Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary 1908/Unwonted Uzbeg

Unwonted, un-wun′ted, adj. not wonted or accustomed: uncommon—(Spens.) '.—adv. '.—n. .

Unwooed, un-wōōd′, adj. not wooed.

Unwoof, un-wōōf′, v.t. to remove the woof from.

Unworded, un-wur′ded, adj. not worded, silent.

Unwork, un-wurk′, v.t. to undo.—adjs. ', not workable: difficult to manage; ', living without labour; , not like a good workman.

Unworldly, un-wurld′li, adj. above worldly or self-interested motives, spiritual.—n. .

Unwormed, un-wurmd′, adj. not wormed, not having had the worm or lytta under the tongue cut out—of a dog.

Unworn, un-wōrn′, adj. not worn.

Unworshipped, un-wur′shipt, adj. not worshipped.

Unworthy, un-wur′thi, adj. not worthy: worthless: unbecoming.—n. Unworth unworthiness.—adv. ', in an unworthy manner: without due regard to worth or merit.—n. '.

Unwounded, un-wōōn′ded, adj. not wounded: not offended.

Unwrap, un-rap′, v.t. to open what is wrapped or folded.—v.i. to become unwrapped.

Unwreaked, un-rēkt′, adj. (Spens.) unrevenged.

Unwreathe, un-rēth′, v.t. to untwist, as anything wreathed.

Unwrecked, un-rekt′, adj. not wrecked.

Unwrinkle, un-ring′kl, v.t. to smooth out from a wrinkled state.—adj. , not wrinkled, smooth.

Unwritten, un-rit′n, adj. not written or reduced to writing, oral: containing no writing.—v.t. ', to cancel what is written.—adj. ', not writing.

Unwrought, un-rawt′, adj. not laboured or manufactured.

Unwrung, un-rung′, adj. not galled.

Unyielding, un-yēl′ding, adj. not yielding or bending: stiff: obstinate.—adv. '.—n. '.

Unyoke, un-yōk′, v.t. to loose from a yoke: to disjoin.—v.i. to be loosed from a yoke, to cease work.—adj. , not yoked: not having worn the yoke: (Shak.) unrestrained, licentious.

Unzealous, un-zel′us, adj. not zealous, devoid of zeal or fervour.

Unzoned, un-zōnd′, adj. having no zone or girdle.

Up, up, adv. toward a higher place: aloft: on high: from a lower to a higher position, as out of bed, above the horizon, &c.: in a higher position: in a condition of elevation, advance, excitement, &c.: as far as, abreast of: completely: at an end, over.—prep. from a lower to a higher place on or along.—adj. inclining up, upward.—n. in phrase &apos;ups and downs,' rises and falls, vicissitudes.—adv. , upright: here and there.—adj. plain, downright.—Up stick, to pack up; Up to (coll.), about, engaged in doing; Up to anything, capable of and ready for any mischief; Up to date, to the present time: containing all recent facts, statistics, &c.: knowing the latest developments of fashion, usage, &c.; Up to snuff (see Snuff); Up to the knocker (slang), up to the required standard, excellent; Up town (coll.), pertaining to the upper part of a town: towards the upper part of a town. [A.S. up, upp; Ger. auf; L. sub, Gr. hypo.]

Upanishad, ōō-pan′i-shad, n. in Sanskrit literature, a name given to a class of treatises of theosophic and philosophical character, more or less closely connected with the Brâhmanas, which are theological prose-works attached to each of the four collections (Samhitâ) forming the Veda. [Sans.]

Upas, ū′pas, n. the juice of the Antjar or Anchar tree of the Philippine Islands, a powerful vegetable poison. [Malay, ūpas, poison.]

Upbar, up-bär′, v.t. (Spens.) to lift up the bar of, to unbar.

Upbear, up-bār′, v.t. to bear up: to raise aloft: to sustain.

Upbind, up-bīnd′. v.t. to bind up.

Upblaze, up-blāz, v.i. to blaze or shoot up.

Upblow, up-blō′, v.t. (Spens.) to blow up.

Upbraid, up-brād′, v.t. to charge with something wrong or disgraceful: to reproach: to reprove severely.—v.i. to utter reproaches.—n. ', a charging with something wrong: act of reproaching.—adv. '. [A.S. up, up, on, bregdan, to braid.]

Upbrast, up-brast′, v.pa.t. (Spens.) burst open.

Upbray, up-brā′, v.t. (Spens.) to upbraid.—n. an upbraiding.

Upbreak, up′brāk, n. a breaking up or bursting forth.

