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Monday 23rd of November 2009
Traducement
1: a malicious attack [syn:
{defamation}, {calumny},
{obloquy}, {hatchet job}]

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Uto-Aztecan language
1: a family of American Indian languages [syn: {Uto-Aztecan}]
Utopia
1: a book by Sir Thomas More (1516) describing the perfect society on an imaginary island 2: ideally perfect state; especially in its social and political and moral aspects [ant: {dystopia}] 3: a work...
utopian
1: of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia; "a Utopian novel" 2: characterized by or aspiring to impracticable perfection; "the dim utopian future"; "utopian idealists"; "recognized the utopian na...
utopian socialism
1: socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice
Utopianism
1: the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes social perfection
Utrecht
1: a city in the central Netherlands
utricle
1: a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: {utriculus}]
Utricularia
1: bladderworts: large genus of aquatic carnivorous plants; cosmopolitan in distribution [syn: {genus Utricularia}]
utriculi
{utriculus}
utriculus
1: a small pouch into which the semicircular canals open [syn: {utricle}] [also: {utriculi} (pl)]
Utrillo
1: French painter noted for his paintings of Parisian street scenes (1883-1955) [syn: {Maurice Utrillo}]
Uttar Pradesh
1: a state in northern India
utter
1: without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"...
utterable
1: capable of being uttered in words or sentences [syn: {speakable}]
utterance
1: the use of uttered sounds for auditory communication [syn: {vocalization}]
uttered
1: communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments" [syn: {expressed}, {verbalized}, {verbalised}]
utterer
1: an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?" [syn: {vocalizer}, {vocaliser}] 2: someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins 3:...
utterly
1: completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers; "an absolutely magnificent painting"; "a perfectly idiotic idea"; "you're perfectly right"; "utterly miserable"; "you can be d...
uttermost
1: of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity; "extreme cold"; "extreme caution"; "extreme pleasure"; "utmost contempt"; "to the utmost degree"; "in the uttermost distress" [syn: {extreme}...
Utu
1: sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash [syn: {Utug}]
Utug
1: sun god; counterpart of Akkadian Shamash [syn: {Utu}]
UV
1: radiation lying in the ultraviolet range; wave lengths shorter than light but longer than X rays [syn: {ultraviolet}, {ultraviolet radiation}, {ultraviolet light}, {ultraviolet illumination}]
uvea
1: the part of the eye that contains the iris and ciliary body and choroid
uveal
1: of or relating to the uvea of the eye [syn: {uveous}]
uveitis
1: inflammation of the uvea of the eye
uveous
1: of or relating to the uvea of the eye [syn: {uveal}]
uvula
1: a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate [also: {uvulae} (pl)]
uvulae
{uvula}
uvular
1: of or relating to or associated with the uvula; "the uvular r"
Uvularia
1: genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States [syn: {genus Uvularia}]
Uvularia grandiflora
1: plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried [syn: {strawflower}, {cornflower}]
Uvulariaceae
1: one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae [syn: {subfamily Uvulariaceae}]
uvulitis
1: inflammation of the uvula
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
1: surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue to open the airway; intended to cure extreme cases of snoring (with or without sleep apnea) [syn: {palatopharyngoplasty}, {PPP}, {...
ux
1: (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife [syn: {uxor}]
uxor
1: (legal terminology) the Latin word for wife [syn: {ux}]
uxorial
1: of or befitting or characteristic of a wife [syn: {wifely}, {wifelike}] [ant: {husbandly}]
uxorious
1: foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
uxoriously
1: in a loving and uxorious manner; "he kept deferring uxoriously to Mary"
uxoriousness
1: foolish fondness for or excessive submissiveness to one's wife
Uygur
1: a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas [syn: {Uighur}, {Uigur}] 2: the Turkic language spoken by approximately 7,000,000 Uighur people in extreme northwestern...
Uzbak
1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}] 2: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbeg}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]
Uzbeg
1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}] 2: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek people [syn: {Uzbek}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}]
Uzbek
1: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas [syn: {Uzbeg}, {Uzbak}, {Usbek}, {Usbeg}] 2: a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Uzbekistan},...
Uzbekistan
1: a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet [syn: {Republic of Uzbekistan}, {Uzbek}]
Uzbekistani
1: of or relating to or characteristic of Uzbekistan or its people or culture
Uzbekistani monetary unit
1: monetary unit in Uzbekistan
Uzi
1: a type of submachine gun that is designed and manufactured in Israel; "the Uzi is used throughout the world as a police and special forces firearm"
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