unwritten law
— Noun
– English
~ law based on customary behavior
unyieldingness
— Noun
– English
~ resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
up-to-dateness
— Noun
– English
~ the property of belonging to the present time; "the currency of a slang term"
up-bow
— Noun
– English
~ an upward stroke from the tip to the heel of the bow
up quark
— Noun
– English
~ a stable quark with an electric charge of +2/3 and a mass 607 times that of an electron
up-tick
— Noun
– English
~ a small increase; "the up-tick in terrorist activity"
upanishad
— Noun
– English
~ 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
— Noun
– English
~ a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous; "the town was finally on the upbeat after our recent troubles"
upbeat
— Noun
– English
~ an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)
upbraider
— Noun
– English
~ someone who finds fault or imputes blame
upbringing
— Noun
– English
~ helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
upbringing
— Noun
– English
~ properties acquired during a person's formative years
upcast
— Noun
– English
~ air passage consisting of a ventilation shaft through which air leaves a mine
update
— Noun
– English
~ the act of bringing someone or something up to date; "the server update ran overnight"; "the local news station broadcast a special weather update"
update
— Noun
– English
~ information or data that updates; "do you have the latest software update?"; "I just heard the update on the unemployment figures"
updating
— Noun
– English
~ the act of changing something to bring it up to date (usually by adding something); "criminal records need regular updating"
updike
— Noun
– English
~ United States author (born 1932)
updraft
— Noun
– English
~ a strong upward air current
upending
— Noun
– English
~ turning upside down; setting on end