High School Vocabulary
353,744 words and 27,916 expressions at the high school level.
Abbreviation of Uttarakhand.
An opioid analgesic drug developed in the 1970s and having around 7.5 times the potency of morphine, also used for recreational purposes.
A barrel for collecting urine where normal toilet facilities are not available.
plural of U-barrel
plural of U-bend
A submariner on a U-boat
plural of U-boater
plural of U-boat
plural of U-bolt
plural of U-bomb
plural of U-Haul
Abbreviation of universal joint.
plural of U-pick
Shaped like the letter U: bent such that two ends are parallel, or having a cross-section similar in appearance to a broad U.
The air space used by unmanned aerial vehicles
plural of u-space
plural of u-stem
plural of U-tube
simple past and past participle of U-turn
A person or vehicle that performs a U-turn.
plural of U-turner
present participle and gerund of U-turn
plural of u-turn
Synonym of glacial trough.
plural of U-valley
thermal transmittance or thermal conductance
plural of U-value
plural of u-word
Alternative form of US'er.
plural of U.S.'er
Alternative form of US'er.
plural of U.S.-er
Alternative form of US-ian.
Alternative spelling of USCT.
plural of U.S.er
Alternative spelling of USSR.
Alternative form of USTA (“United States Tennis Association”).
Initialism of United States Virgin Islands.
Title of a person who holds the office of President of Ireland.
plural of uakari
An isometric mineral containing vanadium and nitrogen.
A census-designated place in Maui County, Hawaii, United States.
Alternative form of Waraikú (“an Arawakan language”).
Alternative form of Waraikú (“an Arawakan language”).
Alternative form of Warekena.
The daughter of Scáthach and later the lover of Cúchulainn (after a duel with Cochar Crufe).
Relating to the Ubaid period of prehistory.
plural of Ubaidian
plural of Ubaldo
Of or pertaining to a language family centred on the Central African Republic, including Sango.
A supposed former custom of Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was left in some desolate place to die.
Alternative form of Obbenite.
plural of Ubbonite
A particular protease inhibitor used in the treatment of some leukemias
Alternative form of uberfan.
plural of uber-fan
Alternative form of ubernerd.
plural of uberchef
An extremely dorky or geekish person
plural of uberdork
plural of uberfan
plural of ubergeek
present participle and gerund of Uber
Non-Oxford British standard spelling of Uberize.
simple past and past participle of uberise
third-person singular simple present indicative of uberise
present participle and gerund of uberise
To introduce a platform to an existing market or industry that provides direct transactions between sellers and buyers, often using mobile technology.
simple past and past participle of uberize
third-person singular simple present indicative of uberize
present participle and gerund of uberize
Alternative spelling of überman.
plural of uberman
plural of ubernerd
Fruitful.
A surname.
plural of Uberti
To find and specify the location of (someone or something); to locate.
simple past and past participle of ubicate
third-person singular simple present indicative of ubicate
present participle and gerund of ubicate
The condition or fact of being in, or occupying, a certain place or position; whereness, ubiety; also, a location.
plural of ubicity
whereabouts, location
Syllabic abbreviation of ubiquitous computing.
plural of ubiety
A protein that regulates protein degradation
A certain benzoquinol, the reduced product of ubiquinone, also called coenzyme Q₁₀.
Ubiquitarianism; the belief that Christ's human form is present everywhere.
Alternative form of ubiquitist.
plural of ubiquist
An organism found everywhere, or everywhere in a certain range.
A microorganism that can be found in most types of environment.
Any of a class of small protein, or polypeptide, present in the cells of all eukaryotes, that play a part in modifying and degrading proteins.
plural of ubiquit
A ubiquitin moiety that is covalently bound to target proteins in the process of ubiquitination.
Any of a class of compounds that inhibit proteasome-dependent degradation of proteins by binding the ubiquitin chain.
A movement for combating poverty through projects involving community participation.
Alternative letter-case form of Ubuesque.
plural of Ubuntard
plural of Ubuntero
The former political unit of the Ubykh people, or the region they governed, centered on modern Sochi, Russia.
A neighbor whose house is on fire or has burned down.
plural of Ucalegon
Alternative form of Ucayali.
A river in Peru, a major source of the Amazon.
A surname from Italian
An administrative division of the Russian Empire and Russian SFSR.
plural of uchastok
A surname from German.
A village in Ariège department, Occitania, France.
A party or banquet held in Japanese culture after a performance or sumo competition.
Abbreviation of University of Chicago.
a kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent forward, hooks his opponent's leg with his own, and pulls him over backwards.
A formal kimono worn by brides.
Alternative form of uchi mata.
A kimarite in which the attacker sweeps one of his opponent's legs up by hitting his inner thigh, then pulling him with the other hand.
A surname from Ukrainian.
An idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past.
Pertaining to uchronia ("an idealized or fictional conception of a particular period of time, especially in the past").
plural of uchronia
Pertaining to uchronia; painting an idealized or semi-fictional view of the past.
Alternative form of Uqturpan.
A commune of Moselle department, France.
A town and civil parish with a town council in Wealden district, East Sussex, England, on the River Uck (OS grid ref TQ4721).
A First Nation group based on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, on the northwest side of Barkley Sound.
Archaic spelling of Ukraine.
Alternative spelling of Ukrainica
plural of ucuuba
A village in Yantarne silrada, Kurman Raion, the Crimea, Ukraine.
A city and district in Rajasthan, India.
plural of udaler
A district of Assam, India.
One who holds property by udal, or allodial, right.
plural of udaller
udaler
plural of udalman
A shock worker; a super-productive worker in the Soviet Union and the other countries from the Soviet Bloc.
plural of udarnik
plural of udarnik
A district of Koshi, Nepal.
Having (a particular kind of) udders.
Having a full udder.
plural of udderful
Without udders.
Resembling or characteristic of udders.
Alternative form of utterly, used in situations involving cows.
A town in western Sweden.
A small language family spoken in far eastern Russia, a branch of Tungusic.
A city in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
A udic folist
A republic and federal subject of Russia, on a plain to the west of the Ural Mountains. Capital: Izhevsk.
From, of, or pertaining to, Udmurtia.
Alternative form of Udmurtia.
plural of Udmurt
Of or relating to The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794), a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe.
A rain gauge.
plural of udometer
Relating to udometry.
rainfall measurement
Any flatworm of the family Udonellidae
A udic orthent
A surname from Slovene.
plural of Udovich
plural of udātta
plural of Uecker
The football club F.C. Barcelona (viewed as being unrightfully favored by UEFA in terms of refereeing or other aspects).
A surname.
Alternative form of Huehueteotl.
Pronunciation spelling of you feel me
A particular topical analgesic.
A village and civil parish in Mid Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref ST0612).
A village and civil parish in South Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref TF0607).
An age forming part of the Permian.
plural of UFObow
plural of ufocal
plural of ufology
A person who studies UFOs.
The study of UFOs.
A pilot or passenger of a UFO.
plural of ufonaut
Alternative form of ufufunyane.
plural of Ugalde
A person from Uganda or of Ugandan descent.
plural of Ugandan
Uganda, Ugandan.
Alternative form of Yagara.
A northern Zamucoan language.
Synonym of Ugaritian
plural of Ugaritan
Of or relating to Ugarit.
The Northwest Semitic language of the ancient city of Ugarit in Syria. Extinct since 1100 B.C.E., it was written in cuneiform.
An idiom from Ugaritic.
plural of Ugarte
A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX6755).
A gewog of Samtse District, Bhutan.
Ugly, hideous.
present participle and gerund of uggle
Ugly.
superlative form of ugly: most ugly
simple past and past participle of uglify
One who or that which uglifies.
plural of uglifier
third-person singular simple present indicative of uglify
present participle and gerund of uglify
Characterised or marked by ugliness
present participle and gerund of ugly
Somewhat ugly.
discrimination against ugly people
Frightful in appearance; hideous.
An edible round berry of South America.
A form of garnet consisting of a solid solution series of uvarovite, grossular, and andradite.
plural of Ugrian
A linguist specializing in the Ugric family of languages.
plural of Ugricist
In an ugsome manner.
A local government area of Abia State, Nigeria.
A black isometric mineral containing aluminium, calcium, oxygen, titanium and zirconium.
plural of Uhlman
A village in Klevan hromada, Rivne Raion, Rivne Oblast, founded in 1596
Matins.
Alternative form of Uyghurian.
Alternative form of Uyghuric.
plural of Uighur
plural of Uigour
Alternative form of Uyghurian.
Alternative form of Uyghuric.
A city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
gilsonite
gilsonite
plural of uintaite
The edible bulb of certain plants.
plural of uintjie
A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
A village and municipality of North Holland, Netherlands.
A foreigner; outlander.
Alternative form of Witotan.
Alternative form of Witotoan.
Alternative form of outspan.
plural of uitspan
plural of ujamaa
Former name of Ise: a city in Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Alternative form of Ujjain.
Alternative form of Ujjain.
Dated spelling of UkSSR.
An arrow-poison, extracted from plants of the family Apocynaceae, used by some African peoples; its action is similar to that of digitalis.
a Philippine store where secondhand items such as clothes, bags, shoes and other accessories are sold at a cheap price and often rummaged by buyers; thrift shop; second-hand shop
Alternative spelling of ukulele.
plural of ukelele
plural of ukelin
plural of UKIPer
A Japanese painting or woodblock print depicting everyday life.
