Words in english starting with U

• ulnar vein — Noun – English ～ any of several veins of the forearm
• University of Vermont — Noun – English ～ a university in Burlington, Vermont
• umbilical vesicle — Noun – English ～ membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional
• Urban VI — Noun – English ～ Italian pope from 1378 to 1389 whose contested election began the Great Schism; he alienated his political allies by his ruthless treatment of his opponents (1318-1389)
• Urban VIII — Noun – English ～ Italian pope from 1623 to 1644 who sanctioned the condemnation of Galileo but later freed him (1568-1644)
• Uruguay potato vine — Noun – English ～ South American potato vine
• Ustilaginoidea virens — Noun – English ～ fungus causing green smut in rice
• ultra vires — Adverb – English ～ beyond the scope or in excess of legal power or authority
• ultra vires — Adjective – English ～ beyond the legal power or authority of a person or official or body etc; "an ultra vires contract"
• United States Virgin Islands — Noun – English ～ more than 130 southeastern Virgin Islands; a dependent territory of the United States
• unit of viscosity — Noun – English ～ a unit of measurement for viscosity
• Upper Volta — Noun – English ～ a desperately poor landlocked country in western Africa; was formerly Upper Volta under French rule but gained independence in 1960
• uninominal voting system — Noun – English ～ based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
• United States Civil War — Noun – English ～ civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
• University of Washington — Noun – English ～ a university in Seattle, Washington
• United States waters — Noun – English ～ territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations"
• U.S. waters — Noun – English ～ territorial waters included within a distance of 12 nautical miles of the coasts of the United States and its territories; "ships operating in United States waters must adhere to United States laws and regulations"
• under way — Adverb – English ～ in motion; set in motion; "the ship got under way"
• under the weather — Adjective – English ～ somewhat ill or prone to illness; "my poor ailing grandmother"; "feeling a bit indisposed today"; "you look a little peaked"; "feeling poorly"; "a sickly child"; "is unwell and can't come to work"
• University of West Virginia — Noun – English ～ a university in Morgantown, West Virginia

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