Common Words

ullr

noun

(Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and...

ulmus

noun

type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple...

ult

adjective

in or of the month preceding the present one

ulva

noun

type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a th...

umbo

noun

a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the...

umma

noun

the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Ma...

unai

noun

relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on ea...

unau

noun

relatively small fast-moving sloth with two long claws on ea...

unbox

verb

remove from a box

uncus

noun

(biology) any hook-shaped process or part

unlax

verb

cause to feel relaxed

unq

noun

a radioactive transuranic element which has been synthesized

uppp

noun

surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal...

upupa

noun

type genus of the Upupidae

urate

noun

a salt of uric acid

urex

noun

antibacterial agent (trade names Mandelamine and Urex) that...

uria

noun

murres

urth

noun

goddess of fate: a giantess who personified the past

uscb

noun

the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import t...

usmc

noun

an amphibious division of the United States Navy

usn

noun

the navy of the United States of America; the agency that ma...

usnea

noun

widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yello...

usps

noun

an independent federal agency that provides mail processing...

usss

noun

the United States intelligence agency that protects current...

usuli

noun

a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th centu...

ut.

noun

a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mor...

ut1

noun

the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich,...

utn

noun

a nongovernmental organization of Pakistani scientists that...

utug

noun

sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash

uub

noun

a radioactive transuranic element

uup

noun

a radioactive transuranic element

uuq

noun

a radioactive transuranic element

uut

noun

a radioactive transuranic element

uveal

adjective

of or relating to the uvea of the eye

ux.

noun

(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife

uxor

noun

(legal terminology) the Latin word for wife

uygur

noun

the script (derived from Aramaic) used to write the Uighur l...

uzbak

noun

a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring ar...

v.p.

noun

an executive officer ranking immediately below a president;...

va.

noun

a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13...

vacay

noun

informal term for vacation

valmy

noun

the French defeated the Austrian and Prussian troops in 1792...

vaned

adjective

(of an arrow) equipped with feathers

vanir

noun

(Norse mythology) group of ancient gods sometimes in conflic...

var.

noun

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ...

vaux

noun

United States landscape architect (born in England) who desi...

vayu

noun

Hindu wind god

vdu

noun

(British) British term for video display

veau

noun

meat from a calf

veps

noun

a Finnic language spoken by the Veps