U U (ū), the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long oo , as in tool , and short oo , as in wood , answering to the French ou in tour . Etymologically U is most closely related to o , y (vowel), w , and v ; as in two , d u et, d y ad, t w ice; t o p, t u ft; s o p, s u p; a u spice, a v iary. See V, also O and Y. See Guide to Pronunciation , §§ 130-144.
U-shaped U"-shaped` adjective Having the form of the letter U ; specif.
(Physics Geology) ,
of valleys, resembling a broad U in cross profile.
Uakari Ua·ka"ri noun (Zoology) Same as Ouakari .
Uberous U"ber·ous adjective [ Latin
uber .]
Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [ Obsolete]
Sir T. Herbert.
Uberty U"ber·ty noun [ Latin
ubertas .]
Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty. [ Obsolete]
Florio.
Ubication, Ubiety U`bi·ca"tion, U·bi"e·ty noun [ New Latin
ubicatio ,
ubietas , from Latin
ubi where.]
The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness. [ R.]
Glanvill.
Ubiquarian U`bi·qua"ri·an adjective Ubiquitous. [ R.]
Ubiquist, Ubiquitarian U"bi·quist, U·biq`ui·ta"ri·an noun [ Latin
ubique everywhere: confer French
ubiquiste ,
ubiquitaire . See
Ubiquity .]
(Eccl. Hist.) One of a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body of Christ is present everywhere, and especially in the eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence. Called also ubiquitist , and ubiquitary .
Ubiquitariness U·biq"ui·ta·ri·ness noun Quality or state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous. [ R.]
Fuller.
Ubiquitary U·biq"ui·ta·ry adjective [ Latin
ubique everywhere. See
Ubiquitarian .]
Ubiquitous. Howell.
Ubiquitary U·biq"ui·ta·ry noun ;
plural Ubiquitaries 1. One who exists everywhere. B. Jonson. 2. (Eccl. Hist.) A ubiquist. Bp. Hall.
Ubiquitist U·biq"ui·tist noun Same as Ubiquist .
Ubiquitous U·biq"ui·tous adjective [ See
Ubiquity .]
Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresent. --
U*biq"ui*tous*ly ,
adverb In this sense is he ubiquitous .
R. D. Hitchcock.
Ubiquity U·biq"ui·ty noun [ Latin
ubique everywhere, from
ubi where, perhaps for
cubi ,
quobi (cf.
alicubi anywhere), and if so akin to English
who : confer French
ubiquité .]
1. Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence. The arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the wide spaces to be traversed and the ubiquity of the enemy.
C. Merivale. 2. (Theol.) The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that Christ's glorified body is omnipresent.
Uchees U"chees noun plural (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation.
Uckewallist Uck`e·wal"list noun (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis , a native of Friesland. Eadie.
Udal U"dal (ū"d
a l)
noun [ Icelandic
ōðal allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Swedish
odal allodial, Danish
odel .]
In Shetland and Orkney, a freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right.
Udal U"dal adjective Allodial; -- a term used in Finland, Shetland, and Orkney. See Allodial . Burrill.
Udal U"dal noun & adjective U"dal*born` U"dal*er
Udaler, Udalman U"dal·er, U"dal·man noun In the Shetland and Orkney Islands, one who holds property by udal, or allodial, right. Sir W. Scott.
Udder Ud"der noun [ Middle English
uddir , Anglo-Saxon
ūder ; akin to Dutch
uijer , German
euter , Old High German
ūtar ,
ūtiro , Icelandic
jūgr , Swedish
jufver ,
jur , Danish
yver , Latin
uber , Greek
o"y^qar , Sanskrit
ūdhar . √216. Confer
Exuberant .]
1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma . A lioness, with udders all drawn dry.
Shak. 2. One of the breasts of a woman. [ R.]
Yon Juno of majestic size,
With cowlike udders , and with oxlike eyes.
Pope.
Uddered Ud"dered adjective Having an udder or udders.
Udderless Ud"der·less adjective 1. Destitute or deprived of an udder. 2. Hence, without mother's milk; motherless; as, udderless lambs. [ Poetic]
Keats.