Upbringing, up′bring-ing, n. the process of nourishing and training.

Upbrought, up-brawt′, adj. (Spens.) brought up, educated.

Upbuilding, up-bil′ding, n. the act of building up, edification.

Upbuoyance, up-boi′ans, n. the act of buoying up.

Upburst, up′burst, n. a bursting up.

Upby, up′bī, adv. (Scot.) up the way, a little farther on or up.

Upcast, up′kast, n. a cast or throw in bowling: a shaft for the upward passage of air from a mine, a current of air passing along such: (Scot.) state of being thrown into confusion, a taunt or gibe.—adj. thrown or turned upward.

Upcaught, up-kawt′, adj. caught up.

Upcheer, up-chēr′, v.t. to cheer up, to brighten.

Upclimb, up-klīm′, v.t. (Spens.) to climb up, to ascend.

Upcoil, up-koil′, v.t. and v.i. to coil.

Upcoming, up′kum-ing, n. act of coming up.

Up-country, up′kun-tri, adv. toward the interior.—n. the interior of a country.—adj. away from the seaboard.

Upfill, up-fil′, v.t. to fill up.

Upflow, up-flō′, v.i. to stream up.—n. , a flowing up.

Upgather, up-gath′ėr, v.t. to gather up: (Spens.) to contract.

Upgaze, up-gāz′, v.i. to gaze or look steadily upward.

Upgrowth, up′grōth, n. process of growing up, development: that which grows up.—v.i. , to grow up.

Upgush, up-gush′, v.i. to gush upward.—n. , a gushing upward.

Uphand, up′hand, adj. lifted by hand.

Upheap, up-hēp′, v.t. to heap up.—n. .

Upheave, up-hēv′, v.t. to heave or lift up.—n. , the raising of surface formations by the action of internal forces, believed to be due to the sinking in of the crust upon the cooling and contracting nucleus.

Upheld, up-held′, pa.t. and pa.p. of uphold.

Uphill, up′hil, adj. ascending: difficult.—adv. up a hill, against difficulties.

Uphoard, up-hōrd′, v.t. (Shak.) to hoard up.

Uphold, up-hōld′, v.t. to hold up: to sustain: to countenance: to defend: to continue without failing.—n. '.—v.t. ', to furnish furniture with stuffing, springs, &c., to provide with curtains, &c.—ns. ', one who supplies or who sells furniture, beds, curtains, &c.; ', furniture, &c., supplied by upholsterers.

Uphroe, ū′frō, n. (naut.) the circular piece of wood, with holes in it, by which the legs of a crowfoot are extended for suspending an awning.—Also . [Dut. juffrouw, a young woman.]

Upkeep, up′kēp, n. maintenance, means of support.

Upland, up′land, n. upper or high land, as opposed to meadows, river-sides, &c.—adj. high in situation: pertaining to uplands.—n. '.—adj. ' (obs.).

Uplay, up-lā′, v.t. to lay up, to hoard.

Uplean, up-lēn′, v.i. (Spens.) to lean upon anything.

Uplift, up-lift′, v.t. to lift up or raise aloft.—n. a raising or upheaval of strata.

Uplock, up-lok′, v.t. to lock up.

Uplook, up-look′, v.i. (Shak.) to look up.

Uplying, up′lī-ing, adj. upland, elevated.

Upmaking, up′mā-king, n. (naut.) pieces of plank or timber piled on each other as filling up in building, esp. between the bilge-ways and ship's bottom, preparatory to launching: (print.) arrangement of lines into columns or pages.

Upmost. See Upper.

Upon, up-on′, prep. on, in an elevated position.—adv. on.

Upper, up′ėr, adj. (comp. of up) farther up: higher in position, dignity, &c.: superior:—superl. ', '.—ns. ', the part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt; ', superiority: advantage.—adj. ', highest in place, rank, &c.: first to come into the mind.—adv. in the highest place, first.—n. ', a story above the ground-floor: the brain.—n.pl. ', the wealthier or leading class in a community.—adj. ', assuming, pretentious, snobbish.—adv. '.—n. '. [For affix -most, cf. Aftermost, Foremost.]

Up-pile, up-pīl′, v.t. to pile up.

Upping, up′ing, n. the same as swan-upping or -marking.

Up-plough, up-plow′, v.t. to plough up.

Up-pluck, up-pluk′, v.t. to pluck or pull up.

Up-pricked, up-prikt′, adj. pricked up, erected.

Up-prop, up-prop′, v.t. to prop up.

Up-putting, up′-poot′ing, n. (Scot.) lodging and entertainment.

