Words beginning with U
The letter U
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A person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
usually
Most of the time; less than always, but more than occasionally.
usurp
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…
usurpation
The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
usurper
One who usurps.
usury
An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
utah
Synonym of Ute.
ute
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…
utensils
plural of utensil
uterus
A reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
utility
The state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
utilization
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.
utilize
US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise.
utley
A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0542).
utqiagvik
A city, the borough seat of North Slope Borough, Alaska, United States. Former name: Barrow.
Utqiaġvik
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Utqiaġvik
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utrecht
A city and municipality, the capital of Utrecht province, Netherlands.
uttermost
superlative form of utter: most utter; situated at the most distant limit; farthest, outermost.
UTZ
To prod; goad; push someone's buttons
uvalde
A valley in Uvalde County, Texas, United States.
uvula
Ellipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swa…
UWE
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uwu
Innocently, often cloyingly cute.
uxor
(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife
UY
Alternative form of uey.
Uyghur
A member of a Turkic ethnic group living in northwestern China and southeastern Kazakhstan.
uz
Alternative spelling of us (“me”).
uzbekistan
A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan. Capital: Tashkent.
Uzo Aduba
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