English Words: U

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UVFname

Initialism of Ulster Volunteer Force.

uvic acidnoun

Racemic acid, a particular stereoisomer of tartaric acid.

uviol glassnoun

A kind of glass that is highly permeable to ultraviolet rays.

uvitenoun

A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, boron, calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and sodium.

Uvs Lakename

a highly saline lake in Mongolia with a small part in Tuva (or Tyva), Russia

UVUname

Initialism of Utah Valley University.

uvulanoun

Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.

uvulaenoun

plural of uvula

uvularadj

Of or relating to the uvula.

uvularianoun

Any plant of the genus Uvularia.

uvulariaceousadj

Of or relating to the Uvulariaceae.

uvularizeverb

To make uvular.

uvularlyadv

By means of the uvula.

uvulatomenoun

An instrument for removing the uvula.

uvulatomynoun

The surgical removal of the uvula.

uvulectomynoun

The removal of the uvula.

uvulitisnoun

inflammation of the uvula

uvulo-prefix

Of or pertaining to the uvula.

uvulopalataladj

Relating to the uvula and the palate

uvulopalatoplastynoun

The surgical removal, by laser, of all or part of the uvula, generally in order to prevent snoring.

uvulotomenoun

The surgical instrument used in uvulotomy.

uvulotomynoun

Any cutting operation performed on the uvula.

UWnoun

Initialism of underwriter.

uwaaintj

Whoa! Wow! An exclamation of shock.

uwabakinoun

Japanese indoor slippers

Uwaisname

A male given name.

uwatedashinagenoun

A kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent forward and down.

uwatehinerinoun

A kimarite in which the attacker twists his opponent in the direction of his outside arm.

uwatenagenoun

a kimarite in which the attacker heaves his opponent down as he turns away

Uwharriename

The forested region, in central North Carolina in the United States, of the Uwharrie mountains; (by extension) the Uwharrie mountains.

Uwharriesname

A forested mountain range in central North Carolina in the United States, formerly a coastal mountain range, now located far inland.

UWSname

Initialism of Upper West Side: a neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.

uwuadj

Innocently, often cloyingly cute.

uwu speechnoun

A form of ironic childish text on the Internet intended to convey cuteness or innocence, produced by replacing certain letters, such as r and l, with w, using childish terms, kawaii expressions and emoticons, such as uwu, owo or kaomoji.

uwuingnoun

The act of caping for or defending someone or something while minimizing or downplaying misconducts

Uxbridgename

A town in the borough of Hillingdon, on the western edge of Greater London, England, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ0584).

Uxinname

A banner in Ordos, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.

uxorialadj

Of or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.

uxorialitynoun

uxoriousness

uxoriallyadv

In an uxorial fashion.

uxoricidaladj

Of or pertaining to uxoricide.

uxoricidenoun

One who murders one's wife.

uxorilocaladj

Matrilocal.

uxorilocalitynoun

The quality of being uxorilocal.

uxorilocallyadj

In an uxorilocal (matrilocal) manner.

uxoriousadj

Very devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion

uxoriouslyadv

In an uxorious manner.

uxoriousnessnoun

Overt devotion or submissiveness to one's wife.

uxorophobianoun

An inordinate fear of one's own wife, or of wives.

uxorynoun

Synonym of uxoriousness.

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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 475. 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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