| usurpation |
the unlawful or violent seizure of royal power. [2 definitions] |
| usury |
the act or practice of lending money at excessive or illegal interest rates. [2 definitions] |
| UT |
abbreviation of "Utah," a western U.S. state between Nevada and Colorado. |
| Utah |
a western U.S. state between Nevada and Colorado. (abbr.: UT) |
| Ute |
one of an American Indian people now mainly residing in Utah and Colorado. [2 definitions] |
| utensil |
a device, instrument, or container, esp. one used in a kitchen. |
| uterine |
of or relating to the uterus. [2 definitions] |
| uterus |
the muscular organ of a female mammal in which the fertilized ovum is held and develops before birth; womb. [2 definitions] |
| utilitarian |
of, concerning, or aiming at usefulness. [4 definitions] |
| utilitarianism |
the nineteenth-century ethical doctrine that usefulness is the greatest good and that human action should tend to produce the greatest good or happiness for the greatest number of people. |
| utility |
the quality or condition of being useful; usefulness. [5 definitions] |
| utility room |
a room used for storing various appliances and equipment, as for the upkeep of a home or business establishment. |
| utilization |
the putting into use of something. |
| utilize |
to put to a particular use; use. |
| utmost |
of the highest or greatest degree, amount, intensity, or the like; greatest. [3 definitions] |
| Uto-Aztecan |
a family of North and Central American languages, including Hopi, Nahuatl, Shoshone, and Ute. [2 definitions] |
| utopia |
(often cap.) an imagined or proposed place or society that is ideal, esp. in its laws, ethics, and treatment of humanity. |
| utopian |
of or pertaining to a desirable but impractical perfection in political and social life, or characterizing one who imagines or proposes such a perfection. [3 definitions] |
| utopianism |
a utopian's ideas of social and political perfection. |
| utricle |
the larger of two saclike cavities in the inner ear, useful in the maintenance of bodily equilibrium. [2 definitions] |
| utter1 |
to give forth (a sound or words) vocally. |