.

urchinlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of an urchin (mischievous child).

urchinlyadj

Of the nature of, resembling, or befitting an urchin.

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 452. 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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