u
U is the 21st letter of the alphabet.
(noun)An example of u is the second letter in the word "cut."
The definition of u refers to the upper class in Britain.
(adjective)An example of people belonging to the u class are kings and queens.
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See u in Webster's New World College Dictionary
or U
- 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
- atomic mass unit
- unit(s)
adjective
of the upper or wealthy class, esp. the British upper class, as characterized by supposedly definitive usages, accent, behavior, tastes, etc.
- uncle
- Union
- United
- University
- uracil
kosher (): often enclosed in a circle (Ⓤ)
Origin: U(nion of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations)
uranium
See u in American Heritage Dictionary 4
or U
noun pl. U's u's or U's also us or Us- The 21st letter of the modern English alphabet.
- Any of the speech sounds represented by the letter u.
- The 21st in a series.
- Something shaped like the letter U.
- U A grade that indicates an unsatisfactory status.
abbreviation
up quark
adjective
Chiefly British Of or appropriate to the upper class, especially in language usage.
Origin:
Origin: u(pper class)
.noun
Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Burmese-speaking area.
Origin:
Origin: Burmese
.- The symbol for the element uranium.
- The symbol for internal energy.
abbreviation
- unsatisfactory
- uracil
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