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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • u-bendnounC1The curved pipe under a sink that traps smells.
  • u-boatnounC1A German submarine of the two world wars.
  • umami/uˈmɑːmi/nounC1The deep savoury taste of meat, cheese and mushrooms.
  • umbilical cord/əm.ˈbɪ.lə.kəl koɹd/nounC1The tube that fed the baby before birth.
  • umbrella/ʌmˈbɹɛl.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA folding canopy held over the head against rain.
  • unanimity/ˌjuːnəˈnɪmɪti/
noun
C1
Complete agreement among everybody.
  • undercurrent/ˈʌndəkʌɹ(ə)nt/nounC1A hidden feeling running beneath the surface.
  • undergraduatenounC1A student working toward a first degree.
  • underling/ˈʌndəlɪŋ/nounC1Somebody of low rank who takes orders.
  • underpinningnounC1The support on which something else rests.
  • undertone/ˈʌndə(ɹ)təʊn/nounC1The faint colour beneath the surface of skin.
  • undertownounC12 meaningsThe pull of water back out under a breaking wave.
  • underwriternounC1Somebody who accepts a risk in return for a premium.
  • undoing/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/nounC1The cause of somebody's ruin.
  • unfair dismissalnounC1Being sacked without lawful reason.
  • unicorn/ˈjuː.nɪ.kɔːn/nounB12 meaningsA legendary horse with a single horn.
  • uniformity/ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪti/nounC1The state of being the same all the way through.
  • unison/ˈjunɪsən/nounC1Simultaneous performance of the same notes or actions.
  • universal designnounC1Designing so that everybody can use something.
  • universality/ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/nounC1The quality of applying to everybody everywhere.
  • upbeat/ʌpˈbit/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCheerful and hopeful in tone.
  • updraftnounC1A current of air rising upward.
  • upheaval/ʌpˈhiːvəl/nounC1A violent change that turns everything upside down.
  • upholstery/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/nounC1The padding and fabric covering furniture.
  • uplift/ʌpˈlɪft/nounC12 meaningsThe raising of land by forces below.
  • upset/ˈʌp.sɛt/adjectiveA24 meaningsSad or shaken by something that happened.
  • upshot/ˈʌpʃɑt/nounC1The final result of a series of events.
  • upstairs/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/adverbA23 meaningsOn or to a higher floor.
  • upsurgenounC1A sudden strong increase.
  • urchin/ˈɜːtʃɪn/nounC12 meaningsA poor, ragged child living on the streets.
  • usher/ˈʌʃəɹ/nounB23 meaningsA person who shows people to their seats at a cinema, theatre, church or wedding.
  • usurper/juˈsɜɹ.pəɹ/nounC1Somebody who seizes a throne they had no right to.
  • usury/ˈjuːʒəɹi/nounC1Lending money at an unfairly high rate.
  • utensil/juˈtɛn.səl/nounC1Any tool used for preparing or eating food.
  • utilitarianismnounC1The view that the right act brings the most good to the most people.
  • utility/juːˈtɪlɪti/nounC12 meaningsA basic public service supplied to every home.
  • utterance/ˈʌtəɹəns/nounC1Something said, taken as a unit of speech.