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- URINOUSPertaining to urine.
- URODELEAny caudate amphibian.
- URSINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears.
- URTICATETo have or produce a stinging sensation, as of nettles or urticating hair.
- URTICATIONThe development of urticaria (hives).
- URUSThe aurochs.
- USHERA person, in a church, cinema etc., who escorts people to their seats.
- USTIONThe act of burning, or the state of being burned.
- USUCAPIONThe acquisition of right or title to an object by means of the passage of time. The common law analogue is adverse possession.
- USUCAPTIONThe acquisition of right or title to an object or property by means of the simple passage of time.
- USURPTo seize and hold or use (powers, an office, a coat of arms, a right or copyright, etc) from another, without right (usually by illegitimate means).
- USURPATIONThe wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.
- USURYAn exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally.
- UTENSILAn instrument or device for domestic use, especially in the kitchen.
- UTERINEOf or pertaining to the uterus.
- UTERUSA reproductive organ of therian mammals in which the young are conceived and develop until birth.
- UTILEUseful.
- UTILISETo make use of; to use.
- UTILITYThe state or condition of being useful; usefulness.
- UTILIZEUS, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise.
- UTRICLEA small cell, sac, or bladder-like protuberance in an animal or plant: The larger of the two fluid-filled cavities forming part of the membranous labyrinth in the vertebrate inner
- UVULAEllipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- UVULAROf or relating to the uvula.
- UXORIALOf or pertaining to a wife, or her genes or relatives.
- UXORICIDEOne who murders one's wife.
- UXORILOCALMatrilocal.
- UXORIOUSVery devoted and possibly submissive to one's wife; showing excessive uxorial devotion.
- VACANCYAn unoccupied position or job.
- VACANTNot occupied; empty.
- VACATETo move out of a dwelling or other property, either by choice or by eviction.
- VACATIONAn extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
- VACATURAn announcement in court that something is cancelled or set aside; an annulment.
- VACUITYEmptiness.
- VACUOLEA large membrane-bound vesicle in a cell's cytoplasm.
- VACUOUSEmpty; void; lacking meaningful content.
- VACUUMA region of space that contains no matter.
- VADOSEOf or pertaining to water beneath the surface of the earth which is located above the level of the permanent groundwater.
- VAGABONDA person on a trip of indeterminate destination and/or length of time.
- VAGARYAn erratic, unpredictable occurrence or action.
- VAGILEFree to move about.
- VAGINAA sex organ for copulation and birth, found in female therian mammals, consisting of a passage between the vulval vestibule and the cervix of the uterus.
- VAGINALOf, relating to, or affecting the vagina.
- VAGINULAA little sheath, such as that about the base of the pedicel of most mosses.
- VAGITUSThe crying of a newborn baby.
- VAGOUSWandering; unsettled.
- VAGUENot clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
- VAGUSEllipsis of vagus nerve.
- VAILProfit; return; proceeds.
- VAINOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- VAINGLORIOUSPossessing excessive vanity or unwarranted pride.
- VALEA valley.
- VALEDICTIONA speech made when leaving or parting company.
- VALETA man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- VALETINGSA man's personal male attendant, responsible for his clothes and appearance.
- VALETUDINARYSickly, infirm, valetudinarian.
- VALGUSknock-kneed (having the distal part of a limb displaced or twisted away from the midline of the body)
- VALIDATETo render valid.
- VALIDITYThe state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
- VALOURIndividually sustained verve or passion.
- VANADIUMA chemical element (symbol V) with atomic number 23; it is a transition metal, used in the production of special steels.
- VANISHTo become invisible or to move out of view unnoticed.
- VANITASA type of still life painting, symbolic of mortality, characteristic of Dutch painting of the 16th and 17th centuries.
- VANITYThat which is vain, futile, or worthless; that which is of no value, use or profit.
- VANQUISHTo defeat (someone); to overcome.
- VAPIDOffering nothing that is stimulating or challenging.
- VAPORCloudy diffused matter such as mist, steam or fumes suspended in the air.
- VAPULATETo flog or whip; to beat or strike.
- VAPULATIONThe act of beating or whipping.
- VARAA traditional Spanish unit of length, equivalent to about 83.7 cm.
- VAREA wand or staff of authority or justice.
- VARIABLEAble to vary or be varied.
- VARIANCEThe act of varying or the state of being variable.
- VARIANTShowing variety, diverse.
- VARIATERandom variable.
- VARIATIONThe act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
- VARICEALOf or pertaining to a varix (or varices)
- VARICOSITYAn enlarged vessel or nerve, particularly a blood vessel.
- VARIEGATETo add variety to something.
- VARIOLASmallpox (Orthopoxvirus variola).
- VARIOUSMore than one (of an indeterminate set of things).
- VARNISHA clear or translucent liquid coating composed of resin dissolved in a solvent, which dries by evaporation to form a hard, protective, and typically glossy finish.
- VARUSA deformity in which the foot is turned inward.
- VARYTo change with time or a similar parameter.
- VASALRelating to a vessel (of the body).
- VASCULARRelating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids
- VASCULATUREThe blood vessels or their arrangement in the body, or within an organ.
- VASCULUMA container used by botanists to store newly-collected samples.
- VASEAn upright open container used mainly for displaying fresh, dried, or artificial flowers.
- VASIFORMHaving the form of a vessel or duct.
- VASTVery large or wide (literally or figuratively).
- VASTITUDEvastness; immensity
- VATICPertaining to a prophet; prophetic, oracular.
- VATICALOf or pertaining to a prophet; prophetic.
- VATICIDEThe murder of a prophet.
- VAULTAn arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of a larger building.
- VAUNTTo speak boastfully.
- VEALThe flesh of a calf (i.e. a young bovine) used for food.
- VEGETALCapable of growth and reproduction, but not feeling or reason (often opposed to sensible and rational).
- VEGETATIONPlants, taken collectively.
- VEHEMENCEAn intense concentration, force or power.