English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Upwards (adv.)

Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.

Upwhirl (v. t. & i.)

To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling motion.

Upwind (v. t.)

To wind up.

Upwreath (v. i.)

To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke.

Upyat

imp. of Upgive.

Ur (n.)

Alt. of Ure

Urachus (n.)

A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.

Uraemia (n.)

Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine, producing dangerous disease.

Uraemic (a.)

Of or pertaining to uraemia; as, uraemic convulsions.

Uraeum (n.)

The posterior half of an animal.

Ural (a.)

Pertaining to, or designating, the Urals, a mountain range between Europe and Asia.

Ural-Altaic (a.)

Of or pertaining to the Urals and the Altai; as the Ural-Altaic, or Turanian, languages.

Urali (n.)

See Curare.

Uralian (a.)

Alt. of Uralic

Uralic (a.)

Of or relating to the Ural Mountains.

Uralite (n.)

Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.

Uralitization (n.)

The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.

Uramil (n.)

Murexan.

Uran-ocher (n.)

Alt. of Uran-ochre

Uran-ochre (n.)

A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure.