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

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114 words · showing 61–114

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  • universal designnounC1Designing so that everybody can use something.
  • universality/ˌjuː.nɪ.vɜːˈsæl.ə.ti/nounC1The quality of applying to everybody everywhere.
  • universe/ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/nounB1Everything that exists.
  • university/junɪˈvɜːsəti/nounA2+An institution where adults study for a degree.
  • unleaded/ˌʌnˈlɛd.əd/nounB1+Petrol made without any lead in it.
  • unpleasantness/ʌnˈplɛz.ənt.nəs/
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nounB2+
Bad feeling, or a disagreeable episode.
  • unrest/ʌnˈɹɛst/nounB2+Widespread dissatisfaction that could turn to trouble.
  • unsubscribe ratenounB2What share chose to stop receiving your email.
  • upbeat/ʌpˈbit/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsCheerful and hopeful in tone.
  • upbringing/ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/nounB2The way your parents raised you and the values they taught.
  • update/ˈʌp.deɪt/nounB1+3 meaningsA newer version of a program that fixes and improves it.
  • updraftnounC1A current of air rising upward.
  • upgrade/ˈʌp.ɡɹeɪd/<q:noun>nounB22 meaningsA move to a better class of seat, room or service.
  • upheaval/ʌpˈhiːvəl/nounC1A violent change that turns everything upside down.
  • uphill battlenounB2A struggle that is hard the whole way.
  • upholsterer/ʌpˈhəʊl.stəɹ.ə/nounC2A worker who covers furniture in fabric.
  • upholstery/ʌpˈhəʊlstəɹi/nounC1The padding and fabric covering furniture.
  • upkeep/ˈʌpkip/nounB2+The cost and work of keeping something in order.
  • uplift/ʌpˈlɪft/nounC12 meaningsThe raising of land by forces below.
  • upload speednounB1How fast data goes from you to the network.
  • uprising/ˈʌpˌɹaɪzɪŋ/nounB2+A revolt by people against those in power.
  • uproar/ˈʌpɹɔː/nounB22 meaningsA loud noise of shouting and angry protest.
  • 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.
  • upturn/ˈʌp.tɜːn/nounB2An improvement in trade or fortunes.
  • uranium/ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/nounB2+A heavy radioactive metal used as nuclear fuel.
  • urchin/ˈɜːtʃɪn/nounC12 meaningsA poor, ragged child living on the streets.
  • urge/ɜːd͡ʒ/verbB24 meaningsTo try hard to persuade someone to do something.
  • urgency/ˈɜː.d͡ʒən.si/nounB2The need for something to be dealt with at once.
  • urinal/jʊəˈraɪnəl/nounB2A fitting in a lavatory for men to pass water into.
  • urlnounB1The full address of a page on the web.
  • urn/ɜːn/nounB2+A tall rounded vase, often with a lid.
  • uruguaynounB1+The small South American country between its two giant neighbors, mad about football.
  • usage/ˈjuːsɪd͡ʒ/nounB2+2 meaningsHow something is used, especially language.
  • use/juːs/verbA15 meaningsTo do something with an object, a method or a skill in order to get a result.
  • usefulness/ˈjuːsfəlnəs/nounB2+How much help something actually is.
  • user/ˈjuːzə/nounB1+Somebody who uses a thing or a service.
  • usernamenounA2The public name you choose for your account.
  • usher/ˈʌʃəɹ/nounB23 meaningsA person who shows people to their seats at a cinema, theatre, church or wedding.
  • usual/ˈjuː.ʒʊəl/adjectiveA22 meaningsHappening or done most of the time; the same as before.
  • usurpation/ˌjuː.sə(ɹ)ˈpeɪ.ʃən/nounC2The seizing of a position that is not yours by right.
  • 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.
  • uterus/ˈjuː.tə.ɹəs/nounB2+The anatomical term for the pear-shaped muscular organ in which a foetus develops.
  • 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.
  • utility billnounB2The demand for payment for gas, water or power.
  • utopia/juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/nounB2+An imagined place where everything is perfect.
  • utopianismnounC2Belief in the possibility of a perfect society.
  • utterance/ˈʌtəɹəns/nounC1Something said, taken as a unit of speech.
  • uzbekistannounB2The Central Asian country of Samarkand on the old Silk Road.