Alternative form of ukiyo-e.
A Meitei surname from Manipuri
A city and municipality in Vilnius County, Lithuania.
Initialism of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Rare form of Ukraine.
A country in Eastern Europe, bordering on the north shore of the Black Sea. Capital and largest city: Kyiv.
A Ukrainian.
plural of Ukrainer
Archaic form of Ukraine.
Relating to Ukraine or its people or language.
Literature on the subject of Ukraine or Ukrainian people, especially regarding Ukrainian culture, language, or literature.
Alternative form of Ukrainianize.
Alternative form of Ukrainianism.
Alternative form of Ukrainianize.
A city in Obukhiv Raion, Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine.
Combining form of Ukrainian.
A city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
Alternative form of Ukronazi.
plural of ukranazi
Obsolete form of Ukraine.
Misspelling of Ukrainian.
Alternative form of Ukronazi.
plural of Ukronazi
Alternative form of Ukronazi.
plural of ukrynazi
plural of ukulele
Someone who plays the ukulele
A culture-bound syndrome among the Xhosa people, with pain and vivid dreams, interpreted as a sign that the sufferer should become a sangoma.
A city in Uvs, Mongolia.
Ulster (sense 1)
A transliteration of the Belarusian male given name Уладзі́мір (Uladzímir).
A locality in the Warrumbungle council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
The capital city of the Republic of Buryatia, Russia.
A county-level city of Hinggan, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in northern China.
A prefecture-level city of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, China.
A synthetic form of urodilatin.
An age from 51 to 48 million years ago, a subdivision of the Eocene.
A surname from Polish.
A surname from German.
plural of Ulbricht
A hamlet in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref ND3241).
An open sore of the skin, eyes or mucous membrane, often caused by an initial abrasion and generally maintained by an inflammation and/or an infection.
Capable of, or suspect to, ulcerating.
Having an ulcus, a rounded pore-like aperture, at one or both poles.
affected with ulcers
third-person singular simple present indicative of ulcerate
The development of an ulcer.
Composed of, or causing ulcers
Having an ulcer or ulcers.
The formation of ulcers.
Resembling or characteristic of an ulcer.
ulcer
Any ulcerogenic material
Of or relating to an ulcer
A village and civil parish in Maidstone borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ8449).
A small ulcer.
plural of ulcuscle
A little ulcer.
A benzodiazepine drug with sedative and anxiolytic effects.
Acronym of ultimate duty station.
plural of ULDUSTA
A form of cortical scarring in the deep regions of the sulcus that leads to distortion of the gyri, often caused by hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in the perinatal period.
Relating to ulegyria.
The alkaloid cytisine when extracted from gorse (of genus Ulex).
A white mineral with triclinic crystals, NaCaB₅O₉·8H₂O, noted for its fibers which transmit light by internal reflection, such that a piece with flat faces perpendicular to the fibers' orientation displays an image of whatever is adjacent to its other side.
plural of ulexite
Synonym of Wulfilan.
Alternative form of Wulfila.
The capital city of Zavkhan, Mongolia.
A surname.
plural of Ulibarri
plural of ulicon
Any species of the family Ulidiidae, picture-winged flies.
plural of ulidiid
A commune of Dâmbovița County, Romania.
Synonym of uliginous.
Alternative form of uliginous.
Slimy.
plural of ulikon
Of or relating to the Ulithi atoll in the Caroline Islands.
plural of Ulithian
plural of ulitis
plural of ulitis
A town in the Shoalhaven City council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia
Of a container: possessing a significant amount of ullage (empty space).
plural of ullage
present participle and gerund of ullage
An Irish dirge, or song to mourn the dead.
plural of ullagone
lamentation; coronach
plural of ullaloo
A locality in the Mid-Western council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
A village in Ross and Cromarty, Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH1294).
A town in Nyborg municipality, Funen, Denmark.
plural of Ullery
A village in Selby district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5140).
Synonym of Ulleungdo: An island of Ulleung, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
An island of Ulleung, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea.
A surname from German of Germanic origin.
plural of Ullmann
plural of Ullman
A surname.
plural of Ullrich
A long lake in Eden district, Cumbria, England, within the English Lake District, formerly divided between Cumberland and Westmorland.
plural of ulluco
plural of ulluku
Of or relating to the family Ulmaceae of flowering plants, including the elm and zelkova.
A locality in the Clarence Valley council area, north eastern New South Wales, Australia.
plural of ulmate
Of or relating to Gregory Ulmer (born 1944), writer and professor of English involved in cybermedia.
plural of ulmine
Synonym of ulmic.
An aucubigenin diglycoside found in the bark of Ulmus wallichiana.
The bone of the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist on the side opposite to the thumb, corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. Also, the corresponding bone in the forelimb of any vertebrate.
plural of ulnare
In an ulnar manner.