Udometer U·dom"e·ter noun [ Latin
udus wet, moist +
-meter .]
(Meteor.) A rain gauge.
Ugh Ugh (o)
interj. An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder.
Uglesome Ug"le·some (ŭg"'l*sŭm)
adjective [ √3. See
Ugly .]
Ugly. [ Obsolete] "Such an
uglesome countenance."
Latimer.
Uglify Ug"li·fy transitive verb [
Ugly +
- fy .]
To disfigure; to make ugly. [ R.]
Mad. D'Arblay.
Uglily Ug"li·ly adverb In an ugly manner; with deformity.
Ugliness Ug"li·ness noun The quality or state of being ugly.
Ugly Ug"ly adjective [
Compar. Uglier ;
superl. Ugliest .] [ Icelandic
uggligr fearful, dreadful;
uggr fear (akin to
ugga to fear) +
-ligr (akin to English
-ly ,
like ). ....... Confer
Awe .]
1. Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed. The ugly view of his deformed crimes.
Spenser. Like the toad, ugly and venomous.
Shak. O, I have passed a miserable night,
So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams.
Shak. 2. Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly temper; to feel ugly . [ Colloq. U. S.]
3. Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss; as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer. [ Colloq.]
Ugly Ug"ly noun A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. [ Colloq. Eng.]
C. Kingsley.
Ugly Ug"ly transitive verb To make ugly. [ R.]
Richardson.
Ugrian U"gri·an noun plural (Ethnol.) A Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns. [ Written also
Uigrian .]
Ugsome Ug"some adjective [ ....... See
Ugly .]
Ugly; offensive; loathsome. [ Obsolete] --
Ug"some*ness ,
noun [ Obsolete] "The horror and
ugsomeness of death."
Latimer.
Uhlan Uh"lan noun [ German
uhlan , Pol.
ulan ,
hulan , from Turk.
oglān a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [ Written also
ulan , and formerly
hulan .]
1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars. 2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin, first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed chiefly as skirmishers.
Uintatherium U·in`ta·the"ri·um noun [ New Latin , from
Uinta , the Indian name of the region where the animals were discovered + Greek
qhri`on beast.]
(Paleon.) An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See Dinoceras .
Uitlander Uit"land`er noun [ Dutch Confer
Outlander .]
A foreigner; an outlander. [ South Africa]
Ukase U·kase" noun [ French, from Russian
ukas' ; prefix
u- +
kazate to show, to say.]
In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law.
Ulan U"lan noun See Uhlan .
Ularburong U·lar"bu·rong noun [ From the native Malay name.]
(Zoology) A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake ( Dipsas dendrophila ). It is not venomous.
Ulcer Ul"cer noun [ French
ulcère , Latin
ulcus , gen.
ulceris , akin to Greek ....]
1. (Medicine) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess , which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues. 2. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open sore; a vice in character. Cold ulcer (Medicine) ,
an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold.
Ulcer Ul"cer transitive verb To ulcerate. [ R.]
Fuller.
Ulcerable Ul"cer·a·ble adjective Capable of ulcerating.
Ulcerate Ul"cer·ate intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ulcerated ;
present participle & verbal noun Ulcerating .] [ Latin
ulceratus , past participle of
ulcerare , from
ulcus ulcer.]
To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.
Ulcerate Ul"cer·ate transitive verb To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers. Harvey.
Ulcerated Ul"cer·a`ted adjective Affected with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an ulcerated sore throat.
Ulceration Ul`cer·a"tion noun [ Latin
ulceratio : confer French
ulcération .]
(Medicine) The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.
Ulcerative Ul"cer·a·tive adjective Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.
Ulcered Ul"cered adjective Ulcerous; ulcerated.
Ulcerous Ul"cer·ous adjective [ Latin
ulcerous : confer French
ulcéreux .]
1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. R. Browning. 2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated. It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.
Shak. --
Ul"cer*ous*ly ,
adverb --
Ul"cer*ous*ness ,
noun
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