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uakari noun Same as Ouakari.
uberty noun Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty.
ubiety noun The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness.
uchees noun pl. A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation.
udaler noun Alt. of Udalman
uglify verb t. To disfigure; to make ugly.
uglily adverb In an ugly manner; with deformity.
ugrian noun pl. A Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns.
ugsome adjective Ugly; offensive; loathsome.
ullage noun The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency.
ulluco noun See Melluc/o.
ulmate noun A salt of ulmic acid.
ulnage noun Measurement by the ell; alnage.
ulnare noun One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man.
ulster noun A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland.
ultima adjective Most remote; furthest; final; last., The last syllable of a word.
ultime adjective Ultimate; final.
ultimo In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; — usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo.
ultion noun The act of taking vengeance; revenge.
ultra- adjective A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.
umbery adjective Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery gold.
umbles noun pl. The entrails and coarser parts of a deer; hence, sometimes, entrails, in general.
umbrae plural of Umbra
umbrel noun An umbrella.
umbril noun A umbrere.
umhofo noun An African two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus, / Rhinoceros, simus); — called also chukuru, and white rhinoceros.
umlaut noun The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which formerly followed.
umpire noun A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the like, are strictly observed., A third person, who is to decide a controversy or question submitted to arbitrators in case of their disagreement., To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a dispute., To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a game., To act as umpire or arbitrator.
unable adjective Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent’ weak; helpless; incapable; — now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue.
unbank verb t. To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal of a bank.
unbark verb t. To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip; as, to unbark a tree., To cause to disembark; to land.
unbear verb t. To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).
unbeat verb t. To deliver from the form or nature of a beast.
unbelt verb t. To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.
unbent imp. & past participle of Unbend
unbend verb t. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become, straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow., A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or care., To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use., To cast loose or untie, as a rope., To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed., To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like; hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.
unbias verb t. To free from bias or prejudice.
unbind verb t. To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner’s arms; to unbind a load.
unbody verb t. To free from the body; to disembody., To leave the body; to be disembodied; — said of the soul or spirit.
unbolt verb t. To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open., To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation.
unbone verb t. To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone., To twist about, as if boneless.
unboot verb t. To take off the boots from.
unborn adjective Not born; no yet brought into life; being still to appear; future.
unbred adjective Not begotten; unborn., Not taught or trained; — with to., Not well-bred; ill-bred.
unbung verb t. To remove the bung from; as, to unbung a cask.
unbury verb t. To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose.
uncage verb t. To loose, or release, from, or as from, a cage.
uncalm verb t. To disturb; to disquiet.
uncamp verb t. To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp.
uncape verb t. To remove a cap or cape from.
uncart verb t. To take from, or set free from, a cart; to unload.
uncase verb t. To take out of a case or covering; to remove a case or covering from; to uncover., To strip; to flay., To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the colors of a military body.
unciae plural of Uncia
uncial adjective Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination. These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c., and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being superseded by the cursive style., An uncial letter.
uncini plural of Uncinus
uncity verb t. To deprive of the rank or rights of a city.
unclew verb t. To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin.
unclog verb t. To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty.
unclue verb t. To unwind; to untangle.
uncock verb t. To let down the cock of, as a firearm., To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc., To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.
uncoif verb t. To deprive of the coif or cap.
uncoil verb t. To unwind or open, as a coil of rope.
uncolt verb t. To unhorse.
uncord verb t. To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.
uncork verb t. To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.
uncous adjective Hooklike; hooked.
uncowl verb t. To divest or deprive of a cowl.
uncult adjective Not cultivated; rude; illiterate.
uncurl verb t. To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as anything curled or curly., To become uncurled, or straight.
uncuth adjective Unknown; strange., A stranger.
undeaf verb t. To free from deafness; to cause to hear.
undeck verb t. To divest of ornaments.
undern noun The time between; the time between sunrise and noon; specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o’clock in the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime, because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour; also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and supper.
undine noun One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.
undock verb t. To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.
undoer noun One who undoes anything; especially, one who ruins another.
undone p. p. of Undo., Not done or performed; neglected.
undraw verb t. To draw aside or open; to draw back.
unduke verb t. To deprive of dukedom.
undull verb t. To remove the dullness of; to clear.
unduly adverb In an undue manner.
undust verb t. To free from dust.
unease noun Want of ease; uneasiness.
uneasy adjective Not easy; difficult., Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like; disquieted; perturbed., Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not graceful; as, an uneasy deportment., Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping; disagreeable; unpleasing.
uneath adjective Not easy; difficult; hard., Not easily; hardly; scarcely.
unedge verb t. To deprive of the edge; to blunt.
uneven adjective Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven road or way; uneven ground., Not equal; not of equal length., Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; — said of numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers.
