English Words Starting With U

• ulu

  nounVery Low (Specialist/Regional)
  /ˈuːluː/A traditional all-purpose knife used by the Inuit and Yupik peoples of Alaska, Canada, Greenland, and Siberia.
• ulua

  nounVery Low (Regional/Specialist)
  /uːˈluːə/A type of large, predatory fish (family Carangidae) found in the Pacific Ocean, particularly around Hawaii.
• ululate

  verbverb-intransitiveC2/Rare
  /ˈjuː.ljʊ.leɪt/To howl, wail, or lament loudly and mournfully, often in a high-pitched or rhythmic manner.
• ululation

  nounLow
  /ˌjuːljuːˈleɪʃən/A long, high-pitched, wavering cry or howl, often associated with lamentation, celebration, or ritual in various cultures.
• ulundi

  nounVery Low
  /uːˈlʌndi/A place name, specifically the capital of the Zulu Kingdom in the 19th century and a town in the modern KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.
• uluru

  nounLow
  /ˌuː.ləˈruː/A massive sandstone rock formation in central Australia, sacred to the Pitjantjatjara Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area.
• ulyanovsk

  nounLow
  /ˌuːljəˈnɒfsk/A city in Russia, on the Volga River, named after Vladimir Ulyanov (Lenin).
• ulysses

  nounLow in general everyday usage, but high in literary and academic contexts.
  /juːˈlɪsiːz/A proper noun referring primarily to the legendary Greek hero Odysseus, known for his long journey home after the Trojan War, or to the modernist novel 'Ulysses' by James Joyce.
• umami

  nounLow
  /uːˈmɑːmi/One of the five basic tastes, described as savory, meaty, or brothy, distinct from sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
• umar

  nounNon-existent / Zero
  The word 'umar' is not an English word. It appears to be a potential misspelling, personal name, or a transliteration from another language. It is not listed in standard English dictionaries such as Oxford, Cambridge, or Merriam-Webster. Its core meaning in English is therefore non-existent or undefined.
• umar tal

  noun
• umayyad

  nounC2
  /ʊˈmaɪjæd/An adjective relating to the first hereditary dynasty of Islamic caliphs (661–750 CE), based in Damascus, or to their supporters.
• umbel

  nounLow (Specialist)
  /ˈʌmb(ə)l/A flat-topped or rounded flower cluster in which the individual flower stalks arise from about the same point on the main stem.
• umbellet

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʌmbəlɪt/A small umbel; a secondary umbel making up part of a larger compound inflorescence (umbel) in certain plants, especially of the Apiaceae family (carrot, parsley, etc.).
• umbellule

  nounVery Low (Rare, Technical)
  /ˈʌmbəˌljuːl/A small or secondary umbel within a compound umbel, characteristic of plants in the parsley family (Apiaceae).
• umber

  adjectivenounverb-transitiveLow
  /ˈʌmbə/A natural brown earth pigment containing iron and manganese oxides.
• umber moth

  nounLow
  /ˈʌmbə ˌmɒθ/a moth of the family Geometridae, typically having wings patterned with shades of brown, grey, or black, resembling the colour umber.
• umberto

  nounExtremely Low
  /ʊmˈbɛːtəʊ/A masculine Italian given name, not a standard English lexical item.
• umberto i

  nounVery Low
  /ʊmˈbɛətəʊ ðə ˈfɜːst/Proper noun referring to Umberto I (1844–1900), King of Italy from 1878 until his assassination in 1900.
• umberto ii

  nounRare
  /ʌmˈbɜːtəʊ ðə ˈsekənd/The last king of Italy, who reigned for 34 days in 1946 before the monarchy was abolished via referendum.

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