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15 March 2004, 07:55 PM
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Word Definition uakari short-tailed, long-haired monkey uberous yielding an abundance of milk; abounding uberty fruitfulness; abundant productiveness ubication condition of being in a certain location ubiety location; state of being in a definite place ubique everywhere ubiquitarianism belief that Christ is everywhere ubity place or locality ucalegon neighbour whose house is on fire udal form of land tenure in Orkney and Shetland islands udometer instrument for measuring rainfall ufology study of alien spacecraft ughten morning twilight ukase edict; proclamation by an autocratic government ulatrophy atrophy of the gums ulcuscle a small ulcer uletic of or pertaining to the gums uliginous slimy; oozy; swampy; growing in swampy places ullage quantity by which vessel is under full capacity ullagone cry of lamentation; funeral lament ulmaceous of or like elms uloid like a scar ulosis formation of a scar ulotrichous having woolly hair ultimo of last month ultimogeniture inheritance by the last son ultion revenge; vengeance ultracrepidate to criticize beyond sphere of one’s knowledge ultradian of physiological cycles longer than an hour and shorter than a day ultrafidian going beyond faith ultrageous violently extreme ultraism holding extreme opinions on a subject ultramarine deep blue ultramicroscope instrument for viewing extremely small objects ultramontane south of the Alps; supporting the Pope ultroneous spontaneous; voluntary umbel mass of flowers springing from a single center umbelliferous bearing umbels umber brownish red umbilical of or pertaining to the navel; related on the mother's side umbiliciform shaped like a navel umbo central **** or boss of a shield umbraculiform shaped like an umbrella umbraculum umbrella or umbrella-like structure umbrage shade; foliage; offence umbratic shadowy; providing shade umbratilous shadowy; shaded; indoor; secluded umbriferous giving or bearing shade umbril visor on helmet to protect the eyes from light umbrose shade-giving; dusky unalist priest holding one benefice unaneled without extreme unction unasinous being equally stupid unberufen exclamation to avert ill luck following boasting unbosom to pour out; to tell freely uncate hooked uncial pertaining to an inch or an ounce unciform shaped like a hook unconsentaneous not in agreement unction anointing as right of consecration or healing; warmth of address unctuous slimy; oily; greasy; offensively suave and smug undate wavy undecennial happening every eleven years undeify to deprive of the nature of a god underbreath subdued voice; rumour underbridge bridge carrying a road or railway undercroft crypt or vault under a church undern light midday meal underwit inferior wit; half-wit undight to take off; to doff; to undo undine female water spirit undinism psychological obsession with urine and urination undulationism theory that light consists of waves uneath difficult; distressing; hard; scarce ungual of or bearing a claw, hoof, or talon unguentary of or relating to unguents; one who makes or sells unguents unguiculate clawed unguiform shaped like a claw unguinous oily; fatty unguligrade walking on hoofs unhouseled not having received the Eucharist shortly before death unicity uniqueness; oneness unifarious arranged in a single row or series unifilar having only one thread or wire unigeniture state or fact of being the only begotten unigenous of the same origin, kind or sort unipara woman having given birth only once uniparous producing only one offspring at birth unipotent powerful in one direction only unisonous in unison or agreement unition conjunction universalism belief in universal salvation univocal unmistakeable; unequivocal univocalic having only one vowel; written passage using only one vowel univoltine having one brood a year univorous living on only one host or source of food unleal unfaithful unreeve to withdraw a rope from an opening unseel to unsew the eyes of unsinew to take the strength from unstercorated not manured untimeous untimely untreasure to despoil unwithdrawing liberal; lavish unzymotic fabulous upaithric roofless; open to the sky upas poisonous or harmful institution or influence upbuilding development; edification upcast upward throw; material thrown up upher rough pole made of fir and used in scaffolding uprist rising; uprising upspeak to begin to speak upstay to sustain uranic of the palate uraniferous bearing uranium uraniscus roof of the mouth uranism male homosexuality uranography descriptive astronomy and mapping uranology study of the heavens; astronomy uranomancy divination by studying the heavens uranometry measurement of distances between heavenly bodies uranophobia fear of heaven uranoplasty plastic surgery on the hard palate uranoscopy star-watching urbacity excessive pride in one’s city urbanist expert in urban planning urbanology study of cities urbarial founded on a register of landed property urbicide destruction of a city urbicolous dwelling in cities urbiculture cultivation or development of urban life urceiform shaped like a pitcher urceolate shaped like a pitcher urceus single-handled jug or pitcher urdé pointed; having points urdee of a heraldic device, pointed or broken into parallel pointed projections ure use; custom uredo burning feeling in the skin urenology study of rust molds urent burning; stinging uresis urination urethroscope instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra uretic of or pertaining to urine urimancy divination by observing urine urinator diver uriniferous bearing urine urinometer instrument for measuring specific gravity of urine urkingdom taxonomic group of organisms larger than a kingdom urman swampy pine forest urogenous producing or produced in urine urolith small stone in the urinary tract urology study of urine; urinary tract uropoietic secreting or excreting urine uropygium rump of a bird urosthenic having a tail designed for propulsion ursal fur seal ursicide killing or killer of a bear ursiform having the shape or appearance of a bear ursine of or pertaining to bears urtext earliest version of a text; original unmodified version urticaceous of or pertaining to nettles urticant stinging; irritating urticate to sting; to flog with nettles usageaster self-appointed and conservative language usage expert usance habit; custom ushabti figurine of deceased person placed in Egyptian tomb usitative signifying a usual act ustion action of burning or searing ustulation burning; roasting usucaption acquisition of property by long usage and enjoyment usufruct the right to use and enjoy something usward toward us utile profitable; useful utilitarianism belief that utility of actions determines moral value utinam earnest wish or desire utraquist person speaking two or both of two languages utricide one who stabs an inflated skin vessel instead of killing someone utricle small cavity or sac utriculiform shaped like a small cavity or sac utriform shaped like a leather bottle or flask uvala irregular depression in a karst terrain uvelloid resembling a small cluster of grapes uvid moist; wet uxorial of or relating to a wife uxoricide killing of one's own wife uxorious excessively fond of one’s wife
15 March 2004, 08:07 PM
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Ungula - a part of a cylinder or cone that is cut off by a plane not parallel to its base (also used to describe a claw or hook)
Umbra - a region of complete shadow
what do I win?
Umbra - a region of complete shadow
what do I win?