unface verb t. To remove the face or cover from; to unmask; to expose.
unfair verb t. To deprive of fairness or beauty., Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.
unfile verb t. To remove from a file or record.
unfirm adjective Infirm.
unfold verb t. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth., To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one’s designs; to unfold the principles of a science., To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep., To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
unfool verb t. To restore from folly, or from being a fool.
unform verb t. To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of; to unmake.
unfree adjective Not free; held in bondage.
unfret verb t. To smooth after being fretted.
unfurl verb t. & i. To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.
ungain adjective Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient.
ungear verb t. To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.
ungeld noun A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or composition made by him that killed him.
ungird verb t. To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.
ungive verb t. & i. To yield; to relax; to give way.
unglue verb t. To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue.
ungown verb t. To strip of a gown; to unfrock.
ungual adjective Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or resembling one., Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; — said of certain bones of the feet.
ungues plural of Unguis
unguis noun The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other appendage., One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an insect., The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a claw; called also ungula.
ungula noun A hoof, claw, or talon., A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the base; — so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a horse., Same as Unguis, 3.
unhair verb t. To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for leather.
unhand verb t. To loose from the hand; to let go.
unhang verb t. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as a room., To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which supports it; as, to unhang a gate.
unhasp verb t. To unloose the hasp of; to unclose.
unhead verb t. To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask., To decapitate; to behead.
unheal noun Misfortune; calamity; sickness., To uncover. See Unhele.
unhele noun Same as Unheal, n., To uncover.
unhelm verb t. To deprive of the helm or helmet.
unhide verb t. To bring out from concealment; to discover.
unhive verb t. verb t. To drive or remove from a hive., To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.
unhold verb t. To cease to hold; to unhand; to release.
unholy adjective Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane; wicked; impious.
unhood verb t. To remove a hood or disguise from.
unhook verb t. To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a dress.
unhoop verb t. To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.
uniate noun A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks. Also used adjectively.
unific adjective Making one or unity; unifying.
uniped adjective Having only one foot.
unique adjective Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled; unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole., A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.
unison noun Harmony; agreement; concord; union., Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in octaves., A single, unvaried., Sounding alone., Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as, unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in coincident sound.
united imp. & past participle of Unite, Combined; joined; made one.
uniter noun One who, or that which, unites.
unjoin verb t. To disjoin.
unjust adjective Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man or judge., Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust demand; an unjust accusation.
unkard adjective See Unked.
unkent adjective Unknown; strange.
unketh adjective Uncouth.
unkind adjective Having no race or kindred; childless., Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or kindred; unnatural., Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful.
unking verb t. To cause to cease to be a king.
unkiss verb t. To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to cancel by a kiss.
unknit verb t. To undo or unravel what is knitted together.
unknot verb t. To free from knots; to untie.
unknow verb t. To cease to know; to lose the knowledge of., To fail of knowing; to be ignorant of., Unknown.
unlace verb t. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe., To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace., To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel.
unlade verb t. To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to unlade a ship or a wagon., To unload; to remove, or to have removed, as a load or a burden; to discharge.
unlaid adjective Not laid or placed; not fixed., Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest., Not laid out, as a corpse.
unland verb t. To deprive of lands.
unlash verb t. To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.
unless conj. Upon any less condition than (the fact or thing stated in the sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall fail unless we are industrious.
unlike adjective Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as, the cases are unlike., Not likely; improbable; unlikely.
unline verb t. To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline one’s purse.
unlink verb t. To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten.
unlive verb t. To //ve in a contrary manner, as a life; to live in a manner contrary to.
unload verb t. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast., Hence, to relieve from anything onerous., To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to unload the cargo of a vessel., To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun., To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of., To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.
unlock verb t. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a chest., To open, in general; to lay open; to undo.
unlook verb t. To recall or retract, as a look.
unlord verb t. To deprive of the rank or position of a lord.
unlove verb t. To cease to love; to hate.
unlust noun Listlessness; disinclination.
unlute verb t. To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the lute or the clay from.
unmade adjective Not yet made or formed; as, an unmade grave., Deprived of form, character, etc.; disunited.
unmake verb t. To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; to uncreate.
unmask verb t. To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose., To put off a mask.
unmeet adjective Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; — usually followed by for.
unmold verb t. Alt. of Unmould
unmoor verb t. To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after having been moored by two or more anchors., To loose from anchorage. See Moor, v. t., To weigh anchor.
unnail verb t. To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.
unnear preposition Not near; not close to; at a distance from.
unnest verb t. To eject from a nest; to unnestle.
unowed adjective Ownerless., Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.
unpack verb t. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk., To relieve of a pack or burden.
unpick verb t. To pick out; to undo by picking.
unpity noun Want of piety.
unplat verb t. To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.