Upraise, up-rāz′, v.t. to raise or lift up.—n.  (Scot.), nurture.

Uprear, up-rēr′, v.t. to rear or raise.

Upridged, up-rijd′, adj. raised up in ridges.—v.t. , to raise up in ridges.

Upright, up′rīt, adj. right or straight up: in an erect position: adhering to rectitude: honest: just.—adv. vertically.—advs. ' (obs.), in an upright or just manner; ', in an upright manner: honestly.—n. .

Uprise, up-rīz′, v.i. to rise up.—ns. ' (Shak.), the act of rising: appearance above the horizon; ', the act of rising up, ascent: any strong outburst of popular excitement, insurrection: (Shak.) an ascent, a steep place.—v.pa.t.  (Coleridge), uprose.

Uproar, up′rōr, n. noise and tumult: bustle and clamour.—v.t. ' (Shak.), to throw into uproar or confusion.—v.i. to make an uproar.—adj. ', making or accompanied by great uproar.—adv. '.—n. ', the state of being uproarious, noisy, or riotous. [Dut. oproer, from op, up, and roeren (Ger. rühren, A.S. hréran), to stir; the form due to confusion with roar.]

Uproll, up-rōl′, v.t. to roll up.

Uproot, up-rōōt′, v.t. to tear up by the roots.—n. , act of uprooting.

Uprose, up-rōz′, pa.t. of uprise.

Uprouse, up-rowz′, v.t. to rouse up.

Uprun, up-run′, v.t. to run up, ascend.

Uprush., up-rush′, v.i. to rush upward.—n. , a rush upward.

Upsee, up′sē, adv. after the manner of, as 'to drink upsee Dutch'—(Scott) . [Dut, op zijn Duitsch, in the Dutch, i.e. German, fashion.]

Upseek, up-sēk′, v.i. to seek upward.

Upsend, up-send′, v.t. to send or throw up.

Upset, up-set′, v.t. to turn upside down: to overthrow.—v.i. to be upset.—n. ', an overturn.—adj. relating to what is set up for sale, in phrase Upset price, the sum at which anything is started at a public sale.—ns. '; '.—adj. ' discomposing: (Scot.) conceited, assuming.

Upshoot, up-shōōt′, v.t. (Spens.) to shoot upward.

Upshot, up′shot, n. final issue: end.

Upside, up′sīd, n. the upper side.—adv. on the upper side.—adv. , with the upper part undermost: in complete confusion.—Be upsides with (coll.), to be even with, to be revenged upon.

Upsitting, up′sit-ing, n. (obs.) the sitting up of a woman after confinement, the feast held on such occasion.

Upsnatch, up-snach′, v.t. to snatch up.

Upsoar, up-sōr′, v.i. to soar upward.

Upspear, up-spēr′, v.i. to shoot up straight like a spear.

Upspring, up′spring, n. (Shak.) an upstart.—v.i. , to spring up, rise:—pa.t.

Upstairs, up-stārz′, adv. in or toward the upper story.—adj. , pertaining to an upper story or flat.—n. an upper story.

Upstand, up-stand′, v.i. (Milt.) to stand up:—pa.t.

Upstare, up-stār′, v.i. (Spens.) to stare upward, to stand up erect.

Upstart, up′stärt, adj. (Milt.) suddenly raised to prominence or consequence, characteristic of such, pretentious and vulgar.—n. one who has suddenly risen from poverty or obscurity to wealth or power.—v.i. , to start up suddenly.

Upstay, up-stā′, v.t. to stay, sustain, support.

Upstream, up′strēm, adv. towards the upper part of a stream.—v.i. , to stream up.

Up-stroke, up′-strōk, n. an upward line made by the pen in writing.

Upsurge, up-surj′, v.i. to surge up.

Upswarm, up-swawrm′, v.t. (Shak.) to raise in a swarm.

Upsway, up-swā′, v.t. to swing up.

Upsweep, up-swēp′, n. a sweeping upward.

Upswell, up-swel′, v.i. to swell or surge up.

Uptake, up′tāk, n. the act of lifting up: (prov.) mental apprehension: the upcast pipe from the smoke-box of a steam-boiler towards the chimney.—v.t. , to take up.

Uptear, up-tār′, v.t. to tear up.

Upthrow, up-thrō′, v.t. to throw up.—n. , an upheaval, an uplift.

Upthrust, up′thrust, n. a thrust upward, an upheaval of a mass of rock.

Upthunder, up-thun′dėr, v.i. to send up a noise like thunder.

