--- title: U — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 6 description: The 555 words of the school 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/school/U/page/6/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / U # U — The school dictionary · page 6 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/5/) **6** - [uproar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uproar/) — Uproar is a lot of loud, confused noise and excitement from many people. — 9 sentences - [uproariously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uproariously/) — Uproariously means very loudly and noisily, with wild laughter. — 3 sentences - [uproot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uproot/) — To uproot is to pull a plant or tree out of the ground with its roots. — 10 sentences - [upset](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upset/) — Upset means unhappy, worried or hurt because something bad happened. — 14 sentences - [upsetting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upsetting/) — Upsetting means making you feel sad, worried or unhappy. — 10 sentences - [upside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upside/) — "Upside down" means with the top at the bottom and the bottom at the top. — 11 sentences - [upstairs](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstairs/) — On or to a higher floor of a building. — 12 sentences - [upstream](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upstream/) — Upstream means towards the source of a river or stream, against the way the water flows. — 10 sentences - [upthrust](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upthrust/) — The upward push that a liquid or gas gives to an object placed in it; it is why things float or feel lighter in water. — 9 sentences - [upturned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upturned/) — Upturned means turned upside down: an upturned boat or bucket. — 9 sentences - [upward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upward/) — Upward means going up, towards a higher place. — 13 sentences - [upwind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/upwind/) — Upwind means in the direction the wind is coming from, against the wind. — 8 sentences - [uranium](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uranium/) — Uranium is a heavy, silvery, radioactive metal found in rocks, a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. — 9 sentences - [urban](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urban/) — To do with towns and cities, not the countryside. — 7 sentences - [urchin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urchin/) — An urchin (sea urchin) is a small, round sea animal with a hard shell covered in sharp spines, which lives on the sea floor and rock pools. — 11 sentences - [urdu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urdu/) — A language spoken mainly in Pakistan and India, written with an Arabic-style script from right to left. — 8 sentences - [urge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urge/) — To urge someone to do something is to try hard to persuade them, or to tell them strongly that they should. — 11 sentences - [urgency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgency/) — Urgency is the need to act quickly because something is important. — 8 sentences - [urgent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgent/) — Urgent means very important and needing to be done or dealt with straight away. — 11 sentences - [urgently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urgently/) — Urgently means very quickly, because something is important and must be done right now: «We need help urgently.». — 8 sentences - [uriah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uriah/) — Uriah the Hittite was a loyal soldier in King David's army; David took Uriah's wife Bathsheba and had Uriah sent to the front of the battl… — 9 sentences - [uric](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uric/) — Uric means to do with urine (wee). It is used mainly in «uric acid», a waste chemical made in the body and taken out in urine. — 8 sentences - [urinal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinal/) — 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. — 7 sentences - [urinate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urinate/) — To urinate means to pass urine (wee, pee) out of the body. — 8 sentences - [urination](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urination/) — Urination is the act of passing urine (wee) out of the body. — 7 sentences - [urine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urine/) — Urine is the yellow liquid waste that your body makes in the kidneys and passes out when you go to the toilet. — 7 sentences - [urn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/urn/) — An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died. — 9 sentences - [usa](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usa/) — 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. — 9 sentences - [usable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usable/) — Usable means able to be used, or in a good enough state to be used. — 7 sentences - [usage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usage/) — Usage is the way words are used in a language, including what is right and normal. — 12 sentences - [use](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/use/) — To use something is to do something with it for a job or purpose: use a pencil to write. — 14 sentences - [used](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/used/) — Used is the past form of use: she used her pen. — 15 sentences - [useful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useful/) — Something useful helps you do something or is good for a purpose. — 10 sentences - [useless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/useless/) — Not useful; not able to do its job. — 13 sentences - [user](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/user/) — A person who uses something, such as a computer, a phone, an app, a road or a library. — 10 sentences - [usher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usher/) — An usher is a person who shows people to their seats or into a room, especially in a hall or a palace. — 4 sentences - [usual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usual/) — Usual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time. — 12 sentences - [usually](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usually/) — In most cases; most of the time. — 13 sentences - [usurp](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usurp/) — To usurp is to take a throne or power by force, without the right to it. — 3 sentences - [usurper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/usurper/) — A usurper is a person who takes a throne or power by force, without the right to it. — 3 sentences - [utahraptor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utahraptor/) — 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. — 7 sentences - [utc](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utc/) — UTC stands for Coordinated Universal Time, the main world time standard that clocks and computers use; time zones are given as UTC plus or… — 11 sentences - [ute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/ute/) — A small truck or car with an open back for carrying things; short for «utility vehicle». — 8 sentences - [utensil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utensil/) — A utensil is a tool or object used in the kitchen or for eating, such as a spoon, fork, whisk or spatula. — 9 sentences - [utilisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilisation/) — Utilisation is the act of using something, especially making practical or good use of it. — 7 sentences - [utilised](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilised/) — Used, especially used in a useful or practical way: the space was utilised for storage. — 9 sentences - [utility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utility/) — A utility is a service like water, gas or electricity that people need in their homes. — 10 sentences - [utilize](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utilize/) — To utilize something is to make use of it for a useful purpose. (British spelling: utilise). — 3 sentences - [utmost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utmost/) — Utmost means greatest or most extreme, as much as possible: «of the utmost importance». — 10 sentences - [utter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utter/) — To say something or make a sound with your voice. — 9 sentences - [utterance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utterance/) — An utterance is something that someone says: a word, a phrase or a sentence spoken aloud. — 9 sentences - [uttered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uttered/) — Said something out loud or made a sound with the voice. — 8 sentences - [utterly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/utterly/) — Utterly means completely and totally, with nothing left out. — 3 sentences - [uttermost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uttermost/) — Uttermost means furthest, the very greatest or the farthest possible; it is used in "the uttermost parts", meaning the farthest or deepest… — 2 sentences - [uv](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/uv/) — UV stands for ultraviolet, a kind of light from the Sun that our eyes cannot see. — 12 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/page/5/) **6**