of I 67012 U Us pl. 441 the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. and V are now, however, differentiated, being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in wood, answering to the French ou in tour. Etymologically is most closely related to o, y (vowel), w, and v; as in two, duet, dyad, twice; top, tuft; sop, sup; auspice, aviary. See V, also O and Y. 137256 U U 418 Same as Ouakari. 137257 U Uakari n. 414 Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. 137258 U Uberous a. 484 Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty. 137259 U Uberty n. 439 Alt. of Ubiety 137260 U Ubication n. 359 The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness. 137261 U Ubiety n. 418 Ubiquitous. 137262 U Ubiquarian a. 341 Alt. of Ubiquitarian 137263 U Ubiquitist n. 398 One of a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body of Christ is present everywhere, and especially in the eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence. Called also ubiquitist, and ubiquitary. 137264 U Ubiquitarian n. 441 Quality or state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous. 137265 U Ubiquitariness n. 384 Ubiquitous. 137266 U Ubiquitary a. 375 of Ubiquitary 137267 U Ubiquitaries pl. 435 Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same time; omnipresent. 137271 U Ubiquitous a. 479 Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence. 137272 U Ubiquity n. 462 A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek confederation. 137274 U Uchees n. pl. 396 One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637, and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland. 137275 U Uckewallist n. 406 In Shetland and Orkney, a freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right. 137276 U Udal n. 409 Alt. of Udalman 137278 U Udaler n. 439 In the Shetland and Orkney Islands, one who holds property by udal, or allodial, right. 137279 U Udalman n. 384 The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and stored; -- popularly called the bag in cows and other quadrupeds. See Mamma. 137280 U Udder n. 403 Having an udder or udders. 137282 U Uddered a. 378 Destitute or deprived of an udder. 137283 U Udderless a. 412 A rain gauge. 137285 U Udometer n. 431 An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder. 137286 U Ugh interj. 493 Ugly. 137287 U Uglesome a. 429 To disfigure; to make ugly. 137288 U Uglify v. t. 424 In an ugly manner; with deformity. 137289 U Uglily adv. 389 The quality or state of being ugly. 137290 U Ugliness n. 458 Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed. 137291 U Ugly superl. 420 A Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns. 137296 U Ugrian n. pl. 413 Ugly; offensive; loathsome. 137297 U Ugsome a. 466 One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars. 137298 U Uhlan n. 775 An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the known species of the group. See Dinoceras. 137300 U Uintatherium n. 467 In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order, having the force of law. 137301 U Ukase n. 439 See Uhlan. 137302 U Ulan n. 500 A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake (Dipsas dendrophila). It is not venomous. 137303 U Ularburong n. 376 A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the body, and originating generally in a constitutional disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the depth of the tissues. 137304 U Ulcer n. 669 Capable of ulcerating. 137307 U Ulcerable a. 485 of Ulcerate 137308 U Ulcerated imp. & p. p. 385 of Ulcerate 137309 U Ulcerating p. pr. & vb. n. 466 To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous. 137310 U Ulcerate v. i. 431 The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer. 137313 U Ulceration n. 381 Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process. 137314 U Ulcerative a. 431 Ulcerous; ulcerated. 137315 U Ulcered a. 459 Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging purulent or other matter. 137316 U Ulcerous a. 300 Alt. of Ulcuscule 137318 U Ulcuscle n. 311 A little ulcer. 137319 U Ulcuscule n. 306 A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and C. Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its milky juice contains caoutchouc. Called also ule tree. 137320 U Ule n. 319 A college or corporation in Turkey composed of the hierarchy, namely, the imams, or ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the cadis, or administrators of justice. 137321 U Ulema n. 362 A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. It is a hydrous borate of lime and soda. 137322 U Ulexite n. 303 Alt. of Uliginous 137323 U Uliginose a. 291 Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. 137324 U Uliginous a. 281 The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of being full; wantage; deficiency. 137325 U Ullage n. 325 A European owl (Syrnium aluco) of a tawny color; -- called also uluia. 137326 U Ullet n. 312 A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster, containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and nickel. 137327 U Ullmannite n. 291 See Melluc/o. 137328 U Ulluco n. 644 Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of which the elm is the type. 137329 U Ulmaceous a. 302 A salt of ulmic acid. 137330 U Ulmate n. 332 Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin. 137331 U Ulmic a. 324 A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. Cf. Humin. 137332 U Ulmin n. 302 A genus of trees including the elm. 137333 U Ulmus n. 334 The postaxial bone of the forearm, or branchium, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See Radius. 137334 U Ulna n. 517 Measurement by the ell; alnage. 137336 U Ulnage n. 299 Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve. 137337 U Ulnar a. 478 of Ulnare 137338 U Ulnaria pl. 274 One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in man. 137339 U Ulnare n. 331 A genus of fossil trees. 137340 U Ulodendron n. 308 A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true Orthoptera. 137341 U Ulonata n. pl. 266 Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi. 137342 U Ulotrichan a. 269 The division of mankind which embraces the races having woolly or crispy hair. Cf. Leiotrichi. 137344 U Ulotrichi n. pl. 276 Having woolly or crispy hair; -- opposed to leiotrichous. 137345 U Ulotrichous a. 245 A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland. 137346 U Ulster n. 282 Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; -- correlative with hither. 137347 U Ulterior a. 277 More distantly or remotely. 137350 U Ulteriorly adv. 259 Most remote; furthest; final; last. 137351 U Ultima a. 263 Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last; final. 137353 U Ultimate a. 255 of Ultimate 137356 U Ultimated imp. & p. p. 243 of Ultimate 137357 U Ultimating p. pr. & vb. n. 260 As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove blessings. 137360 U Ultimately adv. 302 State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final; ultimatum. 137361 U Ultimation n. 294 of Ultimatum 137362 U Ultimatums pl. 288 of Ultimatum 137363 U Ultimata pl. 265 A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially, the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the most favorable terms a negotiator can offer, the rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation. 137364 U Ultimatum n. 346 Ultimate; final. 137365 U Ultime a. 266 The last stage or consequence; finality. 137366 U Ultimity n. 256 In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the 1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. Proximo. 137367 U Ultimo 264 The act of taking vengeance; revenge. 137368 U Ultion n. 280 A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc. 137369 U Ultra- a. 276 Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical; uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures. 137370 U Ultra a. 261 Outrage. 137372 U Ultrage n. 232 The principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as radical reform, and the like. 137373 U Ultraism n. 250 One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an extremist; a radical; an ultra. 137374 U Ultraist n. 254 Situated or being beyond the sea. 137375 U Ultramarine a. 238 Being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the Alps, in respect to the one who speaks. 137377 U Ultramontane 240 The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to the papal claims. Cf. Gallicanism. 137380 U Ultramontanism n. 262 One who upholds ultramontanism. 137381 U Ultramontanist n. 314 Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system. 137382 U Ultramundane a. 273 Situated beyond or below the red rays; as, the ultrated rays of the spectrum, which are less refrangible than the red. 137383 U Ultrared a. 254 Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extratropical; also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer than the tropics. 137384 U Ultratropical a. 257