Uptie, up-tī′, v.t. to tie up: (Spens.) to twist.

Uptilt, up-tilt′, v.t. to tilt up.—adj. .

Uptoss, up-tos′, v.t. to toss up.—adj. , tossed upward, greatly agitated.

Uptown, up′town, adj. situated in the upper part of a town.—adv. to or in the upper part of a town.

Uptrace, up-trās′, v.i. to trace up.

Uptrain, up-trān′, v.t. to train up.

Uptrill, up-tril′, v.t. to trill in a high voice.

Upturn, up-turn′, v.t. to turn up or upward: to throw up.—v.i. to turn up.—n. , the act of throwing up.

Upwafted, up-waf′ted, adj. borne or wafted upward.

Upward, up′ward, adj. directed up or to a higher place.—advs. ', ', ', toward a higher direction; ', upward.—Upward of, more than, about.

Upwell, up-wel′, v.i. to upspring.

Upwhirl, up-hwėrl′, v.i. to whirl upward.—v.t. to raise upward in a whirling course.

Upwind, up-wīnd′, v.t. (Spens.) to wind up:—pa.t.

Upwreathe, up-rēth′, v.i. to rise with a wreathing or curling motion.

Upwrought, up-rawt′, p.adj. wrought upward.

Ur, er, interj. a meaningless utterance between the words of hesitating speakers.

Urachus, ū′ra-kus, n. one of the ligaments of the bladder formed by the remaining constricted portion of the allantois of the fœtus. [Gr. ourachos—ouron, urine.]

Uræmia, ū-rē′mi-a, n. a morbid condition of the blood due to the retention of urea or other waste materials ordinarily excreted from the body by the kidneys—also '.—adjs. ', , relating to the peculiar symptoms associated with defective excretion of waste products by the kidneys.

Uræum, ū-rē′um, n. the posterior half of a bird—opp. to Stethiæum:—pl. . [Gr. oura, a tail.]

Uræus, ū-rē′us, n. the serpent emblem of ancient Egyptian divinities and kings, placed on the headdress. [Gr. ouraios, of the tail.]

Ural-altaic, ū-ral-al-tā′ik, adj. pertaining to a racial and linguistic group of peoples, one of the four great branches of the Mongolic stock.

Uralite, ū′ral-īt, n. a mineral with the crystalline form of augite and the cleavage and specific gravity of hornblende.—adj. '.—n. ', the paramorphic change of augite to hornblende.—v.t. .

Urania, ū-rā′ni-a, n. the Muse of astronomy, represented with a celestial globe in her hand, to which she points with a little staff.—adj. . [L.,—Gr. ouranios, heavenly—ouranos, heaven.]

Uraniscus, ū-ra-nis′kus, n. the vault or roof of the mouth. [Gr. ouraniskos, dim. of ouranos, the vault of heaven.]

Uranite, ū′ra-nīt, n. a greenish ore of uranium.—adj. .

Uranium, ū-rā′ni-um, n. a very hard but moderately malleable metal, resembling nickel or iron in its lustre and colour, but in a finely comminuted state occurring as a black powder.—adj. . [Gr. ouranos, heaven.]

Uranography, ū-ra-nog′ra-fi, n. descriptive astronomy, esp. of the constellations.—adjs. '; ', '.—n. '.

Uranometry, ū-ra-nom′e-tri, n. the measurement of the heavens: a description of the groups of constellations.

Uranoscopy, ū′ra-nos-kō-pi, n. observation of the heavenly bodies.

Uranus, ū′ra-nus, n. the name of one of the primary planets. [L.,—Gr. ouranos, heaven.]

Urao, ōō-rä′ō, n. the natron found in the dried-up beds of South American lakes and streams.

Urate, ū′rāt, n. a salt of uric acid.—adj. ', pertaining to the urates.—ns. ', a deposit of urates in the tissues; , a morbid condition in which this takes place.

Urban, ur′ban, adj. of or belonging to a city.—adj. ', pertaining to, or influenced by, a city: civilised: refined: courteous.—adv. '.—n. , the quality of being urbane: refinement: politeness.—Urbi et orbi='to the city and to the world,' a form used in the publication of papal bulls, for the purpose of signifying their formal promulgation to the entire Catholic world, as well as to the city of Rome. [L. urbanus—urbs, a city.]

Urceolus, ur-sē′ō-lus, n. a monopetalous corolla with a contracted orifice: the external case or sheath of a rotifer.—n. ', a genus of gymnocarpous lichens with urceolate apothecia.—adjs. '; ', pitcher-shaped: having an urceolus, as a rotifer.—n. ', a ewer for holding water for washing. [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus, a pitcher.]

