English Words Starting With U

• updraft

  nounC1
  /ˈʌp.drɑːft/An upward current or movement of air.
• updraught

  nounC1-C2 / Low-frequency
  /ˈʌpdrɑːft/A rising current or column of air.
• updrift

  nounVery low (rare/technical)
  /ˈʌpdrɪft/The movement or accumulation of sediment, particles, or material in an upward direction, often against the prevailing flow or wind.
• upend

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2 (Upper Intermediate)
  /ʌpˈɛnd/to turn something so that the part that is usually at the bottom is now at the top; to fundamentally change or overturn an established situation.
• upfold

  verb-transitiveLow (C2)
  /ʌpˈfəʊld/To fold something upward or into a higher position; in geology, to form an anticline by upward folding of rock strata.
• upgather

  verb-transitiveLow (rare/archaic/literary)
  /ʌpˈɡæðə/To gather, collect, or bring together things or people.
• upgrade

  adjectiveadverbnounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /ˌʌpˈɡreɪd/to improve something, especially by adding new features or replacing it with a newer/better version.
• upgrowth

  nounLow
  /ˈʌpɡrəʊθ/The process or result of growing upward; development from within.
• upham

  nounVery Low
  /ˈʌpəm/A proper noun, primarily a surname and a placename.
• upheaval

  nounC1
  /ʌpˈhiːv(ə)l/A sudden, violent, and disruptive change or disturbance, often involving force and affecting a system, organization, or society.
• upheave

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveLow Frequency
  /ʌpˈhiːv/to lift or heave something upward from beneath; to force a mass upward from its position.
• upheld

  verbC1
  /ʌpˈhɛld/The past tense and past participle of 'uphold,' meaning to support or maintain (a decision, principle, law, etc.) against opposition.
• uphill

  adjectiveadverbnounB1
  /ˌʌpˈhɪl/Towards the top of a slope or hill; requiring significant effort or facing difficulty.
• uphold

  verbverb-transitiveB2
  /ʌpˈhəʊld/To support or defend (a law, principle, decision, or system) against challenge or opposition.
• upholster

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ʌpˈhəʊl.stər/To fit (furniture, especially seats) with cushioning, springs, webbing, and fabric or leather covers.
• upholsterer

  nounC1
  /ʌpˈhəʊl.stər.ər/A person whose job is to make, repair, or fit upholstery, the padded coverings for furniture.
• upholstery

  nounC1
  /ʌpˈhəʊl.stər.i/The soft, padded textiles and materials used to cover furniture, such as chairs and sofas.
• uphroe

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈʌfrəʊ/A perforated wooden block or thimble fitted to a mast or spar to hold the cords of a sail's crowfoot.
• upington

  nounVery Low (Proper Noun)
  /ˈʌpɪŋtən/A city and region in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.
• upjohn

  nounLow
  /ˈʌpˌdʒɒn/A proper noun referring to a pharmaceutical company, historically significant in American business.

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