u
1: (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use n 1: a nitrogen-containing base found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine [sy...
U-boat
1: a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes [syn: {submarine}, {pigboat}, {sub}]
u-drive
1: a rented car; "she picked up a hire car at the airport and drove to her hotel" [syn: {car rental}, {hire car}, {rent-a-car}, {self-drive}, {you-drive}]
U-shaped
1: shaped in the form of the letter U
u-turn
1: complete reversal of direction of travel
U. S. Air Force
1: the airforce of the United States of America; defends the United States through control and exploitation of air and space [syn: {United States Air Force}, {US Air Force}, {USAF}]
U. S. Army
1: the army of the United States of America; organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare [syn: {United States Army}, {US Army}, {USA}]
U. S. Army Special Forces
1: a division of the United States Army that is specially trained for guerilla fighting [syn: {Special Forces}, {United States Army Special Forces}]
U. S. Coast Guard
1: an agency of the Department of Transportation responsible for patrolling shores and facilitating nautical commerce [syn: {United States Coast Guard}, {US Coast Guard}]
U. S. Code
1: a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States; is prepared and published by a unit of the United States House of Representatives [syn: {U...
U.S.
1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {United States}, {U.S. government}, {US Government}] 2: North Am...
U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory
1: a defense laboratory of the Criminal Investigation Command; the Army's primary forensic laboratory in support of criminal intelligence [syn: {United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory}, ...
U.S. Congress
1: the legislature of the United States government [syn: {Congress}, {United States Congress}, {US Congress}]
U.S. government
1: the executive and legislative and judicial branches of the federal government of the United States [syn: {United States government}, {United States}, {US Government}, {U.S.}]
U.S. House
1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {U.S. House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives},...
U.S. House of Representatives
1: the lower legislative house of the United States Congress [syn: {United States House of Representatives}, {US House of Representatives}, {House of Representatives}, {U.S. House}, {US House}]
U.S. Mint
1: the mint that manufactures and distributes United States coins for circulation through Federal Reserve Banks; processes gold and silver bullion [syn: {United States Mint}, {US Mint}]
U.S. waters
1: territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws...
U.S.A.
1: North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in...
U308
1: an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained during the processing of uranium ore [syn: {yellowcake}]
uakari
1: medium-sized tree-dwelling monkey of the Amazon basin; only New World monkey with a short tail
Ubermensch
1: a person with great powers and abilities [syn: {demigod}, {superman}]
ubiety
1: the state of existing and being localized in space
ubiquinone
1: any of several quinones that function as electron-carrying coenzymes [syn: {coenzyme Q}]
ubiquitous
1: being present everywhere at once [syn: {omnipresent}]
ubiquitousness
1: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) [syn: {ubiquity}, {omnipresence}]
ubiquity
1: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) [syn: {ubiquitousness}, {omnipresence}]
Ubykh
1: a virtually extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey
Uca
1: fiddler crabs [syn: {genus Uca}]
UDA
1: the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs [syn: {Ulster Defense Association}]
udder
1: mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats) [syn: {bag}]
Udmurt
1: a member of the Finno-Ugric-speaking people living in eastern European Russia [syn: {Votyak}] 2: the Finnic language spoken by the Votyak people [syn: {Votyak}]
udometer
1: gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation [syn: {rain gauge}, {rain gage}, {pluviometer}]
Ufa
1: a city in the European part of Russia
UFO
1: an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins [syn: {unidentified flying object}, {flying saucer}]
Uganda
1: a landlocked republic in eastern Africa; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1962 [syn: {Republic of Uganda}]
Ugandan
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people; "Ugandan game parks" n : a native or inhabitant of Uganda
Ugandan shilling
1: the basic unit of money in Uganda; equal to 100 cents [syn: {shilling}]
Ugaritic
1: an extinct Semitic language of northern Syria
ugli
1: large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin [syn: {tangelo}, {ugli fruit}] [also: {uglies} (pl)]
ugli fruit
1: hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange; cultivated especially in Florida [syn: {tangelo}, {tangelo tree}, {Citrus tangelo}] 2: large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit havin...
uglify
1: make ugly [ant: {beautify}] [also: {uglified}]
ugliness
1: qualities that do not give pleasure to the senses [ant: {beauty}]
ugly
1: displeasing to the senses and morally revolting; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture"; "war is ugly" [ant: {beautiful}] 2: deficient in beauty; "ugly gray slums" 3: inclined to anger or bad feelings wi...
