--- title: U — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 24 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/24/) [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 24 [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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[R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/23/) **24** **usurp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To usurp is to take a throne or power by force, without the right to it.[↗](../../usurp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He is then killed by his insidious adviser, who usurps his throne.[↗](../../usurp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He set out to demand the kingdom which his uncle had so unjustly usurped.[↗](../../usurp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **usurper** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A usurper is a person who takes a throne or power by force, without the right to it.[↗](../../usurper/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Their rage with the usurper was great, however, in proportion to his crime.[↗](../../usurper/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The people hated the usurper who had seized the throne.[↗](../../usurper/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **ut** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* the first note of the old musical scale, now usually called "do"; it also appears as a Latin word meaning "so that" or "as".[↗](../../ut/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **utahraptor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large meat-eating dinosaur with a big curved claw on each foot, which lived about 125 million years ago in what is now Utah, USA.[↗](../../utahraptor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Utahraptor was named after the state of Utah.[↗](../../utahraptor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A utahraptor had a huge claw on each foot.[↗](../../utahraptor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists think utahraptors had feathers.[↗](../../utahraptor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The utahraptor was much bigger than a velociraptor.[↗](../../utahraptor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw a utahraptor skeleton at the museum.[↗](../../utahraptor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Utahraptor lived in the Early Cretaceous period.[↗](../../utahraptor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **utc** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time, the main world time standard that clocks and computers use; time zones are given as UTC plus or minus some hours.[↗](../../utc/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In winter UTC is the same as the time in London (Greenwich Mean Time, GMT).[↗](../../utc/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK) A UTC is also a University Technical College, a kind of school for pupils aged 14 to 19 focusing on science and engineering.[↗](../../utc/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* New York is five hours behind UTC in winter.[↗](../../utc/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sydney is ahead of UTC.[↗](../../utc/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Pilots always use UTC so there is no mix-up.[↗](../../utc/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rocket launch time was given in UTC.[↗](../../utc/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If it is noon UTC and you live in UTC+2, it is two o'clock where you are.[↗](../../utc/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My computer shows the time zone as UTC+1.[↗](../../utc/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In winter, London time is the same as UTC.[↗](../../utc/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother goes to a UTC to study engineering.[↗](../../utc/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ute** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Australia, NZ) A small truck or car with an open back for carrying things; short for «utility vehicle».[↗](../../ute/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US, informal) Sometimes short for a sport utility vehicle (SUV), but this is rare.[↗](../../ute/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad threw the tools in the back of the ute.[↗](../../ute/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The farmer's dog rode in the ute to the paddock.[↗](../../ute/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We hired a ute to move the old sofa.[↗](../../ute/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle's ute is covered in red dust.[↗](../../ute/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ute can carry 1 tonne, so 4 crates of 300 kilograms are too much.[↗](../../ute/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A shiny new ute was parked outside the pub.[↗](../../ute/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **utensil** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A utensil is a tool or object used in the kitchen or for eating, such as a spoon, fork, whisk or spatula.[↗](../../utensil/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A utensil can also be any useful tool for a job in the house.[↗](../../utensil/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A whisk is a kitchen utensil.[↗](../../utensil/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash all utensils after cooking.[↗](../../utensil/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the USA, people call knives and forks «utensils».[↗](../../utensil/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Archaeologists found Roman cooking utensils.[↗](../../utensil/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hang the utensils on the hooks above the cooker.[↗](../../utensil/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a wooden utensil so you don't scratch the pan.[↗](../../utensil/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Here's a cooking utensil with a tin handle."[↗](../../utensil/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **utilisation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Utilisation is the act of using something, especially making practical or good use of it.[↗](../../utilisation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The utilisation of solar energy is growing.[↗](../../utilisation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The report looked at the utilisation of school space.[↗](../../utilisation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Good utilisation of time helps you finish the test.[↗](../../utilisation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Plants show efficient utilisation of sunlight.[↗](../../utilisation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The utilisation of the new library has doubled.[↗](../../utilisation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Better utilisation of water helps farms in dry years.[↗](../../utilisation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **utilised** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Used, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage.[↗](../../utilised/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Put to work so that nothing is wasted: all the leftover wood was utilised.[↗](../../utilised/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The empty classroom was utilised as a library.[↗](../../utilised/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Of the 40 seats, 32 were utilised during the event.[↗](../../utilised/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) Ascertain what fraction of the budget was utilised.[↗](../../utilised/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · All the scraps of paper were utilised for the art project.