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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'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.Ū'ri-na-ry, n. p. 1455A urinarium.Ū'rin-āte, v. i. p. 1455To discharge urine; to make water.Ŭ'rin-ā'tion, n. p. 1455The act of voiding urine; micturition.Ū'rin-ā-tive, a. p. 1455Provoking the flow of urine; diuretic. Bacon.Ū’rin-ā’tor, n. p. 1455One who plunges and sinks in water in search of something, as for pearls; a diver. [Rare.] Ray.Ū'rine, n. p. 1455An animal fluid or liquor secreted by the kidneys, whence it is conveyed into the bladder by the ureters, and through the urethra discharged. The urine of beasts is sometimes called stale.U′rine, v. i. p. 1455To discharge urine; to make water; to urinate. [Obs. or rare.] Bacon.Ū'rīn-īf'er-ōŭs, a. p. 1455Conveying urine.Ū′rin-īp′a-roŭs, a. p. 1455(Med.) Producing or preparing urine; — applied to certain tubes in the cortical portion of the kidney.Ū'/rin-ŏm/e-ter, n. p. 1455(Med.) A small hydrometer for estimating the specific gravity of urine.Ū'rin-ōse or Ū'rin-oŭs, a. p. 1455Pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities; having the character of urine; similar to urine. Arbuthnot.Ū'rith, n. p. 1455The bindings of a hedge. [Prov. Eng.]Ûrn, n. p. 1455A vessel of various forms, usually largest in the middle, and furnished with a foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for holding liquids, for ornamental uses, and anciently for…Ûrn, v. t. p. 1455To inclose in an urn, or as if in an urn. When horror universal shall descend, And heaven’s dark concave urn all human race. Young.Urn'al, a. p. 1455Of, pertaining to, or by means of, an urn, or urns. “Urnal interment.” Browne.Urn'ful, n. p. 1455As much as an urn will hold; enough to fill an urn.Urn'-shāped, a. p. 1455Having the shape of an urn.Ū'ro-gen'i-tal, a. p. 1455(Med.) Of, or pertaining to, the urinary and genital apparatus; as, the urogenital organs.U-rōl'o-gy or U'ro-nōl'o-gy, n. p. 1455That part of medicine which treats of urine. Dunglison.U-rŏs'e-o-py, n. p. 1455The judgment of diseases by inspection of urine. [Rare.] Browne.Ūr'ry, n. p. 1455A sort of blue or black clay, lying near a vein of coal. Mortimer.