ugly duckling
1: an ugly or unpromising child who grows into a beautiful or worthy person
Ugo Buoncompagni
1: the pope who sponsored the introduction of the modern calendar (1572-1585) [syn: {Gregory}, {Gregory XIII}]
Ugrian
1: one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia [syn: {Ugric}]
Ugric
1: one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia [syn: {Ugrian}]
UHF
1: 300 to 3000 megahertz [syn: {ultrahigh frequency}]
Uhland
1: German romantic poet (1787-1862) [syn: {Johann Ludwig Uhland}]
Uighur
1: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas [syn: {Uigur}, {Uygur}] 2: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern ...
Uigur
1: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas [syn: {Uighur}, {Uygur}] 2: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern...
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uintathere
1: a variety of dinocerate [syn: {dinoceras}]
Uintatheriidae
1: an extinct family of Dinocerata [syn: {family Uintatheriidae}]
Uintatherium
1: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming [syn: {genus Uintatherium}]
UK
1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {United Kingdom}, {Great Britain}, {GB}, {Britain}, {Un...
ukase
1: an edict of the Russian tsar
uke
1: a small guitar having four strings [syn: {ukulele}]
Ukraine
1: a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century [syn: {Ukrayina}]
Ukrainian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture n : the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
Ukranian
1: a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine
Ukrayina
1: a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century [syn: {Ukraine}]
ukulele
1: a small guitar having four strings [syn: {uke}]
Ulaanbaatar
1: the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan Bator}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of Mongolia}]
ulama
1: 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 an...
Ulan Bator
1: the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulaanbaatar}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of Mongolia}]
Ulanova
1: Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Galina Ulanova}, {Galina Sergeevna Ulanova}]
ulcer
1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue [syn: {ulceration}]
ulcer diet
1: a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" [syn: {bland diet}]
ulcerate
1: undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated" 2: affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"
ulcerated
1: having an ulcer or canker [syn: {cankerous}, {ulcerous}]
ulceration
1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue [syn: {ulcer}] 2: the process of ulcer formation; the process of ...
ulcerative
1: of or relating to or characterized by ulceration; "ulcerative colitis"
ulcerative colitis
1: 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: having an ulcer or canker [syn: {cankerous}, {ulcerated}]
ulema
1: 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 an...
Ulex
1: genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse [syn: {genus Ulex}]
Ulex europaeus
1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {gorse}, {furze}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}]
Ulfila
1: 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 ...
Ulfilas
1: 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 ...
ulitis
1: inflammation of the gums
Ull
1: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor [syn: {Ullr}]
ullage
1: the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
Ullr
1: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor [syn: {Ull}]
Ulmaceae
1: a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema [syn: {family Ulmaceae}, {elm family}]
Ulmus
1: type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {genus Ulmus}]
Ulmus alata
1: North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections [syn: {winged elm}, {wing elm}]
Ulmus americana
1: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}]
Ulmus campestris sarniensis
1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Ulmus campestris wheatleyi
1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}]
Ulmus carpinifolia
1: European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental [syn: {smooth-leaved elm}, {European field elm}]
Ulmus crassifolia
1: elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches [syn: {cedar elm}]
Ulmus glabra
1: Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch elm}, {wych elm}]
Ulmus hollandica
1: any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall [syn: {Dutch elm}]
Ulmus laevis
1: Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment [syn: {water elm}]
Ulmus parvifolia
1: small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Chinese elm}]
Ulmus procera
1: broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere [syn: {English elm}, {European elm}]
Ulmus pumila
1: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm}, {Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}]
Ulmus rubra
1: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {slippery elm}, {red elm}]
Ulmus sarniensis
1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Ulmus serotina
1: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn: {September elm}, {red elm}]
Ulmus thomasii
1: tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America [syn: {rock elm}]
ulna
1: the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm [syn: {elbow bone}] [also: {ulnae} (pl)]
ulnar
1: relating to or near the ulna
ulnar artery
1: large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand [syn: {arteria ulnaris}]
ulnar nerve
1: 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 [syn: {cubital nerve}, {nervus ulnaris...
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