Urchin, ur′chin, n. a hedgehog: a mischievous child, an elf, fairy.—adj. elfish, mischievous. [O. Fr. eriçon (Fr. hérisson)—L. ericius, a hedgehog.]

Urdé, ur-dā′, adj. (her.) pointed, as a cross, or having a point projected, as a bend: varriated. [Fr.,—Old High Ger. ort, a point.]

Urdú, ōōr′dōō, n. Hindustani, a peculiar and important form of Hindi—now a kind of lingua franca for the whole of India.

Ure, ūr, n. (obs.) practice, operation.—v.t. and v.i. to work, exercise.

Urea, ū′rē-a, n. a readily soluble colourless crystalline compound formed in the tissues during the disintegration of proteid material, and carried by the blood to the kidneys, which separate it and pass it off in the urine.—adj. ', pertaining to urea.—ns. ', an instrument for measuring the amount of urea in in urine; . [Gr. ouron, urine.]

Uredo, ū-rē′dō, n. a form-genus or stage of fungi of order Uredineæ.—adjs. ', '; '.—n. '.—adj. .

Urena, ū-rē′na, n. a genus of Malvaceæ—the Indian mallow.

Ureter, ū-rē′tėr, n. the duct which conveys the urine from the kidneys to the bladder.—adjs. ', ', '.—n. ', inflammation of the ureter. [Gr.,—ouron, urine.]

Urethra, ū-rē′thra, n. the canal by which the urine is discharged from the bladder:—pl. '.—adjs. '; ' affected with urethritis.—n. ', inflammation of the urethra. [Gr.,—ouron, urine.]

Urf, urf, n. (Scot.) a stunted child.

Urge, urj, v.t. to press in any way: to drive: to press earnestly: to solicit earnestly: to provoke.—v.i. to incite: to insist: to make allegations.—n. act of urging.—n. ', quality of being urgent: earnest asking: pressing necessity.—adj. ', urging: pressing with importunity: calling for immediate attention: earnest.—adv. '.—n. '. [L. urgēre, to press.]

Uria, ū′ri-a, n. a genus of Alcidæ—the guillemots and murres.

Uriconian, ū-ri-kō′ni-an, n. the name applied to a series of volcanic rocks of which the Wrekin is composed. [Uriconium, a Roman station on the site of which Wroxeter in Shropshire stands.]

Urile, ū′ril, n. a kind of cormorant.

Urim, ū′rim, Thummim, thum′im, ns.pl. first mentioned in Exod. xxviii. 30, in connection with the High-priest's breastplate, apparently a pair of objects used at critical junctures as a kind of traditional oracle, but which could not always be counted on for an answer (1 Sam. xxviii. 6).

Urine, ū′rin, n. the fluid which is secreted or separated by the kidneys from the blood and conveyed to the bladder—the principal means of removing the worn-out tissues, esp. the nitrogenous and saline matters, from the system.—n. ', a frequent desire to make water.—adj. ', pertaining to, or obtained from, urine.—ns. ', lithemia; ', the excretion of urea in the sweat; ', the contamination of the blood with urinary deposits; ', a vessel for urine: a convenience for discharging urine.—adjs. ' (her.) diving; ', pertaining to, or like, urine.—n. a reservoir for keeping urine.—v.i. ', to discharge urine.—n. '.—adj. '.—n. ', a diver.—adjs. '; ', conveying urine; ', secreting urine; ', producing urine.—ns. ', the scientific knowledge of urine; ', an instrument for weighing urine.—adj. '.—n. '.—adj. '.—n. ', inspection of urine.—adjs. ', ', relating to urine: partaking of the qualities of urine: like urine.—ns. ', a yellow pigment of the urine; ', a partial suppression of urine; ', the urinary passages collectively.—adjs. ', pertaining to the urinary and genital organs—also ', ', Genito-urinary; ', producing urine.—ns. ', lithiasis; ', urinology; ', divination by urine; ', the abnormal presence of urine in any part of the body; ', the formation of urine.—adj. '.—ns. ', excessive micturation; ', ', involuntary passage of urine.—adj. ' (same as Urinoscopic).—ns. ', one skilled in urinoscopy; ' (same as urinoscopy); ', any disease of the urinary organs. [Fr.,—L. urina; cog. with Gr. ouron, Sans. vāri, water.]

Urite, ū′rīt, n. the sternite of an abdominal segment of an insect. [Gr. oura, a tail.]

