u
u1 definition
u or U (yo̵̅o̅)
- the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet: formerly a variant of V, v; not until the 18th cent. was it established as a vowel symbol only
- any of the speech sounds that this letter represents, as, in English, the vowel (u) of cut, (o̵o) of bush, or (o̵̅o̅) of rude, or the semivowel (w) of win
- a type or impression for u or U
- the twenty-first in a sequence or group
- an object shaped like
adjective
- of u or U
- twenty-first in a sequence or group
- shaped like
u2 definition
u
- atomic mass unit
- unit(s)
U1 definition
U (yo̵̅o̅)
adjective
of the upper or wealthy class, esp. the British upper class, as characterized by supposedly definitive usages, accent, behavior, tastes, etc.
U2 definition
U
- uncle
- Union
- United
- University
- uracil
U3 definition
U4 definition
U
uranium
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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