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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ū'pu-pà, n. p. 1454(Ornith.) One of the hoopoe family, the individuals of which have an ornament on the head formed of a double range of long feathers, erected at will. [See Illust. of Hoopoe.]Ūp'ward, a. p. 1454Directed to a higher place; as, with upward eye; with upward speed.Ūp'ward, n. p. 1454The upper part; the top. [Obs. and rare.] From the extremest upward of thy head To the descent and dust beneath thy feet, A most toad-spotted traitor. Shak.Ūp'ward or Ūp'wards, adv. p. 1454In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; toward the source or origin; — opposed to downward. Upward I lift mine eyes. Watts. Looking inward, we are struck dumb; looking upward, we…Ūp-whīrl', v. i. p. 1454To rise upward in a whirl; to whirl upward.Ūp-whīrl', v. t. p. 1454To raise upward with a whirling motion. [Obs.]Up-wind', v. t. p. 1454To wind up. [Obs.] Spenser.Ū-ræ'mi-ā, n. p. 1454(Med.) Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine, producing dangerous disease.U-rā'li-an, a. p. 1454(Geog.) Of, or relating to, the Ural Mountains.Ū'ran-glīm'mer, n. p. 1454(Min.) Uranite. [Obs.] See URANITE.U-rā'ni-ă p. 1454(Myth.) One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by Mnemosyne. She was regarded as the Muse of astronomy.U-rā'n'ic, a. p. 1454(Chem.) Pertaining to, obtained from, or containing uranium; — said of salts, of which the base is sesquioxide of uranium, or in which oxide of uranium acts as an acid. Graham.Ū'ra-nīte, n. p. 1454(Min.) An ore of uranium, of a bright green or yellow color, and foliated like mica. ☞— The green variety consists of oxide of uranium, phosphoric acid, and copper, and is called chalcolite or copper…Ū'ra-nīt'ic, a. p. 1454Of, pertaining to, or containing, uranium.U-rā'ni-ŭm, n. p. 1454(Min.) A metal discovered in 1789, by Klaproth, in the mineral called pitchblende, in which it exists as an oxide, with oxide of iron, and some lead, sulphur, arsenic, cobalt, and zinc. It occurs…Ū'ran-mī'cȧ, n. p. 1454(Min.) Uranite. See URANITE.Ū'ran-ō'cher or Ū'ran-ō'chre, n. p. 1454A yellow, earthy incrustation, supposed to be the oxide of uranium, combined with carbonic acid;—applied also to pitchblende. Dana.Ū'ra-no-grăph'ic or Ū'ra-no-grăph'ic-al, a. p. 1454Of, or pertaining to, a description of the heavens.Ū'ra-nŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 1454A description of the heavens, and the heavenly bodies; uranology.U-răn'/o-līte, n. p. 1454A meteorite or aërolite. [Obs.] Hutton.Ū'ra-nŏl'o-gy, n. p. 1454A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly bodies; — uranography.Ū'ra-nōs'eo-py, n. p. 1454Contemplation of the heavens or heavenly bodies.Ū'ra-nōüs, a. p. 1454(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, uranium;—said of salts of which the base is protoxide of uranium;—also applied to the electro-negative constituents with which uranium forms…Ū'ra-nŭs, n. p. 1454(Astron.) One of the primary planets. It is about 1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years. ☞ This planet…U-rä'o, n. p. 1454(Min.) The native sesquicarbonate of soda, found at the bottom of a lake in Maracaybo, South America, also in Africa, and elsewhere; — trona. Dana.Ū′rate, n. p. 1454(Chem.) A compound of uric acid and a base.Ur'ban, a. p. 1454Of, or belonging to, a city; as, an urban population.Ur-bāne', a. p. 1454Courteous in manners; polite; courteous; refined.Ur'ban-iste, n. p. 1454A variety of pear.Ur-bān'i-ty, n. p. 1454The quality of being urbane; civility or courtesy of manners; politeness; refinement. The marquis did the honors of his house with all the urbanity of his country. W. Irving. 2. Facetiousness.