Urman, ur′man, n. a large tract of swampy coniferous forest in Siberia. [Tatar.]

Urn, urn, n. a rounded or angular vase having a foot, a water vessel, an electoral vase, a tea-urn, &c.: a vessel in which the ashes of the dead were anciently deposited, hence the grave.—v.t. to enclose in an urn.—adj. '.—n. ', as much as an urn will hold.—adj. , having the shape of an urn. [L. urna, an urn—urĕre, to burn.]

Urocardiac, ū-rō-kar′di-ak, adj. pertaining to the posterior part of the cardiac division of the stomach of the crayfish and some other crustaceans.

Urochord, ū′rō-kord, n. the caudal chord of an ascidian or tunicate.—adjs. ', '.

Urochroa, ū-rok′rō-a, n. a genus of humming-birds in Ecuador. [Gr. oura, tail, chroa, colour.]

Urocissa, ū-rō-sis′a, n. a genus of Asiatic Corvidæ, with very long tail. [Gr. oura, tail, kissa, magpie.]

Urocyon, ū-ros′i-on, n. a genus of canine quadrupeds, the type of which is the common gray fox of the United States. [Gr. oura, tail, kyōn, dog.]

Urocyst, ū′rō-sist, n. the urinary bladder.—adj. . [Gr. ouron, urine, kystis, bladder.]

Urodele, ū′rō-dēl, adj. tailed, as an amphibian.—Also ', ', . [Gr. oura, tail, dēlos, plain.]

Urogastric, ū-rō-gas′trik, adj. pertaining to the posterior pair of divisions of the gastric lobe of the dorsal surface of the carapace of a crab: pertaining to the urogaster (see under Urine). [Gr. ouron, urine, gastēr, the stomach.]

Urohyal, ū-rō-hī′al, n. the tail-piece of the composite hyoid bone.—adj. pertaining to this.

Uromere, ū′rō-mēr, n. a caudal segment of an arthropod.—adj. . [Gr. oura, tail, meros, part.]

Uropod, ū′rō-pod, n. any abdominal limb of an arthropod.—adj. . [Gr. oura, tail, pous, podos, foot.]

Uropygium, ū-rō-pij′i-um, n. the rump in birds.—adj. . [Gr. orrhos, rump, pygē, buttocks.]

Uropyloric, ū-rō-pī-lor′ik, adj. pertaining to the posterior part of the pyloric division of the stomach of the crayfish and some other crustaceans.

Urosacral, ū-rō-sā′kral, adj. pertaining to the sacrum and to the coccyx.—n. .

Urosome, ū′rō-sōm, n. the terminal somatome of a vertebrate: the post-thoracic region of the body of an arthropod.—n. ', one of the somites of the urosome.—adj. '. [Gr. oura, tail, sōma, body.]

Urostege, ū′rō-stēj, n. one of the special scales on the under side of a snake's tail—also '.—adj. '. [Gr. oura, tail, stegē, a roof.]

Urosteon, ū-ros′tē-on, n. a median posterior ossification of the sternum of some birds. [Gr. oura, tail, osteon, bone.]

Urosternite, ū-rō-ster′nīt, n. the sternite of any somite of the urosome of an arthropod.

Urosthene, ū′rō-sthēn, n. an animal whose strength rests mainly in its tail.—adj. . [Gr. oura, tail, sthenos, strength.]

Urostyle, ū′rō-stīl, n. a prolongation backward of the last vertebra.—adj. . [Gr. oura, tail, stylos, column.]

Urotoxic, ū-ro-tok′sik, adj. pertaining to poisons eliminated in the urine. [Gr. ouron. urine, toxikon, poison.]

Urry, ur′i, n. a dark clay near a bed of coal. [Prob. Gael. uirlach—uir, earth.]

Ursine, ur′sin, adj. of or resembling a bear: thickly clothed with bristles, as certain caterpillars.—n. a bear.—n. ', the name of two constellations, Ursa-Major and Ursa-Minor, the Great and the Little Bear.—adj. ', in appearance like a bear.—n.pl. , the bears proper. [L.,—ursus, a bear.]

Urson, ur′sun, n. a rodent nearly allied to the porcupine, and often called the Canada Porcupine.

Ursuline, ur′sū-lin, adj. of or pertaining to St Ursula, esp. pertaining to the female teaching order founded by St Angela Merici of Brescia in 1537.

Urtica, ur′ti-ka, n. the genus of nettles, order Urticaceæ.—adjs. ', relating to nettles; ', pertaining to the nettles.—n. ', nettle-rash, hives.—adjs. ', '.—v.t. ', to sting, as with nettles.—n. . [L. urtica, a nettle.]

