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Word
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Definition
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| uakari
| short-tailed, long-haired monkey
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| uberous
| yielding an abundance of milk; abounding
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| uberty
| fruitfulness; abundant productiveness
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| ubication
| condition of being in a certain location
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| ubiety
| location; state of being in a definite place
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| ubique
| everywhere
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| ubiquitarianism
| belief that Christ is everywhere
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| ubity
| place or locality
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| ucalegon
| neighbour whose house is on fire
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| udal
| form of land tenure in Orkney and Shetland islands
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| udometer
| instrument for measuring rainfall
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| ufology
| study of alien spacecraft
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| ughten
| morning twilight
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| ukase
| edict; proclamation by an autocratic government
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| ulatrophy
| atrophy of the gums
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| ulcuscle
| a small ulcer
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| uletic
| of, like or pertaining to the gums
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| uliginous
| slimy; oozy; swampy; growing in swampy places
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| ullage
| quantity by which vessel is under full capacity
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| ullagone
| cry of lamentation; funeral lament
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| ulmaceous
| of or like elms
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| uloid
| like a scar
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| ulosis
| formation of a scar
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| ulotrichous
| having woolly hair
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| ultimo
| of last month
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| ultimogeniture
| inheritance by the last son
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| ultion
| revenge; vengeance
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| ultracrepidate
| to criticize beyond sphere of one's knowledge
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| ultradian
| of physiological cycles longer than an hour and shorter than a day
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| ultrafidian
| going beyond faith
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| ultrageous
| violently extreme
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| ultraism
| holding extreme opinions on a subject
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| ultramarine
| deep blue
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| ultramicroscope
| instrument for viewing extremely small objects
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| ultramontane
| south of the Alps; supporting the Pope
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| ultroneous
| spontaneous; voluntary
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| umbel
| mass of flowers springing from a single center
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| umbelliferous
| bearing umbels
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| umber
| brownish red
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| umbilical
| of, like or pertaining to the navel; related on the mother's side
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| umbiliciform
| shaped like a navel
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| umbo
| central knob or boss of a shield
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| umbraculiform
| shaped like an umbrella
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| umbraculum
| umbrella or umbrella-like structure
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| umbrage
| shade; foliage; offence
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| umbratic
| shadowy; providing shade
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| umbratilous
| shadowy; shaded; indoor; secluded
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| umbriferous
| giving or bearing shade
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| umbril
| visor on helmet to protect the eyes from light
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| umbrose
| shade-giving; dusky
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| unalist
| priest holding one benefice
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| unaneled
| without extreme unction
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| unasinous
| being equally stupid
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| unberufen
| exclamation to avert ill luck following boasting
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| unbosom
| to pour out; to tell freely
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| uncate
| hooked
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| uncial
| of, like or pertaining to an inch or an ounce
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| unciform
| shaped like a hook
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| unconsentaneous
| not in agreement
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| unction
| anointing as right of consecration or healing; warmth of address
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| unctuous
| slimy; oily; greasy; offensively suave and smug
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| undate
| wavy
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| undecennial
| happening every eleven years
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| undeify
| to deprive of the nature of a god
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| underbreath
| subdued voice; rumour
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| underbridge
| bridge carrying a road or railway
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| undercroft
| crypt or vault under a church
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| undern
| light midday meal
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| underwit
| inferior wit; half-wit
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| undight
| to take off; to doff; to undo
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| undine
| female water spirit
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| undinism
| psychological obsession with urine and urination
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| undulationism
| theory that light consists of waves
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| uneath
| difficult; distressing; hard; scarce
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| ungual
| of a claw, hoof, or talon; clawed
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| unguentary
| of, like or pertaining to unguents; one who makes or sells unguents
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| unguiculate
| clawed
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| unguiform
| shaped like a claw
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| unguinous
| oily; fatty
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| unguligrade
| walking on hoofs
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| unhouseled
| not having received the Eucharist shortly before death
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| unicity
| uniqueness; oneness
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| unifarious
| arranged in a single row or series
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| unifilar
| having only one thread or wire
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| unigeniture
| state or fact of being the only begotten
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| unigenous
| of the same origin, kind or sort
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| unipara
| woman having given birth only once
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| uniparous
| producing only one offspring at birth
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| unipotent
| powerful in one direction only
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| unisonous
| in unison or agreement
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| unition
| conjunction
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| universalism
| belief in universal salvation
