uintathere
1: a variety of dinocerate [syn: {dinoceras}]
Uintatheriidae
1: an extinct family of Dinocerata [syn: {family Uintatheriidae}]
Uintatherium
1: type genus of the Uintatheriidae; extinct large herbivorous ungulates somewhat resembling elephants; from the Eocene in Wyoming [syn: {genus Uintatherium}]
UK
1: a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland [syn: {United Kingdom}, {Great Britain}, {GB}, {Britain}, {Un...
ukase
1: an edict of the Russian tsar
uke
1: a small guitar having four strings [syn: {ukulele}]
Ukraine
1: a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century [syn: {Ukrayina}]
Ukrainian
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Ukraine or its people or culture n : the Slavic language spoken in the Ukraine
Ukranian
1: a native or inhabitant of the Ukraine
Ukrayina
1: a republic in southeastern Europe; formerly a European soviet; the center of the original Russian state which came into existence in the ninth century [syn: {Ukraine}]
ukulele
1: a small guitar having four strings [syn: {uke}]
Ulaanbaatar
1: the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulan Bator}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of Mongolia}]
ulama
1: the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual an...
Ulan Bator
1: the capital and largest city of Mongolia [syn: {Ulaanbaatar}, {Urga}, {Kulun}, {capital of Mongolia}]
Ulanova
1: Russian ballet dancer (1910-1998) [syn: {Galina Ulanova}, {Galina Sergeevna Ulanova}]
ulcer
1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue [syn: {ulceration}]
ulcer diet
1: a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" [syn: {bland diet}]
ulcerate
1: undergo ulceration; "Her stomach ulcerated" 2: affect with an ulcer; "Her stomach was ulcerated"
ulcerated
1: having an ulcer or canker [syn: {cankerous}, {ulcerous}]
ulceration
1: a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface resulting in necrosis of tissue [syn: {ulcer}] 2: the process of ulcer formation; the process of ...
ulcerative
1: of or relating to or characterized by ulceration; "ulcerative colitis"
ulcerative colitis
1: a serious chronic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum characterized by recurrent episodes of abdominal pain and fever and chills and profuse diarrhea
ulcerous
1: having an ulcer or canker [syn: {cankerous}, {ulcerated}]
ulema
1: the body of mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's sciences and doctrines and laws and the chief guarantors of continuity in the spiritual an...
Ulex
1: genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse [syn: {genus Ulex}]
Ulex europaeus
1: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe [syn: {gorse}, {furze}, {whin}, {Irish gorse}]
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Ulfila
1: a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet ...
Ulfilas
1: a Christian believed to be of Cappadocian descent who became bishop of the Visigoths in 341 and translated the Bible from Greek into Gothic; traditionally held to have invented the Gothic alphabet ...
ulitis
1: inflammation of the gums
Ull
1: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor [syn: {Ullr}]
ullage
1: the amount that a container (as a wine bottle or tank) lacks of being full
Ullr
1: (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson of Thor [syn: {Ull}]
Ulmaceae
1: a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema [syn: {family Ulmaceae}, {elm family}]
Ulmus
1: type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate regions [syn: {genus Ulmus}]
Ulmus alata
1: North American elm having twigs and young branches with prominent corky projections [syn: {winged elm}, {wing elm}]
Ulmus americana
1: large ornamental tree with graceful gradually spreading branches common in eastern North America [syn: {American elm}, {white elm}, {water elm}, {rock elm}]
Ulmus campestris sarniensis
1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Ulmus campestris wheatleyi
1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}]
Ulmus carpinifolia
1: European elm with lustrous smooth leaves used as an ornamental [syn: {smooth-leaved elm}, {European field elm}]
Ulmus crassifolia
1: elm of southern United States and Mexico having spreading pendulous corky branches [syn: {cedar elm}]
Ulmus glabra
1: Eurasian elm often planted as a shade tree [syn: {witch elm}, {wych elm}]
Ulmus hollandica
1: any of various hybrid ornamental European shade trees ranging from dwarf to tall [syn: {Dutch elm}]
Ulmus laevis
1: Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm; thrives in a moist environment [syn: {water elm}]
Ulmus parvifolia
1: small fast-growing tree native to Asia; widely grown as shelterbelts and hedges [syn: {Chinese elm}]
Ulmus procera
1: broad spreading rough-leaved elm common throughout Europe and planted elsewhere [syn: {English elm}, {European elm}]
Ulmus pumila
1: fast-growing shrubby Asian tree naturalized in United States for shelter or ornament [syn: {Siberian elm}, {Chinese elm}, {dwarf elm}]
Ulmus rubra
1: North American elm having rough leaves that are red when opening; yields a hard wood [syn: {slippery elm}, {red elm}]
Ulmus sarniensis
1: a variety of the English elm with erect branches and broader leaves [syn: {Jersey elm}, {guernsey elm}, {wheately elm}, {Ulmus campestris sarniensis}, {Ulmus campestris wheatleyi}]
Ulmus serotina
1: autumn-flowering elm of southeastern United States [syn: {September elm}, {red elm}]
Ulmus thomasii
1: tall widely distributed elm of eastern North America [syn: {rock elm}]
ulna
1: the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm [syn: {elbow bone}] [also: {ulnae} (pl)]
ulnar
1: relating to or near the ulna
ulnar artery
1: large artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and hand [syn: {arteria ulnaris}]
ulnar nerve
1: a nerve running along the inner side of the arm and passing near the elbow; supplies intrinsic muscles of the hand and the skin of the medial side of the hand [syn: {cubital nerve}, {nervus ulnaris...
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