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

utopian
Utopian adjective of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; `a Utopian novel`

utopian socialism
noun socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice

Utopianism
noun the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes of social perfection

Utrecht
noun a city in the central Netherlands

utricle
utriculus noun a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open

Utricularia
genus Utricularia noun bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution

Utrillo
Maurice Utrillo noun French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955)

Uttar Pradesh
noun a state in northern India

utter
let out 2 let loose verb express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); `She let out a big heavy sigh`; `He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand`

utterance
noun the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication

utterness
noun the quality of being complete or utter or extreme; `the starkness of his contrast between justice and fairness was open to many objections`

Utu
Utug noun sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash

uvea
noun the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid

uveal
uveous adjective of or relating to the uvea of the eye

uveitis
noun inflammation of the uvea of the eye

uvula
noun a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate

uvular
adjective of or relating to or associated with the uvula; `the uvular r`

Uvularia
genus Uvularia noun genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States

Uvularia grandiflora
noun plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried

Uvulariaceae
subfamily Uvulariaceae noun one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae

uvulitis
noun inflammation of the uvula

uxor
ux noun (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife

uxoricide
noun the murder of a wife by her husband

uxorious
adjective foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife

uxoriously
adverb in a loving and uxorious manner; `he kept deferring uxoriously to Mary`

uxoriousness
noun foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one`s wife

Uzbek
Uzbeg noun the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek

Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan noun a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet

Uzbekistani
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Uzbekistan or its people or culture

Uzbekistani monetary unit
noun monetary unit in Uzbekistan

Uzi
noun a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel; `the Uzi is used throughout the world as a police and special forces firearm`

vac
noun informal term for vacation

vacancy
noun being unoccupied

vacancy rate
noun the percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) that are unoccupied or not rented at a given time

vacant lot
building site noun a lot on which there are no permanent buildings

vacantly
adverb in a vacant manner; `she was staring vacantly into the room`

vacation
holiday noun leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; `we get two weeks of vacation every summer`; `we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico`

vacation home
noun a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on vacation

vacationer
vacationist noun someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to pleasure or relaxation rather than to work

vacationing
noun the act of taking a vacation

Vaccaria
genus Vaccaria noun cow-cockles

vaccination
noun the scar left following inoculation with a vaccine

vaccine
vaccinum noun immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies

vaccinee
noun a patient who has been vaccinated

Vaccinium
genus Vaccinium noun evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of northern hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries

vacillant
vacillating adjective uncertain in purpose or action

vacuolate
vacuolated adjective formed into or containing one or more vacuoles or small membrane-bound cavities within a cell

vacuole
noun a tiny cavity filled with fluid in the cytoplasm of a cell

vacuolization
vacuolisation noun the state of having become filled with vacuoles

vacuous
adjective devoid of matter; ` a vacuous space`

vacuous
adjective void of expression; `a blank stare`

vacuously
adverb in a vacuous manner

vacuousness
noun indicative of or marked by mental vacuity and an absence of ideas; `the vacuousness of her face belied her feelings`

vacuum
vacuum cleaner noun an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction

vacuum chamber
noun a chamber from which nearly all matter (especially air) has been removed

vacuum flask
vacuum bottle noun flask with double walls separated by vacuum; used to maintain substances at high or low temperatures

vacuum gauge
vacuum gage noun a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure

vacuum tube
thermionic vacuum tube noun electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope

Vaduz
capital of Liechtenstein noun the capital and largest city of Liechtenstein

vagabond
noun anything that resembles a vagabond in having no fixed place; `pirate ships were vagabonds of the sea`

vagal
adjective of or relating to the vagus nerve

vagary
noun an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person`s behavior, etc.); `the vagaries of the weather`; `his wealth fluctuates with the vagaries of the stock market`; `he has dealt with human vagaries for many years`

vagile
adjective having freedom to move about; `vagile aquatic animals`

vagina
noun the lower part of the female reproductive tract; a moist canal in female mammals extending from the labia minora to the uterus; `the vagina receives the penis during coitus`; `the vagina is elastic enough to allow the passage of a fetus`

vaginal
adjective of or relating to the vagina; `vaginal suppository`

vaginal artery
arteria vaginalis noun a branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectum

vaginal discharge
noun discharge of secretions from the cervical glands of the vagina; normally clear or white

vaginal smear
noun smear taken from the vaginal mucosa for cytological analysis

vaginismus
noun muscular contraction that causes the vagina to close; usually an anxiety reaction before coitus or pelvic examination

vaginitis
noun inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis)

vagrancy
noun the state of wandering from place to place; having no permanent home or means of livelihood

vagrant
drifter noun a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support

vaguely
adverb in a vague way; `he looked vaguely familiar`; `he explained it somewhat mistily`

vagueness
noun unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning; `the Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness`; `these terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey`

vagus
vagus nerve noun a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera

vainly
in vain adverb to no avail; `he looked for her in vain`; `the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution`

Vaishnava
noun worshipper of Vishnu

Vaishnavism
Vaisnavism noun worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon

vaisya
noun the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category

Vajra
noun Indra`s thunderbolt

valance
valance board noun a decorative framework to conceal curtain fixtures at the top of a window casing

Valdez
noun a port on Alaska`s southern coast from which oil is shipped to markets around the world

Valdosta
noun a town in southern Georgia near the Florida border

valediction
valedictory address noun a farewell oration (especially one delivered during graduation exercises by an outstanding member of a graduating class)

valedictorian
valedictory speaker noun the student with the best grades who usually delivers the valedictory address at commencement

valedictory
adjective of a speech expressing leave-taking; `a valedictory address`

valence electron
noun an electron in the outer shell of an atom which can combine with other atoms to form molecules

Valencia
noun a city in eastern Spain on the Mediterranean; `Valencia is the third largest city in Spain`

Valencia orange
noun variety of sweet orange cultivated extensively in Florida and California

Valenciennes
Valenciennes lace noun a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns

valency
noun the phenomenon of forming chemical bonds

valent
adjective (chemistry) having valence; usually used in combination

Valentine
noun a card sent or given (as to a sweetheart) on Saint Valentine`s Day

Valentine Day
Valentine`s Day noun a day for the exchange of tokens of affection

valerian
noun a plant of the genus Valeriana having lobed or dissected leaves and cymose white or ink flowers

Valeriana
genus Valeriana noun genus of widely distributed perennial herbs and some shrubs

Valerianaceae
family Valerianaceae noun genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor

Valerianella
genus Valerianella noun genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized

valeric acid
pentanoic acid noun a clear liquid carboxylic acid used in perfumes and drugs

valet
valet de chambre noun a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer; `Jeeves was Bertie Wooster`s man`