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| univocal
| unmistakeable; unequivocal
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| univocalic
| having only one vowel; written passage using only one vowel
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| univoltine
| having one brood a year
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| univorous
| living on only one host or source of food
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| unleal
| unfaithful
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| unreeve
| to withdraw a rope from an opening
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| unseel
| to unsew the eyes of
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| unsinew
| to take the strength from
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| unstercorated
| not manured
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| untimeous
| untimely
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| untreasure
| to despoil
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| unwithdrawing
| liberal; lavish
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| upaithric
| roofless; open to the sky
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| upas
| poisonous or harmful institution or influence
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| upbuilding
| development; edification
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| upcast
| upward throw; material thrown up
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| upher
| rough pole made of fir and used in scaffolding
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| uprist
| rising; uprising
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| upspeak
| to begin to speak
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| upstay
| to sustain
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| uranic
| of the palate
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| uraniferous
| bearing uranium
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| uraniscus
| roof of the mouth
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| uranism
| male homosexuality
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| uranography
| descriptive astronomy and mapping
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| uranology
| study of the heavens; astronomy
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| uranomancy
| divination by studying the heavens
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| uranomania
| obsession with the idea of divinity
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| uranometry
| measurement of distances between heavenly bodies
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| uranophobia
| fear of heaven
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| uranoplasty
| plastic surgery on the hard palate
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| uranoscopy
| star-watching
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| uraster
| starfish
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| urbacity
| excessive pride in one's city
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| urbanist
| expert in urban planning
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| urbanology
| study of cities
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| urbarial
| founded on a register of landed property
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| urbicide
| destruction of a city
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| urbicolous
| dwelling in cities
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| urbiculture
| cultivation or development of urban life
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| urceiform
| shaped like a pitcher
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| urceolate
| shaped like a pitcher
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| urceus
| single-handled jug or pitcher
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| urdé
| pointed; having points
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| urdee
| of a heraldic device, pointed or broken into parallel pointed projections
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| ure
| use; custom
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| uredo
| burning feeling in the skin
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| urenology
| study of rust molds
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| urent
| burning; stinging
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| uresis
| urination
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| urethroscope
| instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra
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| uretic
| of, like or pertaining to urine
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| urimancy
| divination by observing urine
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| urinator
| diver
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| uriniferous
| bearing urine
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| urinometer
| instrument for measuring specific gravity of urine
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| urkingdom
| taxonomic group of organisms larger than a kingdom
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| urman
| swampy pine forest
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| urogenous
| producing or produced in urine
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| urolith
| small stone in the urinary tract
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| urology
| study of urine; urinary tract
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| uropoietic
| secreting or excreting urine
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| uropygium
| rump of a bird
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| urosthenic
| having a tail designed for propulsion
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| ursal
| fur seal
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| ursicide
| killing or killer of a bear
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| ursiform
| having the shape or appearance of a bear
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| ursine
| of, like or pertaining to bears
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| urtext
| earliest version of a text; original unmodified version
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| urticaceous
| of, like or pertaining to nettles
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| urticant
| stinging; irritating
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| urticate
| to sting; to flog with nettles
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| usageaster
| self-appointed and conservative language usage expert
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| usance
| habit; custom
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| ushabti
| figurine of deceased person placed in Egyptian tomb
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| usitative
| signifying a usual act
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| ustion
| action of burning or searing
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| ustulation
| burning; roasting
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| usucaption
| acquisition of property by long usage and enjoyment
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| usufruct
| the right to use and enjoy something
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| usward
| toward us
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| utile
| profitable; useful
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| utilitarianism
| belief that utility of actions determines moral value
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| utinam
| earnest wish or desire
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| utraquist
| person speaking two or both of two languages
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| utricide
| one who stabs an inflated skin vessel instead of killing someone
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| utricle
| small cavity or sac
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| utriculiform
| shaped like a small cavity or sac
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| utriform
| shaped like a leather bottle or flask
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| uvala
| irregular depression in a karst terrain
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| uvelloid
| resembling a small cluster of grapes
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| uvid
| moist; wet
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| uxorial
| of, like or pertaining to a wife
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| uxoricide
| killing of one's own wife
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| uxorious
| excessively fond of one's wife
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