--- title: U — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 23 description: The 584 words of the English dictionary under U, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/23/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / U # U — The English dictionary · page 23 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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pragmatics") It is used mainly in «uric acid», a waste chemical made in the body and taken out in urine.[↗](../../uric/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Uric acid is a waste product made by the body.[↗](../../uric/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bird droppings are white because they contain uric acid.[↗](../../uric/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor tested the man's blood for uric acid.[↗](../../uric/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much uric acid can cause gout in the toes.[↗](../../uric/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Reptiles get rid of waste as uric acid to save water.[↗](../../uric/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The kidneys help remove uric acid from the blood.[↗](../../uric/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **urinal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A urinal is a kind of toilet on a wall, used by men and boys for weeing (urinating) while standing up, found in public and school toilets.[↗](../../urinal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A urinal can also be a bottle used in hospital for a patient to wee into.[↗](../../urinal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boys' toilets have three urinals and two cubicles.[↗](../../urinal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Remember to wash your hands after using the urinal.[↗](../../urinal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some urinals flush automatically.[↗](../../urinal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In hospital, the nurse gave Grandad a urinal so he didn't have to get up.[↗](../../urinal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Waterless urinals save water.[↗](../../urinal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **urinate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal or medical) To urinate means to pass urine (wee, pee) out of the body.[↗](../../urinate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is the polite, scientific word that doctors and science books use; in everyday talk children say "wee" (UK, Australia) or "pee" (USA).[↗](../../urinate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kidneys clean the blood and make urine, and we urinate to get rid of it.[↗](../../urinate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drinking lots of water makes you urinate more often.[↗](../../urinate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor asked if it hurt when he urinated.[↗](../../urinate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dogs urinate on lampposts to mark their area.[↗](../../urinate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The sign said "Do not urinate in the pool".[↗](../../urinate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Most people urinate about six or seven times a day.[↗](../../urinate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **urination** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, science, medicine) Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body.[↗](../../urination/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Urination removes waste water from the body.[↗](../../urination/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The kidneys make urine, and urination gets rid of it.[↗](../../urination/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Drinking lots of water leads to more frequent urination.[↗](../../urination/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor asked about any pain during urination.[↗](../../urination/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals use urination to mark their territory.[↗](../../urination/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Babies can't control urination yet, so they wear nappies.[↗](../../urination/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **urine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Urine is the yellow liquid waste that your body makes in the kidneys and passes out when you go to the toilet.[↗](../../urine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Your kidneys make urine.[↗](../../urine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Urine is stored in the bladder.[↗](../../urine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pale urine means you are drinking enough water.[↗](../../urine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor tested a urine sample.[↗](../../urine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Animals mark their land with urine.[↗](../../urine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink more water if your urine is dark.[↗](../../urine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **urn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died.[↗](../../urn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An urn is also a large metal container with a tap, used for making and serving tea or coffee.[↗](../../urn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandpa's ashes are in an urn on the shelf.[↗](../../urn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The church hall has a big tea urn.[↗](../../urn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ancient Greeks made beautiful urns.[↗](../../urn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful, the urn is hot.[↗](../../urn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The urn was filled with flowers.[↗](../../urn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We poured tea from the urn at the fair.[↗](../../urn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · When all was consumed the bones of Patroclus were carefully collected and inclosed in a golden urn.[↗](../../urn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **usa** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The USA (the United States of America) is a large country in North America made of 50 states, with Washington, D.C. as its capital.[↗](../../usa/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The USA has 50 states.[↗](../../usa/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Washington, D.C. is the capital of the USA.[↗](../../usa/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousins live in the USA.[↗](../../usa/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The USA is between Canada and Mexico.[↗](../../usa/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the USA people measure distance in miles.[↗](../../usa/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The flag of the USA has 50 stars.[↗](../../usa/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We flew from London to the USA.[↗](../../usa/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Alaska is the biggest state in the USA.[↗](../../usa/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **usable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Usable means able to be used, or in a good enough state to be used.[↗](../../usable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old bike is rusty but still usable.[↗](../../usable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Only half of the paper was usable after the spill.[↗](../../usable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We cleared the shed to make it usable again.[↗](../../usable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The garden has 20 square metres of usable space.[↗](../../usable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Is this pencil usable, or is it too short?[↗](../../usable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the storm, the road was not usable for cars.[↗](../../usable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **usage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Usage is the way words are used in a language, including what is right and normal.[↗](../../usage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Usage is how much of something is used: water usage, data usage.[↗](../../usage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Usage is the way something is used or treated.