| urbane |
refined in manner; polished; elegant. |
| urbanism |
the culture or way of life of city dwellers. |
| urbanite |
one who lives in a city. |
| urbanity |
refined politeness; elegant courtesy. [2 definitions] |
| urbanize |
to make urban, as an area or locale. |
| urbanology |
the study of the social problems of cities. |
| urban renewal |
the renewing of deteriorating parts of a town or city, by renovation or new construction. |
| urban spadeleaf |
a small creeping plant used in herbal medicine; Centella. |
| urban sprawl |
spreading of the urban structure into adjoining suburbs and rural areas. |
| urchin |
a small child, esp. a poor, mischievous, or dirty boy. [2 definitions] |
| Urdu |
the official literary language of Pakistan, written with Persian-Arabic characters, and widely used by Muslims in India. |
| -ure |
act or process. [3 definitions] |
| urea |
a soluble nitrogen compound found in the urine of mammals, and synthesized from carbon dioxide and ammonia for use in fertilizers, animal feeds, and other products. |
| uremia |
a toxic condition resulting from the retaining in the blood of wastes that normally are evacuated in urine. |
| ureter |
a narrow duct through which urine moves from the kidney to the bladder or cloaca. |
| urethra |
a duct that carries urine outside the body from the bladder and that, in a male mammal, conducts the semen. |
| urethroscope |
a medical instrument for observing the interior of the urethra. |
| urge |
to push or drive forward or onward. [8 definitions] |
| urgency |
the state of being urgent; pressing necessity or importance. [2 definitions] |
| urgent |
requiring immediate action or attention; pressing. [3 definitions] |
| -urgy |
the science, technique, or process of working with (such) a material or tool. |