[↗](../../utilised/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The new playground is not being fully utilised.[↗](../../utilised/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Solar panels utilised the sunshine to heat the water.[↗](../../utilised/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We just used the old box, though the teacher said we "utilised" it.[↗](../../utilised/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **utility** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A utility is a service like water, gas or electricity that people need in their homes.[↗](../../utility/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Utility means usefulness (formal).[↗](../../utility/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* As an adjective, utility describes something practical and useful: a utility room.[↗](../../utility/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum pays the utility bills each month.[↗](../../utility/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The washing machine is in the utility room.[↗](../../utility/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The tool has great utility.[↗](../../utility/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Utilities include gas, water and electricity.[↗](../../utility/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The company runs the local utilities.[↗](../../utility/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A sport utility vehicle is a big car.[↗](../../utility/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Utility is most men's test of worth.[↗](../../utility/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **utilize** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To utilize something is to make use of it for a useful purpose.[↗](../../utilize/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") (British spelling: utilise).[↗](../../utilize/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Aristaeus was supposed to have taught mankind how to catch bees, and to utilize honey and wax.[↗](../../utilize/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **utilized** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* used something for a purpose; made use of it.[↗](../../utilized/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The root ספ״ר is also utilized to coin the novel metaphysical term סְפִירוֹת Sefirot, on which see SY 1:2 below.[↗](../../utilized/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../utilized/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **utmost** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Utmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance».[↗](../../utmost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun) Your utmost is the most you can do: «do your utmost».[↗](../../utmost/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old use) Utmost can mean farthest or most distant: «the utmost ends of the earth».[↗](../../utmost/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Handle the eggs with the utmost care.[↗](../../utmost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Safety is of the utmost importance.[↗](../../utmost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She did her utmost to win the race.[↗](../../utmost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The secret must be kept with the utmost care.[↗](../../utmost/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He tried his utmost but still missed the bus.[↗](../../utmost/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers sailed to the utmost ends of the earth.[↗](../../utmost/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I did my utmost to wake him, but in vain."[↗](../../utmost/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And it came to pass in the morning that Balak took Balaam, and brought him up into Bamoth-baal, and he saw from thence the utmost part of the people.[↗](../../utmost/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.22.41, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utmost/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And when Balak heard that Balaam was come, he went out to meet him unto Ir-moab, which is on the border of Arnon, which is in the utmost part of the border.[↗](../../utmost/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.22.36, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utmost/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I hate them with utmost hatred; I count them mine enemies.[↗](../../utmost/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.139.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utmost/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **utter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (verb) To say something or make a sound with your voice.[↗](../../utter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Complete; total: utter silence, utter nonsense.[↗](../../utter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was so shocked he could not utter a word.[↗](../../utter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The room fell into utter silence.[↗](../../utter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What you said is utter nonsense\![↗](../../utter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby uttered a tiny squeak.[↗](../../utter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My bedroom is an utter mess.[↗](../../utter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't utter a sound while the deer are near.[↗](../../utter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The King could not utter a word for several minutes.[↗](../../utter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt not utter a false report; put not thy hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.[↗](../../utter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When a man shall clearly utter a vow of persons unto the LORD, according to thy valuation, (Torah LEV.27.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them: When either man or woman shall clearly utter a vow, the vow of a Nazirite, to consecrate himself unto the LORD, (Torah NUM.6.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utter/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Let my lips utter praise: because Thou teachest me Thy statutes.[↗](../../utter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.171, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit; (Writings JOB.27.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utter/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thine eyes shall behold strange things, and thy heart shall utter confused things.[↗](../../utter/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.23.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utter/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **utterance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) An utterance is something that someone says: a word, a phrase or a sentence spoken aloud.[↗](../../utterance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Utterance is the act of saying something aloud: give utterance to your feelings.[↗](../../utterance/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The baby's first utterance was «Mama».[↗](../../utterance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Every utterance in the play was written down.[↗](../../utterance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Linguists record people's utterances to study language.[↗](../../utterance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His only utterance was a quiet «thank you».[↗](../../utterance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She gave utterance to her anger.[↗](../../utterance/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Each line in the conversation is one utterance.