📖 U — The English dictionary · page 24

usurp — Everyday, meaning 1: To usurp is to take a throne or power by force, without the right to it.↗ Example: He is then killed by his insidious adviser, who usurps his throne.↗ · He set out to demand the kingdom which his uncle had so unjustly usurped.↗

usurper — Everyday, meaning 1: A usurper is a person who takes a throne or power by force, without the right to it.↗ Example: Their rage with the usurper was great, however, in proportion to his crime.↗ · The people hated the usurper who had seized the throne.↗

ut — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: the first note of the old musical scale, now usually called "do"; it also appears as a Latin word meaning "so that" or "as".↗

utahraptor — Everyday, meaning 1: A large meat-eating dinosaur with a big curved claw on each foot, which lived about 125 million years ago in what is now Utah, USA.↗ Example: Utahraptor was named after the state of Utah.↗ · A utahraptor had a huge claw on each foot.↗ · Scientists think utahraptors had feathers.↗ · The utahraptor was much bigger than a velociraptor.↗ · We saw a utahraptor skeleton at the museum.↗ · Utahraptor lived in the Early Cretaceous period.↗

utc — Everyday, meaning 1: UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time, the main world time standard that clocks and computers use; time zones are given as UTC plus or minus some hours.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In winter UTC is the same as the time in London (Greenwich Mean Time, GMT).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK) A UTC is also a University Technical College, a kind of school for pupils aged 14 to 19 focusing on science and engineering.↗ Example: New York is five hours behind UTC in winter.↗ · Sydney is ahead of UTC.↗ · Pilots always use UTC so there is no mix-up.↗ · The rocket launch time was given in UTC.↗ · If it is noon UTC and you live in UTC+2, it is two o'clock where you are.↗ · My computer shows the time zone as UTC+1.↗ · In winter, London time is the same as UTC.↗ · My brother goes to a UTC to study engineering.↗

ute — Everyday, meaning 1: (Australia, NZ) A small truck or car with an open back for carrying things; short for «utility vehicle».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (US, informal) Sometimes short for a sport utility vehicle (SUV), but this is rare.↗ Example: Dad threw the tools in the back of the ute.↗ · The farmer's dog rode in the ute to the paddock.↗ · We hired a ute to move the old sofa.↗ · My uncle's ute is covered in red dust.↗ · The ute can carry 1 tonne, so 4 crates of 300 kilograms are too much.↗ · A shiny new ute was parked outside the pub.↗

utensil — Everyday, meaning 1: A utensil is a tool or object used in the kitchen or for eating, such as a spoon, fork, whisk or spatula.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A utensil can also be any useful tool for a job in the house.↗ Example: A whisk is a kitchen utensil.↗ · Wash all utensils after cooking.↗ · In the USA, people call knives and forks «utensils».↗ · Archaeologists found Roman cooking utensils.↗ · Hang the utensils on the hooks above the cooker.↗ · Use a wooden utensil so you don't scratch the pan.↗ · "Here's a cooking utensil with a tin handle."↗

utilisation — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Utilisation is the act of using something, especially making practical or good use of it.↗ Example: The utilisation of solar energy is growing.↗ · The report looked at the utilisation of school space.↗ · Good utilisation of time helps you finish the test.↗ · Plants show efficient utilisation of sunlight.↗ · The utilisation of the new library has doubled.↗ · Better utilisation of water helps farms in dry years.↗

utilised — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Used, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Put to work so that nothing is wasted: all the leftover wood was utilised.↗ Example: The empty classroom was utilised as a library.↗ · (formal) Of the 40 seats, 32 were utilised during the event.↗ · (formal) Ascertain what fraction of the budget was utilised.↗ · All the scraps of paper were utilised for the art project.↗ · The new playground is not being fully utilised.↗ · Solar panels utilised the sunshine to heat the water.↗ · We just used the old box, though the teacher said we "utilised" it.↗

utility — Everyday, meaning 1: A utility is a service like water, gas or electricity that people need in their homes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Utility means usefulness (formal).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As an adjective, utility describes something practical and useful: a utility room.↗ Example: Mum pays the utility bills each month.↗ · The washing machine is in the utility room.↗ · The tool has great utility.↗ · Utilities include gas, water and electricity.↗ · The company runs the local utilities.↗ · A sport utility vehicle is a big car.↗ · Utility is most men's test of worth.↗

utilize — Everyday, meaning 1: To utilize something is to make use of it for a useful purpose.↗ (British spelling: utilise).↗ Example: Aristaeus was supposed to have taught mankind how to catch bees, and to utilize honey and wax.↗

utilized — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: used something for a purpose; made use of it.↗ Example: The root ספ״ר is also utilized to coin the novel metaphysical term סְפִירוֹת Sefirot, on which see SY 1:2 below.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

