U — The school dictionary · page 61 2 3 4 5 6uproarUproar is a lot of loud, confused noise and excitement from many people.9 sentencesuproariouslyUproariously means very loudly and noisily, with wild laughter.3 sentencesuprootTo uproot is to pull a plant or tree out of the ground with its roots.10 sentencesupsetUpset means unhappy, worried or hurt because something bad happened.14 sentencesupsettingUpsetting means making you feel sad, worried or unhappy.10 sentencesupside"Upside down" means with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top.11 sentencesupstairsOn or to a higher floor of a building.12 sentencesupstreamUpstream means towards the source of a river or stream, against the way the water flows.10 sentencesupthrustThe upward push that a liquid or gas gives to an object placed in it; it is why things float or feel lighter in water.9 sentencesupturnedUpturned means turned upside down: an upturned boat or bucket.9 sentencesupwardUpward means going up, towards a higher place.13 sentencesupwindUpwind means in the direction the wind is coming from, against the wind.8 sentencesuraniumUranium is a heavy, silvery, radioactive metal found in rocks, a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92.9 sentencesurbanTo do with towns and cities, not the countryside.7 sentencesurchinAn urchin (sea urchin) is a small, round sea animal with a hard shell covered in sharp spines, which lives on the sea floor and rock pools.11 sentencesurduA language spoken mainly in Pakistan and India, written with an Arabic-style script from right to left.8 sentencesurgeTo urge someone to do something is to try hard to persuade them, or to tell them strongly that they should.11 sentencesurgencyUrgency is the need to act quickly because something is important.8 sentencesurgentUrgent means very important and needing to be done or dealt with straight away.11 sentencesurgentlyUrgently means very quickly, because something is important and must be done right now: «We need help urgently.».8 sentencesuriahUriah the Hittite was a loyal soldier in King David's army; David took Uriah's wife Bathsheba and had Uriah sent to the front of the battl…9 sentencesuricUric means to do with urine (wee). It is used mainly in «uric acid», a waste chemical made in the body and taken out in urine.8 sentencesurinalA urinal is a kind of toilet on a wall, used by men and boys for weeing (urinating) while standing up, found in public and school toilets.7 sentencesurinateTo urinate means to pass urine (wee, pee) out of the body.8 sentencesurinationUrination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body.7 sentencesurineUrine is the yellow liquid waste that your body makes in the kidneys and passes out when you go to the toilet.7 sentencesurnAn urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died.9 sentencesusaThe USA (the United States of America) is a large country in North America made of 50 states, with Washington, D.C. as its capital.9 sentencesusableUsable means able to be used, or in a good enough state to be used.7 sentencesusageUsage is the way words are used in a language, including what is right and normal.12 sentencesuseTo use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write.14 sentencesusedUsed is the past form of use: she used her pen.15 sentencesusefulSomething useful helps you do something or is good for a purpose.10 sentencesuselessNot useful; not able to do its job.13 sentencesuserA person who uses something, such as a computer, a phone, an app, a road or a library.10 sentencesusherAn usher is a person who shows people to their seats or into a room, especially in a hall or a palace.4 sentencesusualUsual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time.12 sentencesusuallyIn most cases; most of the time.13 sentencesusurpTo usurp is to take a throne or power by force, without the right to it.3 sentencesusurperA usurper is a person who takes a throne or power by force, without the right to it.3 sentencesutahraptorA 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.7 sentencesutcUTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time, the main world time standard that clocks and computers use; time zones are given as UTC plus or…11 sentencesuteA small truck or car with an open back for carrying things; short for «utility vehicle».8 sentencesutensilA utensil is a tool or object used in the kitchen or for eating, such as a spoon, fork, whisk or spatula.9 sentencesutilisationUtilisation is the act of using something, especially making practical or good use of it.7 sentencesutilisedUsed, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage.9 sentencesutilityA utility is a service like water, gas or electricity that people need in their homes.10 sentencesutilizeTo utilize something is to make use of it for a useful purpose. (British spelling: utilise).3 sentencesutmostUtmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance».10 sentencesutterTo say something or make a sound with your voice.9 sentencesutteranceAn utterance is something that someone says: a word, a phrase or a sentence spoken aloud.9 sentencesutteredSaid something out loud or made a sound with the voice.8 sentencesutterlyUtterly means completely and totally, with nothing left out.3 sentencesuttermostUttermost means furthest, the very greatest or the farthest possible; it is used in "the uttermost parts", meaning the farthest or deepest…2 sentencesuvUV stands for ultraviolet, a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see.12 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/6/