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- uproar noun (uproar — usually uncountable; an uproar)
Uproar is a lot of loud, confused noise and excitement from many people. - uproariously adverb (uproariously; from the adjective uproarious)
1) Uproariously means very loudly and noisily, with wild laughter. - uproot verb (uproot, uproots, uprooted, uprooting)
To uproot is to pull a plant or tree out of the ground with its roots. - upset adjective (upset); verb (upset, upsets, upset, upsetting); noun (an upset)
Upset means unhappy, worried or hurt because something bad happened. - upsetting adjective (upsetting, more upsetting, most upsetting); verb form (upset, upsets, upset, upsetting)
Upsetting means making you feel sad, worried or unhappy. - upside noun (the upside, upsides); in the phrase "upside down" (adverb, adjective)
"Upside down" means with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top. - upstairs adverb (upstairs); adjective (upstairs — an upstairs room); noun (the upstairs)
1) On or to a higher floor of a building. 2) As an adjective, on a higher floor: "the upstairs bathroom". 3) As a noun, the upper floor of… - upstream adverb (upstream); adjective (upstream)
Upstream means towards the source of a river or stream, against the way the water flows. - upthrust noun (upthrust, uncountable; sometimes «an upthrust»)
The upward push that a liquid or gas gives to an object placed in it; it is why things float or feel lighter in water. - upturned adjective
Upturned means turned upside down: an upturned boat or bucket. - upward adverb (upward, upwards); adjective (upward)
Upward means going up, towards a higher place. - upwind adverb (upwind); adjective (upwind)
Upwind means in the direction the wind is coming from, against the wind. - uranium noun (uranium — uncountable; symbol U)
Uranium is a heavy, silvery, radioactive metal found in rocks, a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. - urban adjective (urban)
1) To do with towns and cities, not the countryside. - urchin noun (an urchin, urchins)
An 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. - urdu noun (Urdu, uncountable); adjective (Urdu)
A language spoken mainly in Pakistan and India, written with an Arabic-style script from right to left. - urge verb (urge, urges, urged, urging); noun (an urge, urges)
To urge someone to do something is to try hard to persuade them, or to tell them strongly that they should. - urgency noun (urgency — uncountable)
1) Urgency is the need to act quickly because something is important. 2) Urgency is also the feeling that something must be done at once. - urgent adjective (urgent, more urgent, most urgent)
Urgent means very important and needing to be done or dealt with straight away. - urgently adverb (urgently)
1) Urgently means very quickly, because something is important and must be done right now: «We need help urgently.» - uriah proper noun (Uriah)
1) (Bible) Uriah the Hittite was a loyal soldier in King David's army; David took Uriah's wife Bathsheba and had Uriah sent to the front… - uric adjective (uric; only before a noun)
1) Uric 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. - urinal noun (a urinal, urinals)
A 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. - urinate verb (urinate, urinates, urinated, urinating)
To urinate means to pass urine (wee, pee) out of the body. - urination noun (urination — uncountable)
1) (formal, science, medicine) Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body. - urine noun (urine — uncountable)
1) Urine is the yellow liquid waste that your body makes in the kidneys and passes out when you go to the toilet. - urn noun (an urn, urns)
An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died. - usa proper noun (the USA)
1) The USA (the United States of America) is a large country in North America made of 50 states, with Washington, D.C. as its capital. - usable adjective (usable; also spelled useable)
1) Usable means able to be used, or in a good enough state to be used. - usage noun (usage, usages)
Usage is the way words are used in a language, including what is right and normal. - use verb, noun (use, uses, used, using)
To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write. - used verb form, adjective (use, used)
Used is the past form of use: she used her pen. - useful adjective (useful, more useful, most useful)
1) Something useful helps you do something or is good for a purpose. 2) A useful person helps a lot. - useless adjective (useless, more useless, most useless)
Not useful; not able to do its job: "A broken umbrella is useless.". - user noun (a user, users)
A person who uses something, such as a computer, a phone, an app, a road or a library. - usher noun (ushers, plural) ; verb (usher, ushers, ushered, ushering)
An usher is a person who shows people to their seats or into a room, especially in a hall or a palace. - usual adjective (usual, more usual); noun phrase (as usual)
1) Usual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time. 2) As usual means in the same way as always. - usually adverb
1) In most cases; most of the time: "I usually walk to school." 2) As normally happens: "The shop is usually open." - usurp verb (usurp, usurps, usurped, usurping)
1) To usurp is to take a throne or power by force, without the right to it. - usurper noun (usurper, usurpers)
1) A usurper is a person who takes a throne or power by force, without the right to it. - utahraptor noun (utahraptor, utahraptors; also Utahraptor)
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. - utc noun, abbreviation (UTC, uncountable)
1) UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time, the main world time standard that clocks and computers use; time zones are given as UTC plus… - ute noun (a ute, utes; Australia and New Zealand, informal)
A small truck or car with an open back for carrying things; short for «utility vehicle». - utensil noun (a utensil, utensils)
A utensil is a tool or object used in the kitchen or for eating, such as a spoon, fork, whisk or spatula. - utilisation noun (utilisation — uncountable); US spelling utilization
1) (formal) Utilisation is the act of using something, especially making practical or good use of it. - utilised verb, past form of utilise (utilise, utilises, utilised, utilising); adjective (utilised)
Used, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage. - utility noun (a utility, utilities; also uncountable); adjective (utility)
A utility is a service like water, gas or electricity that people need in their homes. - utilize verb (utilize, utilizes, utilized, utilizing)
1) To utilize something is to make use of it for a useful purpose. (British spelling: utilise) - utmost adjective (utmost); noun (the utmost)
Utmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance». - utter verb (utter, utters, uttered, uttering); adjective (utter)
1) (verb) To say something or make a sound with your voice. 2) (adjective) Complete; total: utter silence, utter nonsense. - utterance noun (an utterance, utterances); verb utter (utter, utters, uttered, uttering)
An utterance is something that someone says: a word, a phrase or a sentence spoken aloud. - uttered verb form (past tense and past participle of utter)
1) Said something out loud or made a sound with the voice. - utterly adverb (utterly)
1) Utterly means completely and totally, with nothing left out. - uttermost adjective (uttermost; also a noun)
1) (old use) Uttermost means furthest, the very greatest or the farthest possible; it is used in "the uttermost parts", meaning the… - uv noun / abbreviation (UV, ultraviolet); adjective (UV, as in UV rays)
UV stands for ultraviolet, a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see.
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