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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

unwritten
adjective based on custom rather than documentation; `an unwritten law`; `rites...so ancient that they well might have had their unwritten origins in Aurignacian times`- J.L.T.C.Spence

unwritten law
noun law based on customary behavior

unyielding
adjective resistant to physical force or pressure; `an unyielding head support`

up
adjective open; `the windows are up`

up here
over here adverb in a specified area or place; `you shouldn`t be up here`

up in the air
adjective very uncertain; `left everything up in the air`

up quark
noun a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron

up to
adjective busy or occupied with; `what have you been up to?`; `up to no good`

up to now
adverb prior to the present time; `no suspect has been found to date`

up-bow
noun an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow

up-country
adverb to or in the interior of a country or region; `they live upcountry`

up-tick
noun a small increase; `the up-tick in terrorist activity`

up-to-date
cutting-edge adjective in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; `wears only the latest style`; `the last thing in swimwear`; `cutting-edge technology`; `a with-it boutique`

up-to-the-minute
latest adjective up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date; `the news is up-to-the-minute`; `the very latest scientific discoveries`

up(a)
upward(a) adjective extending or moving toward a higher place; `the up staircase`; `a general upward movement of fish`

up(p)
adjective used up; `time is up`

Upanishad
noun a later sacred text of Hinduism of a mystical nature dealing with metaphysical questions; `the Vedanta philosophy developed from the pantheistic views of the Upanishads`

upbeat
offbeat noun an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

upbound
adjective heading in any direction that is conventionally up; `upbound shipping lanes`

upbraider
reprover noun someone who finds fault or imputes blame

upbringing
noun properties acquired during a person`s formative years

upcast
noun air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine

upcurved
adjective curving upward

update
noun news that updates your information

updating
noun the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something); `criminal records need regular updating`

updraft
noun a strong upward air current

upended
adjective turned up on end

upfield
adjective away from the defending teams` end of the playing field

upfront
adjective frank and honest; `he was upfront about his intentions`

upgrade
rise 1 rising slope noun the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises

upheaval
uplift noun (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the process of mountain building)

uphill
adverb upward on a hill or incline; `this street lay uphill`

upholder
maintainer noun someone who upholds or maintains; `firm upholders of tradition`; `they are sustainers of the idea of democracy`

upholsterer
noun a craftsman who upholsters furniture

upholstery
noun the craft of upholstering

upholstery material
noun the fabric used in upholstering

upholstery needle
noun any of several very heavy and sometimes curved sewing needles used by upholsterers

upland
adjective used of high or hilly country

upland cotton
Gossypium hirsutum noun native tropical American plant now cultivated in the United States yielding short-staple cotton

upland sandpiper
upland plover noun large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands

upland white aster
Aster ptarmicoides noun tufted rigid North American perennial with loose clusters of white flowers

uplift
noun a brassiere that lifts and supports the breasts

uplifted
adjective exalted emotionally especially with pride

uplifting
noun the rise of something; `the uplifting of the clouds revealed the blue of a summer sky`

uplink
noun a transmission from Earth to a spacecraft or the path of such a transmission

upmarket
adjective designed for consumers with high incomes; `he turned up in well-cut clothes...and upmarket felt hats`- New Yorker

upper
adjective higher in place or position; `the upper bunk`; `in the upper center of the picture`; `the upper stories`

upper berth
noun the higher of two berths

upper bound
noun (mathematics) a number equal to or greater than any other number in a given set

upper class
upper crust noun the class occupying the highest position in the social hierarchy

upper deck
noun a higher deck

Upper Egypt
noun one of the two main administrative districts of Egypt; extends south from Cairo to Sudan

upper hand
whip hand noun position of advantage and control

upper jaw
upper jawbone noun the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium

upper limit
noun the limit on the upper (or northernmost) side of something

upper mantle
noun the upper part of the mantle

Upper Paleolithic
noun the time period during which only modern Homo sapiens was known to have existed; ended about 10,000 years BC

Upper Peninsula
noun the peninsula between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan that forms the northwestern part of Michigan

upper respiratory tract
noun the nose and throat and trachea

upper respiratory infection
noun infection of the upper respiratory tract

upper surface
noun the side that is uppermost

upper-class
adjective occupying the highest socioeconomic position in a society

upper-lower-class
adjective occupying the upper part of the lower class

upper-middle-class
adjective occupying the upper part of the middle socioeconomic range in a society

uppercase
adjective relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor`s type case; `uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc`

uppercut
noun a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent`s chin)

uppermost
adverb in or into the highest position; `the blade turned uppermost`

uppityness
uppishness noun assumption of airs beyond one`s station

Uppsala
Upsala noun a city in east central Sweden north northwest of Stockholm

upraised
lifted adjective held up in the air; `stood with arms upraised`; `her upraised flag`

upright
unsloped adjective in a vertical position; not sloping; `an upright post`

upright
noun a vertical structural member as a post or stake; `the ball sailed between the uprights`

uprightly
adverb in an upright position

uprightness
noun righteousness as a consequence of being honorable and honest

upriver
upstream adverb toward the source or against the current

upscale
adjective appropriate for people with good incomes; `an upscale neighborhood`; `an upscale motel`

upset
adjective mildly physically distressed; `an upset stomach`

upset
turnover noun the act of upsetting something; `he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed`

upset price
noun (auction) the minimum price at which a seller of property will entertain bids

upset(a)
adjective used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win; `the Bills` upset victory over the Houston Oilers`

upsetter
noun an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor

upside down
adverb in an inverted manner; `the box was lying on the floor upside down`

upside-down cake
skillet cake noun batter baked atop a layer of sweetened fruit then turned upside down so fruit is on top

upsilon
noun the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet

upstage
adjective of the back half of a stage; `she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience`

upstager
noun a selfish actor who upstages the other actors

upstairs
upstair adjective on or of upper floors of a building; `the upstairs maid`; `an upstairs room`

upstairs
in the mind adverb with respect to the mind; `she`s a bit weak upstairs`

upstart
parvenu noun a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class

upstate
adverb in or toward the northern parts of a state; `he lives upstate New York`

upstream
adjective in the direction against a stream`s current

upstroke
noun a stroke normally made in an upward direction

uptake
noun a process of taking up or using up or consuming; `they developed paper napkins with a greater uptake of liquids`

uptick
noun a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction

uptime
noun a period of time when something (as a machine or factory) is functioning and available for use

upturn
noun an upward movement or trend as in business activity

Upupa
genus Upupa noun type genus of the Upupidae

Upupidae
family Upupidae noun hoopoes

upward
adjective directed up; `the cards were face upward`; `an upward stroke of the pen`

upwind
weather(a) adjective towards the side exposed to wind