Ustilago maydis
— Noun
– English
~ a common smut attacking Indian corn causing greyish white swellings that rupture to expose a black spore mass
Ustilago
— Noun
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~ type genus of the Ustilaginaceae; genus comprising the loose smuts
ustinov
— Noun
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~ British actor and playwright (1921-2004)
usual
— Adjective
– English
~ occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure; "grew the usual vegetables"; "the usual summer heat"; "came at the usual time"; "the child's usual bedtime"
usual
— Adjective
– English
~ commonly encountered; "a common (or familiar) complaint"; "the usual greeting"
usually
— Adverb
– English
~ under normal conditions; "usually she was late"
usualness
— Noun
– English
~ commonness by virtue of not being unusual
usufruct
— Noun
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~ a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way
usufructuary
— Noun
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~ someone who holds property by usufruct
usufructuary
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to the nature of a usufruct
Usuli
— Noun
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~ a religious movement by Persian Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iran that is opposed to the Akhbari; "Usuli Shiism produced the politically active caste of priests that is a distinctive feature of Iranian Shiism"
Usumbura
— Noun
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~ the capital and largest city of Burundi; "Usumbura was renamed Bujumbura when Burundi became independent in 1962"
usurer
— Noun
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~ someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
usurious
— Adjective
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~ greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usurious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
usuriously
— Adverb
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~ to an exorbitant degree; "prices are exorbitantly high in the capital"
usurp
— Verb
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~ take the place of; "gloom had usurped mirth at the party after the news of the terrorist act broke"
usurp
— Verb
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~ seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession; "He assumed to himself the right to fill all positions in the town"; "he usurped my rights"; "She seized control of the throne after her husband died"
usurpation
— Noun
– English
~ entry to another's property without right or permission
usurpation
— Noun
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~ wrongfully seizing and holding (an office or powers) by force (especially the seizure of a throne or supreme authority); "a succession of generals who ruled by usurpation"
usurper
— Noun
– English
~ one who wrongfully or illegally seizes and holds the place of another