Furthest toward the ulna.
Toward the ulna.
Relating to the ulna and the palm of the hand
Any spider in the family Uloboridae.
plural of uloborid
plural of ulodid
Bleeding from the gums.
ketoaldonic
Human races that have "crisp" or "woolly" hair, according to a system by Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent of classifying different races of humans as separate species.
Quality of being ulotrichous.
plural of ulpan
A rare green uranium phosphate mineral.
A mountain in Bergen, Vestland, Norway.
The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland.
Wearing an ulster.
Of or relating to Ulster in Ireland.
Cloth used for making ulsters.
To subject to Ulsterisation.
A native or inhabitant of Ulster in Ireland.
Alternative form of Ulsterise.
Any male coming from or living in the northern Irish province of Ulster.
plural of Ulsterman
plural of ulster
Ulster
Situated beyond, or on the farther side.
Obsolete form of ulterior.
The condition of being ultimate
plural of ultima
plural of ultimatum
simple past and past participle of ultimate
plural of ultimate
The quasireligious proposition that there is some ultimate phenomenon that is the source of good.
The final stage or consequence; finality.
A soil that has a weathered clay horizon as a result of argilluviation.
plural of ultisol
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Ulster.
plural of Ultonian
Bolder than a typical bold typeface.
A very lightweight and thin portable computer the areal size of a notebook computer or subnotebook.
Extremely buff (fit, muscular).
Synonym of articaine.
Very stylish or elegant.
extremely cool
Very deep; of utmost deepness; superdeep.
Cyclical with a periodicity significantly shorter than 24 hours, that is, more frequent than circadian.
extremely dry.
Very fast, or of very short duration; especially concerning events that take place in femtosecond or picosecond timescales.
Very fine.
Extremely flat
extremely good
Extremely hard; of utmost hardness.
Extreme heat.
Alternative spelling of ultra-high.
Extremely hip.
Extremely or exceedingly hot; of utmost hotness.
Radicalism or political extremism.
plural of ultraism
One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes
plural of ultraist
Especially lean; streamlined.
Of or pertaining to ultraleftism.
Extremely long.
Very luxurious.
Any of a class of synthetic DNA sequences
plural of ultramer
Extremely modern.
Pertaining to or supporting ultranationalism; exceedingly nationalistic.
extremely nice
In a peer-to-peer network, a peer capable of routing requests and responses from others rather than always adopting a direct client-server connection.
Exceptionally poor; in a state of dire poverty.
extremely posh
Extremely pure; of supreme purity.
A race which is longer than a marathon.
Extremely rare; of utmost rarity.
infrared
plural of ultrared
Extremely rich; very wealthy
Extremely ripe.
An ultramarathon.
plural of ultrarun
extremely safe
An ultrasound scan.
Extremely slim.
Extremely slow; of utmost sluggishness.
Very snug.
Extremely soft; of utmost softness.
Beyond (higher in frequency than) the range of sound perceptible to the human ear; with a frequency of 20 kilohertz or higher.
To treat with ultrasound.
Someone who is extremely stupid, even more stupid than a retard.
Extremely thin; of utmost thinness.
extremely tiny
A microtome used in ultramicrotomy
Extremely or exceedingly vast; of utmost vastness.
Extremely warm.
A type of radiation, often described as allowing for faster-than-light communication.
Extremely weak
extremely wide
extremely wise
A very high-magnification zoom feature.
A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.
In parts of Asia: a chosen warrior; a champion.
A county of Kizilsu, Xinjiang autonomous region, China.
A town in Niğde Province, Turkey.
Howling; wailing.
To howl loudly or prolongedly in lamentation or joy.
simple past and past participle of ululate
third-person singular simple present indicative of ululate
present participle and gerund of ululate
The act of ululating; a long, loud, wavering cry or howl.
Being or relating to a ululation.
Being or relating to a ululation.
plural of ululoo
Alternative form of Oroqen.
Of or relating to the Ulvaceae.
Any green alga of the order Ulvales
plural of ulvalean
A market town and civil parish with a town council in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district, and historically in Lancashire (OS grid ref SD2878).
plural of ulvoid
Any green alga of the class Ulvophyceae
The Xhosa ritual of circumcision and initiation into manhood.
A transliteration of the Russian surname Улья́нов (Ulʹjánov).
An oblast of Russia.
plural of Ulyatt
Of or relating to the mythological Ulysses.
The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
Alternative form of Ulyssean.
A South Korean subculture emphasizing idealized beauty, in particular large, round eyes and softened features.
A mineral selenide of copper Cu₃Se₂
The property of having the umami taste.
A selenide mineral, with chemical formula Cu₃Se₂, blue to red in color.
A surname.
plural of Umanzor