…Ur'ban-ize, v. t. p. 1454To render urbane; to make civil and courteous; to polish. [Rare.] Howell.Ur-bĭc'ū-lous, a. p. 1454Of, or pertaining to, a city; urban. [Rare.]Ur'çe-ō-lāte, a. p. 1454(Bot. & Conch.) Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contracted at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.Ur'ce-ōle, n. p. 1454(Rom. Cath. Church.) A vessel for water for washing the hands; also to hold wine and water.Ur'chin, n. p. 1454A hedgehog. 2. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form of a hedgehog. “Like urchins, ouphes, and fairies.” Shak. 3. A child; a pert or rough little fellow. [Jocose.] “Who's blind now…Ur'chin, a. p. 1454Rough; pricking; piercing. [Rare.] “Urchin blasts.” Milton.Ūre, v. t. p. 1454To make use of; to use; to employ; to exercise. [Obs.] The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been practiced and ured in feats of arms. Sir T. More.Ūre, n. p. 1454Use; practice. [Obs.] “Never henceforth to . . . put in ure any new canons.” Fuller. Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure That lies in us. Chapman.Ūre, n. p. 1454A wild bull. [Obs.] Golding.Ū're-ȧ, n. p. 1454One of the characteristic proximate principles of the urine separated by the vital processes in the tissues, and excreted from the blood by the kidneys.U-rē'do, n. p. 1454(Bot.) A genus of minute parasitical fungi, by which the seeds of cereals and the stems and seeds of grasses are often greatly injured, producing the diseases called smut, rust, &c. 2. (Med.)…U'rens, a. p. 1454(Bot.) Producing a burning or stinging sensation;—said of certain plants having stings, as the nettle, and the like. Henslow.U-rē'ter, n. p. 1454(Anat.) The excretory duct of the kidney, a tube conveying the urine from the kidney to the bladder. There are two ureters, one on each side.U-rē'ter-ī'tis, n. p. 1454(Med.) Inflammation of the ureter. Dunglison.U-rē'thră, n. p. 1454(Anat.) The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder and discharged.U-rē'thral, a. p. 1454Of, or pertaining to, the urethra.U-rĕt'ic, a. p. 1454Of, pertaining to, or exciting the flow of, urine; diuretic; urinary.Ur'ge, v. t. p. 1454To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward. “And great Achilles urge the Trojan fate.” Dryden. “Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.” Pope. 2. To press the mind or will…Urge, v. i. p. 1454To press on; as, he strives to urge upward.Ur'gence, n. p. 1454Urgency. [Rare.]Ur'gen-cy, n. p. 1454The quality of being urgent; importunity; earnest solicitation; as, the urgency of a request. 2. Pressure of necessity; as, the urgency of want or distress; the urgency of the occasion.Ūr'gent, a. p. 1454Urging; pressing; besetting; plying with importunity; calling for immediate attention; instantly important. “The urgent hour.” Shak. “Some urgent cause to ordain the contrary.” Hooker. The Egyptians…Ur'gent-ly, adv. p. 1454In an urgent manner; pressingly; violently; vehemently; forcibly.Ŭr'ger, n. p. 1454One who urges; one who importunes.Ur'ge'-wôn'der, n. p. 1454A sort of barley. Mortimer.U'ric, a. p. 1454(Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, urine;—said of an acid which occurs in small quantities in the healthy urine of man and quadrupeds, and in much larger quantity in the urine of birds, of…Ŭ'rim, n. p. 1455A part of the breastplate of the high-priest among the ancient Jews, in connection with which Jehovah revealed his will on certain occasions. Its nature is not distinctly understood. Thou shalt put…Ū'rin-al, n. p. 1455A vessel for containing urine. 2. A convenience, either public or private, for urinating purposes.Ū′rin-ā′ri-ām, n. p. 1455(Agric.) A reservoir or place for the reception of urine, &c., for manure.U'rin-a-ry, a. p. 1455Of, or pertaining to, urine; as, the urinary bladder; urinary calculi; urinary abscesses. 2. Resembling, or of the nature of urine.