unpope verb t. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a pope., To deprive of a pope.
unpray verb t. To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed for.
unprop verb t. To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.
unpure adjective Not pure; impure.
unread adjective Not read or perused; as, an unread book., Not versed in literature; illiterate.
unreal adjective Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.
unrein verb t. To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from.
unrest noun Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness; uneasiness; disquietude.
unripe adjective Not ripe; as, unripe fruit., Developing too early; premature.
unrobe verb t. & i. To disrobe; to undress; to take off the robes.
unroll verb t. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll cloth; to unroll a banner., To display; to reveal., To remove from a roll or register, as a name.
unroof verb t. To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house.
unroot verb t. To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot., To be torn up by the roots.
unrude adjective Not rude; polished., Excessively rude.
unruly superl. Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.
unseal verb t. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is sealed; as, to unseal a letter., To disclose, as a secret.
unseam verb t. To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open.
unseat verb t. To throw from one’s seat; to deprive of a seat., Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a legislative body, as for fraud in election.
unseel verb t. To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence, to give light to; to enlighten.
unseem verb i. Not to seem.
unseen adjective Not seen or discovered., Unskilled; inexperienced.
unsely adjective Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate.
unshed adjective Not parted or divided, as the hair., Not spilt, or made to flow, as blood or tears.
unshet verb t. To unshut.
unship verb t. To take out of a ship or vessel; as, to unship goods., To remove or detach, as any part or implement, from its proper position or connection when in use; as, to unship an oar; to unship capstan bars; to unship the tiller.
unshot verb t. To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to unload., Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired off.
unshut verb t. To open, or throw open.
unsoft adjective Not soft; hard; coarse; rough., Not softly.
unsoot adjective Not sweet.
unsoul verb t. To deprive of soul, spirit, or principle.
unspar verb t. To take the spars, stakes, or bars from.
unsped adjective Not performed; not dispatched.
unspin verb t. To untwist, as something spun.
unstep verb t. To remove, as a mast, from its step.
unstop verb t. To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a bottle or a cask., To free from any obstruction; to open.
unsuit verb t. Not to suit; to be unfit for.
untack verb t. To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release.
unteam verb t. To unyoke a team from.
untent verb t. To bring out of a tent.
untidy adjective Unseasonable; untimely., Not tidy or neat; slovenly.
untile verb t. To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing the tiles.
untime noun An unseasonable time.
untold adjective Not told; not related; not revealed; as, untold secrets., Not numbered or counted; as, untold money.
untomb verb t. To take from the tomb; to exhume; to disinter.
untrue adjective Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is untrue., Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal., Untruly.
untuck verb t. To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold.
untune verb t. To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put out of tune.
unturn verb t. To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something; as, to unturn a key.
unused adjective Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment., Not habituated; unaccustomed.
unvail verb t. & i. See Unveil.
unveil verb t. To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face., To remove a veil; to reveal one’s self.
unvote verb t. To reverse or annul by vote, as a former vote.
unware adjective Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one’s guard., Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen.
unwarm verb t. To lose warmth; to grow cold.
unwarp verb t. To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped.
unwary adjective Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious; unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless., Unexpected; unforeseen; unware.
unweld adjective Alt. of Unweldy
unwell adjective Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill; ailing., Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with, or having, catamenial; menstruant.
unwild verb t. To tame; to subdue.
unwill verb t. To annul or reverse by an act of the will.
unwind verb t. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a ball of yarn., To disentangle., To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.
unwise adjective Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.
unwish verb t. To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing.
unwist adjective Not known; unknown., Not knowing; unwitting.
unwont adjective Unwonted; unused; unaccustomed.
unwork verb t. To undo or destroy, as work previously done.
unwrap verb t. To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded.
unwray verb t. See Unwrie.
unwrie verb t. To uncover.
unyoke verb t. To loose or free from a yoke., To part; to disjoin; to disconnect.
upbear verb t. To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated situation; to sustain.
upbind verb t. To bind up.
upblow verb t. To inflate., To blow up; as, the wind upblows from the sea.
upcast adjective Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes., A cast; a throw., The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the air passes after having circulated through the mine; — distinguished from the downcast. Called also upcast pit, and upcast shaft., An upset, as from a carriage., A taunt; a reproach., To cast or throw up; to turn upward., To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
upcoil verb t. & i. To coil up; to make into a coil, or to be made into a coil.
upcurl verb t. To curl up.
updive verb i. To spring upward; to rise.
updraw verb t. To draw up.
upfill verb t. To fill up.
upflow verb i. To flow or stream up.
upgaze verb i. To gaze upward.
upgive verb t. To give up or out.
upgrow verb i. To grow up.
upgush noun A gushing upward., To gush upward.
uphand adjective Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge.
uphang verb t. To hang up.
