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

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416 words · showing 361–416

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  • upside-downadjectiveA2Turned so that the top is at the bottom.
  • upstairs/ˌʌpˈstɛɹz/adverbA23 meaningsOn or to a higher floor.
  • upstanding/ʌpˈstændɪŋ/adjectiveC1Respectable and law-abiding.
  • upstate/ˈʌp.steɪt/adverbC1In or towards the northern part of a state.
  • upstream/ʌpˈstɹiːm/adverbB2+2 meaningsAgainst the flow of a river.
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A sudden strong increase.
  • uptight/ʌpˈtaɪt/adjectiveB2Tense and unable to relax.
  • uptown/ˈʌptaʊn/<q:noun, adjective>adverbB22 meaningsIn or towards the residential part of a city.
  • upturn/ˈʌp.tɜːn/nounB2An improvement in trade or fortunes.
  • upward/ˈʌpwɚd/adjectiveB12 meaningsMoving or facing towards a higher place.
  • upwards/ˈʌpwədz/adverbB2Towards a higher place or level.
  • upwind/ʌpˈwɪnd/adverbC1Into the wind, or on the side it blows from.
  • uranium/ˌjuː.ˈɹeɪ.ni.əm/nounB2+A heavy radioactive metal used as nuclear fuel.
  • urban/ˈɜː.bən/adjectiveB2Belonging to cities rather than the countryside.
  • urbane/ɜːˈbeɪn/adjectiveC2Smooth, polished and confident in company.
  • 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.
  • urgent/ˈɜː.d͡ʒənt/adjectiveB1Needing action immediately — it cannot wait.
  • urgentlyadverbB2+In a way that cannot wait.
  • urinal/jʊəˈraɪnəl/nounB2A fitting in a lavatory for men to pass water into.
  • urinate/ˈjʊəɹɪneɪt/verbB2To pass water from the body.
  • 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.
  • usable/ˈjuː.zə.bəl/adjectiveB1+In a state where it can be used.
  • 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.
  • use upphraseB1To consume the whole supply of something.
  • useful/ˈjuːsfəl/adjectiveA1Helping you to do or achieve something.
  • usefulness/ˈjuːsfəlnəs/nounB2+How much help something actually is.
  • useless/ˈjuːs.ləs/adjectiveB13 meaningsOf no use at all; helping with nothing.
  • 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.
  • usually/ˈjuːʒʊəli/adverbA1In most cases; almost every time.
  • usurp/juˈsɝp/verbC2To seize a position that belongs to another.
  • 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.
  • utilitarian/juːˌtɪlɪˈtɛəɹi.ən/adjectiveC2Made for use rather than beauty.
  • 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.
  • utility roomphraseB2The small room where the washer, dryer, and cleaning things live.
  • utilize/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/verbC1To put something to work for a purpose.
  • utmost/ˈʌtməʊ̯st/adjectiveB2+The very greatest possible.
  • utopia/juːˈtəʊ.pi.ə/nounB2+An imagined place where everything is perfect.
  • utopianismnounC2Belief in the possibility of a perfect society.
  • utter/ˈʌtə/verbB22 meaningsTo say something or make a sound aloud.
  • utterance/ˈʌtəɹəns/nounC1Something said, taken as a unit of speech.
  • utterly/ˈʌtəli/adverbB2Completely; to the fullest possible degree.
  • uzbekistannounB2The Central Asian country of Samarkand on the old Silk Road.