Urubu, ōō′rōō-bōō, n. an American vulture. [Braz.]

Urus, ū′rus, n. the Latin name of the wild ox, which in the time of Julius Cæsar was abundant in European forests—the Aurochs of the Germans, and the ancestor of the European domesticated cattle. [L.]

Urva, ur′va, n. the ichneumon of northern India.

Urved, urvd, adj. (her.) turned upward.—Also .

Us, us, pron. the objective case of we.—adv. , toward us. [A.S.]

Usage, ū′zāj, n. act or mode of using: treatment: practice: custom.—ns. , one of the non-jurors who maintained 'the usages'—mixed chalices, oblation in prayer of consecration, and prayer for the dead. [Fr.,—Low L.,—L. usus.]

Use, ūz, v.t. to put to some purpose: to avail one's self of: to habituate: to treat or behave toward.—v.i. to be accustomed.—adj. ', that may be used.—ns. '; ', one for whose use a suit is brought in another's name; '.—Use one's self (Shak.), to behave; Use up, to consume, to exhaust, to tire out. [Fr. user—L. uti, usus, to use.]

Use, ūs, n. act of using or putting to a purpose: convenience: employment: need: advantage: practice: common occurrence: a distinctive form of public worship or service peculiar to a church, diocese, &c.: custom: interest for money.—n. ' (obs.), use, usage, employment: (Shak.) usury, interest for money: the time allowed by usage for the payment of a bill of exchange.—adj. ', full of use or advantage: able to do good: serviceable.—adv. '.—n. '.—adj. ', having no use: answering no good purpose or the end proposed.—adv. '.—n. '.—n.pl. ', a form of equitable ownership peculiar to English law by which one person enjoys the profits of lands, &c., the legal title to which is vested in another in trust.—Use and wont, the customary practice.—Have no use for (U.S.), to have no liking for; In use, in employment or practice; Made use of, to use, to employ; Of no use, useless; Of use, useful; Out of use, not used or employed. [L. usus—uti.]

Usher, ush′ėr, n. one who meets people at the door of a hall, &c., and conducts them to seats, an officer whose business it is to introduce strangers or to walk before a person of rank: an under-teacher or assistant.—v.t. to introduce: to forerun.—ns. '; ', '.—adjs. '; . [O. Fr. ussier (Fr. huissier)—L. ostiarius, a door-keeper—ostium, a door.]

Usitate, ū′zi-tāt, adj. according to custom.—adj. , expressing usual action.

Usquebaugh, us′kwē-baw, n. whisky. [Ir. and Gael. uisgebeatha, uisge, water, beatha, life.]

Ustilago, us-ti-lā′gō, n. a genus of parasitic fungi, causing smut.—adj. .

Ustion, us′ti-on, n. the act of burning, cauterisation by burning.—adjs. ', burning; ', coloured by burning.—n. , burning.

Usual, ū′zhū-al, adj. in use: occurring in ordinary use: common.—adv. '.—n. '. [L. usualis.]

Usucaption, ū-zū-kap′shun, n. (law) the acquisition of property in anything by possession and enjoyment for a certain term of years.—n. ', one who has acquired rights by usucaption.—v.t. ', to acquire so.—adj. . [L. usus, use, capĕre, captum, to take.]

Usufruct, ū′zū-frukt; n. the use and profit, but not the property, of a thing: liferent.—v.t. to hold in usufruct.—adj. .—n. one who holds property for use by usufruct. [L. usus-fructus—usus, use, fructus, fruit.]

Usurp, ū-zurp′, v.t. to take possession of by force without right.—n. ', act of usurping: unlawful seizure and possession: intrusion into an office.—adj. '.—ns. ', a female usurper; ', usurpation.—adv. '.—n. '.—adj. '.—adv. '. [Fr.,—L. usurpāre, perh. contr. from usu-rapĕre, to seize to one's own use—usus, use, rapĕre, to seize; or from usum rumpĕre, to break a use.]

Usury, ū′zhū-ri, n. the taking of iniquitous or illegal interest on a loan, formerly interest of any kind on money lent.—v.i. ' (Shak.), to practise usury.—n. ' (orig., and in B.), any money-lender for interest: one who practises usury.—adj. '.—adv. '.—n. . [L. usura—uti, usus, to use.]

Uta, ū′ta, n. a genus of small American lizards. [From Utah.]

Utas, ū′tas, n. (obs.) the time between a festival and the eighth day after it: festivity, stir.—Also . [Through O. Fr. from L. octo, eight.]

