u
- n a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
- n a heavy toxic silvery-white radioactive metallic element; occurs in many isotopes; used for nuclear fuels and nuclear weapons
- n the 21st letter of the Roman alphabet
- s (chiefly British) of or appropriate to the upper classes especially in language use
ugandan
- n a native or inhabitant of Uganda
- a of or relating to or characteristic of Uganda or its people
ugly
- a displeasing to the senses
an ugly face
ugly furniture - s inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
an ugly frame of mind - s morally reprehensible
ugly crimes - s provoking horror
an ugly wound
ukrainian
- n the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
- a of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture
ulcerated
- v undergo ulceration
Her stomach ulcerated - v affect with an ulcer
Her stomach was ulcerated - s having an ulcer or canker
ulcerative
- a of or relating to or characterized by ulceration
ulcerative colitis
ult
- s in or of the month preceding the present one
your letter received on the 29th ult
ulterior
- s lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed)
looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell - s beyond or outside an area of immediate interest; remote
a suggestion ulterior to the present discussion
without...any purpose, immediate or ulterior"- G.B.Shaw - s coming at a subsequent time or stage
without ulterior argument
ultimate
- n the finest or most superior quality of its kind
the ultimate in luxury - a furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
the ultimate achievement
the ultimate question
man's ultimate destiny
the ultimate insult
one's ultimate goal in life - s being the last or concluding element of a series
the ultimate sonata of that opus
a distinction between the verb and noun senses of `conflict' is that in the verb the stress is on the ultimate (or last) syllable
ultra
- s (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
an ultra conservative
ultra vires
- a beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc
- r beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
ultraconservative
- n an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism
- s extremely conservative
ultramarine
- n blue pigment made of powdered lapis lazuli
- n a vivid blue to purple-blue color
- s of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color