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Words beginning with U

The letter U

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usher

/ˈʌʃɚ/

A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.

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usually

/ˈjuʒəli/

Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.

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usurp

/juˈsɝp/

To seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by ille…

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usurpation

/ˌjusɚˈpeɪʃən/

The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

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usurper

/juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/

One who usurps.

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usury

/ˈjuʒəɹi/

An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.

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utah

/ˈjuˌtɔ/

Synonym of Ute.

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ute

/juːt/Accent not specified by source

A small vehicle based on the same platform as a family car but with a unibody construction and a built-in open tray area for carryin…

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utensils

/juˈtɛnsəlz/

plural of utensil

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uterus

/ˈjutɚəs/

A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.

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utility

/juˈtɪləti/

The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.

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utilization

/ˌjutələˈzeɪʃən/

US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.

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utilize

/ˈju.tə.laɪz/

US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise.

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utley

/ˈʌtli/

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0542).

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utqiagvik

/ˌʊt.kiˈɑː.vɪk/Accent not specified by source

A city, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. Former name: Barrow.

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Utqiaġvik

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Utqiaġvik

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utrecht

/ˈjuˌtɹɛkt/

A city and municipality, the capital of Utrecht province, Netherlands.

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uttermost

/ˈʌtəɹmoʊst/

superlative form of utter: most utter; situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.

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UTZ

/ʌts/

To prod; goad; push someone's buttons

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uvalde

/juːˈvældi/Accent not specified by source

A valley in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.

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uvula

/ˈju.vjəl.ə/

Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swa…

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UWE

/ju/

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uwu

/ˈuːwuː/Accent not specified by source

Innocently, often cloyingly cute.

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uxor

American English pronunciation

(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife

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UY

/ˈui/

Alternative form of uey.

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Uyghur

/ˈwiˌɡʊɹ/

A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan.

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uz

American English pronunciation

Alternative spelling of us (“me”).

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uzbekistan

/ʊzˌbɛkɪˈstɑn/

A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan. Capital: Tashkent.

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Uzo Aduba

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