| uh |
used to show hesitation or uncertainty, often unintentionally, as in collecting one's thoughts. |
| UHF |
abbreviation of "ultrahigh frequency," any radio frequency between three hundred and three thousand megahertz. |
| uh-huh |
used to indicate a positive or affirmative response, or to show that one is paying attention. |
| uh-uh |
used to indicate a negative response. |
| U-joint |
variant of universal joint. |
| UK |
abbreviation of "United Kingdom," a northwestern European country between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, comprising Great Britain and Northern Ireland; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usu. prec. by, "the"). |
| ukase |
in imperial Russia, a proclamation of the czar that was legally binding. [2 definitions] |
| Ukraine |
an East European country borderd by Poland, Russia, and the Black Sea; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. |
| Ukrainian |
of or pertaining to Ukraine or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| ukulele |
a small guitarlike musical instrument with four strings that was popularized in Hawaii. |
| ulcer |
an inflamed open sore on or in the body that is marked by death of tissue and the production of pus, esp. such a sore in the stomach or small intestine. [2 definitions] |
| ulcerate |
to develop an ulcer, as an infected wound. [2 definitions] |
| ulcerous |
characterized by or having an ulcer or ulcers. [2 definitions] |
| -ule |
small. |
| -ulent |
characterized by, esp. in quantity; full of; abounding in. |
| ulna |
the bone of the human forearm that is on the side opposite the thumb. [2 definitions] |
| -ulous |
tending to; characterized by. |
| Ulster |
(informal) Northern Ireland. [3 definitions] |
| ulterior |
beyond or excluded from what is openly admitted or shown, esp. when concealed for the purposes of deception. [3 definitions] |
| ultima |
the last syllable of a word. |
| ultimate |
last or farthest in a progression; final. [9 definitions] |