Utensil, ū-ten′sil, n. an instrument or vessel used in common life. [Fr. utensile—L. utensilis, fit for use—uti, to use.]

Uterine, ū′te-rin, adj. pertaining to the womb: born of the same mother by a different father.—ns. ', inflammation of the womb; ', the progressive development of the embryo within the womb; ', nymphomania; ', the womb. [Fr. uterin—L. uterinis—uterus, the womb.]

Utgard, ut′gard, n. (Scand. myth.) the abode of the giant Utgard-Loki on the other side of the great sea which surrounds Midgard, the earth.

Utilise, ū′ti-līz, v.t. to make useful: to put to profitable use.—adj. '.—ns. '; '; ', usefulness: profit: a useful thing; , an actor of one of the least important parts in a play. [Fr. utiliser—L. uti.]

Utilitarian, ū-til-i-tā′ri-an, adj. consisting in, or pertaining to, utility or to utilitarianism.—n. one who holds utilitarianism.—v.t. ', to make to serve a utilitarian purpose.—ns. ', the ethical theory which finds the basis of moral distinctions in the utility of actions, i.e. their fitness to produce happiness.

Utmost, ut′mōst, adj. outmost: farthest out: most distant: last: in the greatest degree: highest.—n. the greatest that can be: the greatest effort. [A.S. útemest, formed with double superlative suffix -m-est from úte, out.]

Utopian, ū-tō′pi-an, adj. imaginary: fanciful: chimerical.—n. one who advocates impracticable reforms or who expects an impossible state of perfection in society.—ns. '; '; '.—adj. ' (obs.).—ns. ', utopianism; ', a utopian. [From Utopia, lit. 'nowhere'—Gr. ou, not, topos, place, an imaginary island represented by Sir T. More in his famous political romance, or rather satire (Lat. 1516, Eng. 1551), as enjoying perfection in politics, laws, &c., community of goods, freedom of creed, &c.]

Utraquism, ū′tra-kwizm, n. the doctrine of the  or Calixtines, who asserted the right to communicate in both kinds—sub utraque specie.

Utricle, ū′tri-kl, n. a little bag, bladder, or cell.—adjs. ', ', containing or furnished with utricles; ', producing utricles; ', shaped like a utricle; '; '.—n. , any small pear-shaped sac. [L. utriculus, dim. of uter, utris, a bag.]

Utricularia, ū-trik-ū-lā′ri-a, n. the genus of bladderworts. [L. utriculus, a bag.]

Utriform, ū′tri-form, adj. having the shape of a leather bottle. [L. uter, a leather bottle, forma, form.]

Utter, ut′ėr, adj. farthest out: extreme: total: perfect.—adv. '.—n. ', quality of being extreme. [A.S. útor, outer—út, out.]

Utter, ut′ėr, v.t. to circulate: to publish abroad: to speak.—adj. ', that may be uttered or expressed.—ns. '; ', act of uttering: manner of speaking: pronunciation: expression; '; ', circulation.—adj. ', that cannot be uttered in words. [A.S. útian, to put out—út, out.]

Utterance, ut′ėr-ans, n. (Shak.) extremity, deadly contention. [Fr. outrance—outre, beyond—L. ultra, beyond.]

Uttermost, ut′ėr-mōst, adj. farthest out: utmost.—n. the greatest degree. [Same as utmost, the r being intrusive, and t being doubled on the analogy of utter.]

Uva, ū′va, n. a name for such succulent indehiscent fruits as have a central placenta. [L. uva, a cluster of grapes.]

Uvea, ū′vē-a, n. the vascular tunic of the eye—iris, ciliary body, and choroid.—adjs. ', '. [L. uva, a bunch of grapes.]

Uveous, ū′vē-us, adj. resembling a grape. [From L. uva, a grape.]

Uvula, ū′vū-la, n. the fleshy conical body suspended from the palate over the back part of the tongue.—adj. '.—adv. ', with thick utterance. [L. uva, a bunch of grapes.]

Uxorious, uk-sō′ri-us, adj. excessively or submissively fond of a wife.—adjs. ', pertaining to a wife; ', pertaining to uxoricide.—n. ', one who kills his wife: the killing of a wife.—adv. '.—n. . [L. uxorius—uxor, a wife.]

Uzbeg, uz′beg, n. a member of the Turkish family of Tartars in Turkestan, their blood in some places mixed with a Tajik (or Aryan) strain, elsewhere with Kiptchak, Kalmuck, and Kirghiz elements.