[↗](../../usage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The word "cool" has a new usage meaning great.[↗](../../usage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our electricity usage goes up in winter.[↗](../../usage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Check your phone's data usage.[↗](../../usage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This word is not in common usage any more.[↗](../../usage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The chart shows daily water usage.[↗](../../usage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rough usage broke the toy.[↗](../../usage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Usage notes in the dictionary help with grammar.[↗](../../usage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · If usage is 20 litres a day, a week's usage is 140 litres.[↗](../../usage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He deferred, however, to universal usage when he entitled his volume "Les Contes en prose de Charles Perrault."[↗](../../usage/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **use** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write.[↗](../../use/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* When you use paint, food or money, some of it is gone: use 2 eggs.[↗](../../use/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A use is a purpose or way something can be used: a brick has many uses.[↗](../../use/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* The use of something is the act of using it, or the right to use it.[↗](../../use/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «It's no use» means it will not help.[↗](../../use/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She uses 2 eggs for each cake.[↗](../../use/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He used 15 of his 40 stickers.[↗](../../use/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many cups does she use in a week?[↗](../../use/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They use 3 liters of water a day.[↗](../../use/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a ruler to draw a straight line.[↗](../../use/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Can I use your phone, please?[↗](../../use/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Reuse old jars to store buttons.[↗](../../use/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's no use crying about it.[↗](../../use/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Who’s been using my little fork?’[↗](../../use/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her; thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein; thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.[↗](../../use/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../use/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.[↗](../../use/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.20.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../use/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · With a בּ following after it, signifies: to make use of any thing.[↗](../../use/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../use/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that use their tongues and say: 'He saith.'[↗](../../use/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.23.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../use/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, every one that useth proverbs shall use this proverb against thee, saying: As the mother, so her daughter.[↗](../../use/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.16.44, JPS 1917)[↗](../../use/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Again shalt thou plant vineyards upon the mountains of Samaria; the planters shall plant, and shall have the use thereof.[↗](../../use/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.31.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../use/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **used** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Used is the past form of use: she used her pen.[↗](../../used/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used means not new, owned before by someone else: a used car.[↗](../../used/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «Used to» + verb tells about something that happened often in the past but not now.[↗](../../used/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I used to live in Ohio.[↗](../../used/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Be used to» means know something well so it is not strange.[↗](../../used/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I am used to the cold.[↗](../../used/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She used 6 of her 20 pencils.[↗](../../used/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A used bike costs 40 dollars.[↗](../../used/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He used to have 12 fish.[↗](../../used/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How much paint was used?[↗](../../used/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought used books at the fair.[↗](../../used/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I used to be scared of the dark.[↗](../../used/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She is used to getting up early.[↗](../../used/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Put used batteries in the special bin.[↗](../../used/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · You used to give me pictures."[↗](../../used/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it without the camp, afar off from the camp; and he called it The tent of meeting.[↗](../../used/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.33.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../used/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the fat of that which dieth of itself, and the fat of that which is torn of beasts, may be used for any other service; but ye shall in no wise eat of it.[↗](../../used/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.7.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../used/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And what man is there that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not used the fruit thereof? let him go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man use the fruit thereof.[↗](../../used/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.20.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../used/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Now the bands of the Moabites used to invade the land at the coming in of the year.[↗](../../used/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.13.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../used/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · A wild ass used to the wilderness, that snuffeth up the wind in her desire; her lust, who can hinder it?[↗](../../used/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.2.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../used/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And his father went down unto the woman; and Samson made there a feast; for so used the young men to do.[↗](../../used/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.14.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../used/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **useful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something useful helps you do something or is good for a purpose.[↗](../../useful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A useful person helps a lot.[↗](../../useful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A ruler is useful for drawing straight lines.[↗](../../useful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Thanks, that was really useful advice.[↗](../../useful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Worms are useful because they make soil healthy.[↗](../../useful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · It's useful to know your phone number by heart.[↗](../../useful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A torch is useful when the lights go out.[↗](../../useful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She made herself useful by setting the table.