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

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  • 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/
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An 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.
  • vacancy/ˈveɪkənsi/nounB1+An open job waiting to be filled.
  • vaccine/vækˈsin/nounB2A preparation that teaches the body to fight an illness in advance.
  • vacillation/væsɪˈleɪʃən/nounC2Wavering between choices without deciding.
  • vacuum/ˈvæ.kjuːm/nounB13 meaningsA machine that sucks dust from floors.
  • vagabond/ˈvæ.ɡə.bɒnd/nounC1A wanderer with no home and no settled work.
  • vagary/vəˈɡɛɚ.i/nounC2An unpredictable change or whim.
  • vagrant/ˈveɪɡɹənt/nounC12 meaningsA person without a settled home, who moves from place to place.
  • vaguenessnounC1Having no clear boundary of meaning.
  • vale/veɪl/nounC2A valley, in poetic use.
  • valence/ˈveɪl(ə)ns/nounC1How many bonds an atom can form.
  • validation/ˌvæl.əˈdeɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsBeing told that what you feel makes sense.
  • validity/vəˈlɪd.ɪ.ti/nounC12 meaningsWhether a study really measures what it claims to.
  • valley/ˈvæli/nounA2+The low land between two lines of high ground.
  • valour/ˈvælə/nounC1Great courage in the face of danger.
  • valuation/ˌvæ.ljuːˈeɪ.ʃən/nounC1What a business or asset is judged to be worth.
  • valve/ˈvælv/nounB2A fitting that lets air or fluid through one way.
  • vamp/væmp/nounC1A woman who uses her charm to exploit men.
  • vampire/ˈvæm.paɪ.ə(ɹ)/nounB13 meaningsAn undead creature of folklore that drinks blood.
  • van/væn/nounA2A medium-sized covered vehicle for deliveries.
  • vandal/ˈvændəl/nounC1A person who deliberately destroys property.
  • vandalism/ˈvændəlɪzm̩/nounB2+Deliberate destruction of property for no purpose.
  • vanguard/ˈvanˌɡɑːd/nounC1The leading part of a movement or an army.
  • vanilla/vəˈnɪl.ə/nounA2+2 meaningsA sweet flavour from a tropical pod.
  • vanity/ˈvænɪti/nounB22 meaningsExcessive pride in your own looks or importance.
  • vantage/ˈvɑːntɪd͡ʒ/nounC1A position of advantage.
  • vantage point/ˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ ˌpɔɪnt/nounC1A position that gives a good view of things.
  • vanuatunounC1Pacific island nation where land diving was invented.