[↗](../../utterance/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Savannah negro here gave utterance to a loud, contemptuous laugh, and began to fumble somewhat ostentatiously with a big brass watch-chain.[↗](../../utterance/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And if she be married to a husband, while her vows are upon her, or the clear utterance of her lips, wherewith she hath bound her soul; (Torah NUM.30.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterance/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Yea, there is none that declareth, yea, there is none that announceth, yea, there is none that heareth your utterances.[↗](../../utterance/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.41.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterance/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **uttered** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Said something out loud or made a sound with the voice.[↗](../../uttered/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old man uttered a sigh and sat down.[↗](../../uttered/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Not a word was uttered during the test.[↗](../../uttered/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She uttered a scream when she saw the spider.[↗](../../uttered/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The parrot uttered its first word: «Hello».[↗](../../uttered/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He uttered a quiet «thank you».[↗](../../uttered/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The name was never uttered in that house again.[↗](../../uttered/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Jack uttered a cry of surprise.[↗](../../uttered/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And when thou preparest a bullock for a burnt-offering, or for a sacrifice, in fulfilment of a vow clearly uttered, or for peace-offerings unto the LORD; (Torah NUM.15.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttered/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds.[↗](../../uttered/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../uttered/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · With whose help hast thou uttered words?[↗](../../uttered/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.26.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttered/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Nations were in tumult, kingdoms were moved; He uttered His voice, the earth melted.[↗](../../uttered/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.46.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttered/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in distress.[↗](../../uttered/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.66.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttered/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **utterly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Utterly means completely and totally, with nothing left out.[↗](../../utterly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* "Oh, Frost, it's awfully cold! we're utterly perished!"[↗](../../utterly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · By the morning they were utterly burnt to cinders.[↗](../../utterly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.[↗](../../utterly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.[↗](../../utterly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.22.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And we utterly destroyed them, as we did unto Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying every city, the men, and the women, and the little ones.[↗](../../utterly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.3.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And the idols shall utterly pass away.[↗](../../utterly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.2.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I will observe Thy statutes; O forsake me not utterly.[↗](../../utterly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Shall it not utterly wither, when the east wind toucheth it?[↗](../../utterly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.17.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../utterly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **uttermost** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old use) Uttermost means furthest, the very greatest or the farthest possible; it is used in "the uttermost parts", meaning the farthest or deepest places.[↗](../../uttermost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* God was with him, and he carried home in his heart, even "in the uttermost parts of the sea."[↗](../../uttermost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · If any of thine that are dispersed be in the uttermost parts of heaven, from thence will the LORD thy God gather thee, and from thence will He fetch thee.[↗](../../uttermost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.30.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttermost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · and when we cried unto the LORD, He heard our voice, and sent an angel, and brought us forth out of Egypt; and, behold, we are in Kadesh, a city in the uttermost of thy border.[↗](../../uttermost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.20.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttermost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Thy word is tried to the uttermost, and Thy servant loveth it.[↗](../../uttermost/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.119.140, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttermost/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet thou shalt be brought down to the nether-world, to the uttermost parts of the pit.[↗](../../uttermost/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.14.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttermost/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; (Writings PSA.139.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../uttermost/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **uv** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* UV stands for ultraviolet, a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see.[↗](../../uv/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* UV rays can burn skin and hurt eyes.[↗](../../uv/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The UV index is a number that tells how strong the Sun's UV is on a given day.[↗](../../uv/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In old dialect spelling, "uv" is a way of writing "of".[↗](../../uv/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* UV rays from the Sun can burn your skin.[↗](../../uv/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The UV index is high today, so wear a hat.[↗](../../uv/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunglasses with UV protection keep your eyes safe.[↗](../../uv/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You can't see UV light, but it's there.[↗](../../uv/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · UV can burn you even on a cloudy day.[↗](../../uv/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Sunscreen blocks UV rays.[↗](../../uv/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The UV is strongest at midday.[↗](../../uv/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some insects, like bees, can see UV light.[↗](../../uv/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **uvular** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* made with the back of the tongue near the little hanging piece of flesh at the back of the mouth, the uvula.[↗](../../uvular/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/23/) **24** - ← previous: [page 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/page/23/) - next →: [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)