utmost — Everyday, meaning 1: Utmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) Your utmost is the most you can do: «do your utmost».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old use) Utmost can mean farthest or most distant: «the utmost ends of the earth».↗ Example: Handle the eggs with the utmost care.↗ · Safety is of the utmost importance.↗ · She did her utmost to win the race.↗ · The secret must be kept with the utmost care.↗ · He tried his utmost but still missed the bus.↗ · The explorers sailed to the utmost ends of the earth.↗ · I did my utmost to wake him, but in vain."↗ · And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.↗ (Torah NUM.22.41, JPS 1917)↗ · And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.↗ (Torah NUM.22.36, JPS 1917)↗ · I hate them with utmost hatred; I count them mine enemies.↗ (Writings PSA.139.22, JPS 1917)↗

utter — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To say something or make a sound with your voice.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Complete; total: utter silence, utter nonsense.↗ Example: He was so shocked he could not utter a word.↗ · The room fell into utter silence.↗ · What you said is utter nonsense!↗ · The baby uttered a tiny squeak.↗ · My bedroom is an utter mess.↗ · Don't utter a sound while the deer are near.↗ · The King could not utter a word for several minutes.↗ · Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.↗ (Torah EXO.23.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When a man shall clearly utter a vow of persons unto the LORD, according to thy valuation, (Torah LEV.27.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When either man or woman shall clearly utter a vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to consecrate himself unto the LORD, (Torah NUM.6.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Let my lips utter praise: because Thou teachest me Thy statutes.↗ (Writings PSA.119.171, JPS 1917)↗ · Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit; (Writings JOB.27.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.↗ (Writings PRO.23.33, JPS 1917)↗

utterance — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) An utterance is something that someone says: a word, a phrase or a sentence spoken aloud.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Utterance is the act of saying something aloud: give utterance to your feelings.↗ Example: The baby's first utterance was «Mama».↗ · Every utterance in the play was written down.↗ · Linguists record people's utterances to study language.↗ · His only utterance was a quiet «thank you».↗ · She gave utterance to her anger.↗ · Each line in the conversation is one utterance.↗ · The Savannah negro here gave utterance to a loud, contemptuous laugh, and began to fumble somewhat ostentatiously with a big brass watch-chain.↗ · And if she be married to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the clear utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul; (Torah NUM.30.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that announceth, yea, there is none that heareth your utterances.↗ (Prophets ISA.41.26, JPS 1917)↗

uttered — Everyday, meaning 1: Said something out loud or made a sound with the voice.↗ Example: The old man uttered a sigh and sat down.↗ · Not a word was uttered during the test.↗ · She uttered a scream when she saw the spider.↗ · The parrot uttered its first word: «Hello».↗ · He uttered a quiet «thank you».↗ · The name was never uttered in that house again.↗ · Jack uttered a cry of surprise.↗ · And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice, in fulfilment of a vow clearly uttered, or for peace-offerings unto the LORD; (Torah NUM.15.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · With whose help hast thou uttered words?↗ (Writings JOB.26.4, JPS 1917)↗ · Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.↗ (Writings PSA.46.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.↗ (Writings PSA.66.14, JPS 1917)↗

utterly — Everyday, meaning 1: Utterly means completely and totally, with nothing left out.↗ Example: "Oh, Frost, it's awfully cold! we're utterly perished!"↗ · By the morning they were utterly burnt to cinders.↗ · He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.↗ (Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917)↗ · If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.↗ (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city, the men, and the women, and the little ones.↗ (Torah DEU.3.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And the idols shall utterly pass away.↗ (Prophets ISA.2.18, JPS 1917)↗ · I will observe Thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly.↗ (Writings PSA.119.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it?↗ (Prophets EZK.17.10, JPS 1917)↗

uttermost — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) Uttermost means furthest, the very greatest or the farthest possible; it is used in "the uttermost parts", meaning the farthest or deepest places.↗ Example: God was with him, and he carried home in his heart, even "in the uttermost parts of the sea."↗ · If any of thine that are dispersed be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will He fetch thee.↗ (Torah DEU.30.4, JPS 1917)↗ · and when we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border.↗ (Torah NUM.20.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and Thy servant loveth it.↗ (Writings PSA.119.140, JPS 1917)↗ · Yet thou shalt be brought down to the nether-world, to the uttermost parts of the pit.↗ (Prophets ISA.14.15, JPS 1917)↗ · If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; (Writings PSA.139.9, JPS 1917)↗

uv — Everyday, meaning 1: UV stands for ultraviolet, a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: UV rays can burn skin and hurt eyes.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The UV index is a number that tells how strong the Sun's UV is on a given day.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In old dialect spelling, "uv" is a way of writing "of".↗ Example: UV rays from the Sun can burn your skin.↗ · The UV index is high today, so wear a hat.↗ · Sunglasses with UV protection keep your eyes safe.↗ · You can't see UV light, but it's there.↗ · UV can burn you even on a cloudy day.↗ · Sunscreen blocks UV rays.↗ · The UV is strongest at midday.↗ · Some insects, like bees, can see UV light.↗

uvular — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: made with the back of the tongue near the little hanging piece of flesh at the back of the mouth, the uvula.↗