[↗](../../useful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Which tool would be most useful here?[↗](../../useful/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Could anything be more exciting or more useful?[↗](../../useful/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful.[↗](../../useful/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../useful/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **useless** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Not useful; not able to do its job.[↗](../../useless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "A broken umbrella is useless."[↗](../../useless/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Having no effect.[↗](../../useless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "It's useless to argue."[↗](../../useless/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Informally, very bad at something.[↗](../../useless/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "I'm useless at drawing."[↗](../../useless/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This pen is useless; it has no ink.[↗](../../useless/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A torch without batteries is useless.[↗](../../useless/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It's useless to shout; nobody can hear us.[↗](../../useless/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some numbers in the problem are useless for the answer.[↗](../../useless/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I felt useless when I could not help.[↗](../../useless/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't say you are useless at maths; just keep practising.[↗](../../useless/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Precautions are useless after the event.[↗](../../useless/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind; I am like a useless vessel.[↗](../../useless/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.31.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../useless/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **user** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who uses something, such as a computer, a phone, an app, a road or a library.[↗](../../user/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person who takes drugs or other harmful substances (drug user).[↗](../../user/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A person who uses other people for their own gain and gives nothing back.[↗](../../user/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Every user needs a password to log in.[↗](../../user/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Choose a user name that doesn't show your real name.[↗](../../user/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This app is very user-friendly.[↗](../../user/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cyclists and walkers are road users too.[↗](../../user/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The library has thousands of users each week.[↗](../../user/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The user guide explains how to set up the printer.[↗](../../user/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a user — help your friends back when they need it.[↗](../../user/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not assume that just because we believe a book is in the public domain for users in the United States, that the work is also in the public domain for users in other countries.[↗](../../user/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../user/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **useth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «useth» means «uses», a form of «use»: To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write.[↗](../../useth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, one that useth divination, a soothsayer, or an enchanter, or a sorcerer,[↗](../../useth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.18.10, JPS 1917) **usher** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An usher is a person who shows people to their seats or into a room, especially in a hall or a palace.[↗](../../usher/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To usher someone is to lead or show them politely into a place.[↗](../../usher/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Here likewise the ushers abandoned their posts.[↗](../../usher/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If he was dumbfounded, the merchant, who was ushered into his presence soon after sunrise, was much more so.[↗](../../usher/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **usual** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Usual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time.[↗](../../usual/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As usual means in the same way as always.[↗](../../usual/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I will meet you at the usual place.[↗](../../usual/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · As usual, Tom was late.[↗](../../usual/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is colder than usual today.[↗](../../usual/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We had the usual cereal for breakfast.[↗](../../usual/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop is closed earlier than usual.[↗](../../usual/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is it usual for owls to fly in the daytime?[↗](../../usual/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") No, it is unusual.[↗](../../usual/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lunch is at the usual time.[↗](../../usual/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · She smiled, as usual.[↗](../../usual/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Do not forget your usual good custom.[↗](../../usual/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Adun or Adon, or Adonai, ADNI, are commonly translated L(?yi; Eliun, OLIUN, is the more usual form of " the most high one."[↗](../../usual/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../usual/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels.[↗](../../usual/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../usual/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **usually** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In most cases; most of the time.[↗](../../usually/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "I usually walk to school."[↗](../../usually/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As normally happens.[↗](../../usually/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The shop is usually open."[↗](../../usually/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I usually go to bed at eight.[↗](../../usually/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats usually sleep a lot.[↗](../../usually/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It usually snows in winter here.[↗](../../usually/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus is usually on time.[↗](../../usually/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We usually have pizza on Fridays.[↗](../../usually/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dogs usually wag their tails when happy.[↗](../../usually/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She is usually the first to answer.[↗](../../usually/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It usually takes ten minutes to walk.[↗](../../usually/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In his absence things are usually quiet on the island.[↗](../../usually/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Body ; the word is GUP, usually applied to the animal material body, but here means '' one whole."[↗](../../usually/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../usually/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot.[↗](../../usually/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../usually/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Although Resh is usually thought to belong to the letters which cannot normally receive a dagesh, this was apparently not the case for these traditions.[↗](../../usually/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../usually/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") 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