| 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. |
| utter2 |
total or complete in degree or extent; absolute; unqualified. |
| utterance |
something spoken, cried out, or otherwise vocally expressed. [3 definitions] |
| utterly |
to a complete or total extent or degree; absolutely. |
| uttermost |
utmost. |
| U-turn |
a smooth, continuous turn by a vehicle involving a change in direction of 180 degrees. |
| UV |
abbreviation of "ultraviolet." |
| uvula |
the small projection of soft flesh that hangs from the soft palate above the back of the tongue. |
| uvular |
of or relating to the uvula. [3 definitions] |
| uxorial |
of, pertaining to, or befitting a wife. |
| uxorious |
excessively or foolishly devoted to one's wife, and often thereby submissive to her. |
| Uzbek |
of or pertaining to Uzbekistan or its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| Uzbekistan |
a Central Asian country bordered by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and the Aral Sea; formerly a republic of the Soviet Union. |
| V1 |
symbol of the chemical element vanadium. |