uphasp verb t. To hasp or faster up; to close; as, sleep uphasps the eyes.
upheld imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
uphill adverb Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill., Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road., Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.
uphilt verb t. To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one’s sword into an enemy.
uphold verb t. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate., To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain., To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
uphroe noun Same as Euphroe.
upland noun High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; — opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like., The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns., Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage., Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished.
uplead verb t. To lead upward.
uplean verb i. To lean or incline upon anything.
uplift verb t. To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift the arm; to uplift a rock., A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds, dislocations, and the like.
uplock verb t. To lock up.
uplook verb i. To look or gaze up.
upmost adjective Highest; topmost; uppermost.
uppent adjective A Pent up; confined.
uppile verb t. To pile, or heap, up.
uppish adjective Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.
upprop verb t. To prop up.
uprear verb t. To raise; to erect.
uprise verb i. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon., To have an upward direction or inclination., The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising.
uprist noun Uprising., imp. of Uprise. Uprose.
uproar noun Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion; bustle and clamor., To throw into uproar or confusion., To make an uproar.
uproll verb t. To roll up.
uproot verb t. To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots; to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.
uprush verb i. To rush upward., Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush of lava.
upseek verb i. To seek or strain upward.
upsend verb t. To send, cast, or throw up.
upshot noun Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the result; the consummation.
upside noun The upper side; the part that is uppermost.
upskip noun An upstart.
upsoar verb i. To soar or mount up.
upstay verb t. To sustain; to support.
upstir noun Insurrection; commotion; disturbance.
upsway verb t. To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club.
uptake verb t. To take into the hand; to take up; to help., The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading upward., Understanding; apprehension.
uptear verb t. To tear up.
uptill preposition
uptown adverb To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown., Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society.
upturn verb t. To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the ground in plowing.
upwaft verb t. To waft upward.
upward adverb Alt. of Upwards, Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward course., The upper part; the top.
upwind verb t. To wind up.
uraeum noun The posterior half of an animal.
uralic adjective Of or relating to the Ural Mountains.
uramil noun Murexan.
urania noun One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy., A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies.
uranic adjective Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical., Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium; specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds.
uranin noun An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red substance, which is used as a dye; — so called from the peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of uranium glass) of its solutions. See Fluorescein.
uranus noun The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans., One of the primary planets. It is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years.
uranyl noun The radical UO2, conveniently regarded as a residue of many uranium compounds.
uratic Of or containing urates; as, uratic calculi.
urbane adjective Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.
urchin noun A hedgehog., A sea urchin. See Sea urchin., A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a hedgehog., A pert or roguish child; — now commonly used only of a boy., One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders, arranged around a carding drum; — so called from its fancied resemblance to the hedgehog., Rough; pricking; piercing.
urchon noun The urchin, or hedgehog.
ureide noun Any one of the many complex derivatives of urea; thus, hydantoin, and, in an extended dense, guanidine, caffeine, et., are ureides.
ureter noun The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each kidney.
uretic adjective Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic medicine.
urging present participle & vb. noun of Urge
urgent adjective Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important.
urinal noun A vessel for holding urine; especially, a bottle or tube for holding urine for inspection., A place or convenience for urinating purposes.
urnful noun As much as an urn will hold; enough to fill an urn.
urochs noun See Aurochs.
uropod noun Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean, especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger than the rest, and different in structure, and are used chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of Crustacea, and Stomapoda.
ursine adjective Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear.
ursula noun A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple.
urtica noun A genus of plants including the common nettles. See Nettle, n.
usable adjective Capable of being used.
usager noun One who has the use of anything in trust for another.
usance verb t. Use; usage; employment., Custom; practice; usage., Interest paid for money; usury., The time, fixed variously by the usage between different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable; as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double usance.
usbegs noun pl. Alt. of Usbeks
usbeks noun pl. A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called Turkestan.
useful adjective Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpose; beneficial; profitable; advantageous; as, vessels and instruments useful in a family; books useful for improvement; useful knowledge; useful arts.
usself noun pl. Ourselves.
ustion noun The act of burning, or the state of being burned.
usured imp. & past participle of Usure
usurer noun One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money lender., One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of interest for the use of money.
uterus noun The organ of a female mammal in which the young are developed previous to birth; the womb., A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop more or less. See Illust. of Hermaphrodite in Append.
utlary noun Outlawry.
utmost adjective Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out; most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land; the utmost extent of human knowledge., Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness., The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power, degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your utmost.
utopia noun An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics, laws, and the like. See Utopia, in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction., Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection.
uveous adjective Resembling a grape.
uvitic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, CH3C6H3(CO2H)2, obtained as a white crystalline substance by the partial oxidation of mesitylene; — called also mesitic acid.
uvular adjective Of or pertaining to a uvula.