English words starting with U

u-boat

1. noun: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes

u-drive

1. noun: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel"

u-shaped

1. adjective: shaped in the form of the letter U

u-turn

1. noun: complete reversal of direction of travel

uakari

1. noun: medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail

ubermensch

1. noun: a person with great powers and abilities

ubiety

1. noun: the state of existing and being localized in space

ubiquinone

1. noun: any of several quinones found in living cells and that function as coenzymes that transfer electrons from one molecule to another in cell respiration

ubiquitous

1. adjective: being present everywhere at once

ubiquitously

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ubiquitousness

1. noun: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

ubiquity

1. noun: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)

ubykh

1. noun: an extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey

uca

1. noun: fiddler crabs

uda

1. noun: the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs

udder

1. noun: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)

udders

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udmurt

1. noun: a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia
2. noun: the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak

udometer

1. noun: gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation

udon

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ufa

1. noun: a city in the European part of Russia

ufo

1. noun: an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins

ufologist

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ufologists

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ufology

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uganda

1. noun: a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962

ugandan

1. noun: a native or inhabitant of Uganda
2. adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people; "Ugandan game parks"

ugandan monetary unit

1. noun: monetary unit in Uganda

ugandan shilling

1. noun: the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents

ugaritic

1. noun: an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria

ugh

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ugli

1. noun: large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin

ugli fruit

1. noun: hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida
2. noun: large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin

uglier

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ugliest

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uglify

1. verb: make ugly

ugliness

1. noun: qualities of appearance that do not give pleasure to the senses
2. noun: the quality of being wicked

ugly

1. adjective: displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"
2. adjective: inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; "a surly waiter"; "an ugly frame of mind"

ugly duckling

1. noun: an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person

ugo buoncompagni

1. noun: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585)

ugrian

1. noun: one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia

ugric

1. noun: one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia

uh

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uhf

1. noun: 300 to 3000 megahertz

uhland

1. noun: German romantic poet (1787-1862)

uighur

1. noun: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
2. noun: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China

uigur

1. noun: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
2. noun: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur in extreme northwestern China

uintathere

1. noun: a variety of dinocerate

uintatheriidae

1. noun: an extinct family of Dinocerata

uintatherium

1. noun: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming

uk

1. noun: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom

ukase

1. noun: an edict of the Russian tsar

ukases

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uke

1. noun: a small guitar having four strings

ukraine

1. noun: a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century

ukrainian

1. noun: the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
2. adjective: of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture

ukranian

1. noun: a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine

ukranian monetary unit

1. noun: monetary unit in Ukraine

ukrayina

1. noun: a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century

ukulele

1. noun: a small guitar having four strings

ukuleles

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ulaanbaatar

1. noun: the capital and largest city of Mongolia

ulalgia

1. noun: pain in the gums

ulama

1. noun: the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community

ulan bator

1. noun: the capital and largest city of Mongolia

ulanova

1. noun: Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998)

ulatrophia

1. noun: recession of the gums

ulcer

1. noun: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue

ulcer diet

1. noun: a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis"

ulcerate

1. verb: undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated"
2. verb: affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"

ulcerated

1. adjective: having an ulcer or canker

ulcerates

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ulcerating

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ulceration

1. noun: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue
2. noun: the process of ulcer formation; the process of becoming ulcerated

ulcerations

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ulcerative

1. adjective: of or relating to or characterized by ulceration; "ulcerative colitis"

ulcerative colitis

1. noun: a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea

ulcerous

1. adjective: having an ulcer or canker

ulcers

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ulema

1. noun: the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual and intellectual history of the Islamic community

ulemorrhagia

1. noun: bleeding of the gums

ulex

1. noun: genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse

ulex europaeus

1. noun: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

ulfila

1. noun: a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)

ulfilas

1. noun: a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet (311-382)

ulitis

1. noun: inflammation of the gums

ull

1. noun: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor

ullage

1. noun: the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full

ullr

1. noun: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor

ulmaceae

1. noun: a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema

ulmus

1. noun: type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions

ulmus alata

1. noun: North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections

ulmus americana

1. noun: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America

ulmus campestris sarniensis

1. noun: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves

ulmus campestris wheatleyi

1. noun: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves

ulmus carpinifolia

1. noun: European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental

ulmus crassifolia

1. noun: elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches

ulmus glabra

1. noun: Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree

ulmus hollandica

1. noun: any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall

ulmus hollandica vegetata

1. noun: erect vigorous hybrid ornamental elm tree

ulmus laevis

1. noun: Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment

ulmus parvifolia

1. noun: small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges

ulmus procera

1. noun: broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere

ulmus pumila

1. noun: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament

ulmus rubra

1. noun: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood

ulmus sarniensis

1. noun: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves

ulmus serotina

1. noun: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States

ulmus thomasii

1. noun: tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America

ulna

1. noun: the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm

ulnae

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ulnar

1. adjective: relating to or near the ulna

ulnar artery

1. noun: large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand

ulnar nerve

1. noun: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand

ulnar vein

1. noun: any of several veins of the forearm

ulrich zwingli

1. noun: Swiss theologian whose sermons began the Reformation in Switzerland (1484-1531)

ulster

1. noun: a historic division of Ireland located in the northeastern part of the island; six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland
2. noun: loose long overcoat of heavy fabric; usually belted

ulster defence association

1. noun: the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs

ulsters

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ult

1. adjective: in or of the month preceding the present one; "your letter received on the 29th ult"

ulterior

1. adjective: lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell
2. adjective: beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote; "a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion"; "without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw