ut ['ət, 'üt, 'u̇t] -n
- a syllable used for the first note in the diatonic scale in an early solmization system and later replaced by do
UT -abbr
- Universal time
- Utah
UTC -abbr
- Coordinated Universal Time
ut dict -abbr
- as directed
Ute ['yüt] -n
- a member of an American Indian people orig. ranging through Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico
- the Uto-Aztecan language of the Ute people
uten·sil [yu̇-'ten(t)-səl, 'yü-,] -n
- an implement, instrument, or vessel used in a household and esp. a kitchen
- a useful tool or implement
uter·ine ['yü-tə-,rīn, -rən] -adj
- born of the same mother but by a different father
- of, relating to, or affecting the uterus
uter·us ['yü-tə-rəs, 'yü-trəs] -n
- a muscular organ of the female mammal for containing and usu. for nourishing the young during development prior to birth called also womb
- a structure in some lower animals analogous to the uterus in which eggs or young develop
Uther ['ü-thər, 'yü-] -n
- a legendary British king and father of Arthur
UTI -abbr
- urinary tract infection
util -abbr
- utility
utile ['yü-tᵊl, 'yü-,tī(-ə)l] -adj
- useful
uti·lise ['yü-tə-,līz] -vt, adj, n
(variant of utilize)
- to make use of : turn to practical use or account
- I'm a great person for utilizing waste power -- Robert Frost
util·i·tar·i·an [(,)yü-,ti-lə-'ter-ē-ən] -n
- an advocate or adherent of utilitarianism
utilitarian -adj
- of or relating to or advocating utilitarianism
- marked by utilitarian views or practices
- of, relating to, or aiming at utility
- exhibiting or preferring mere utility
- spare utilitarian furnishings
util·i·tar·i·an·ism [-ē-ə-,ni-zəm] -n
- a doctrine that the useful is the good and that the determining consideration of right conduct should be the usefulness of its consequences
- a theory that the aim of action should be the largest possible balance of pleasure over pain or the greatest happiness of the greatest number
- utilitarian character, spirit, or quality
util·i·ty [yü-'ti-lə-tē] -n
- fitness for some purpose or worth to some end
- something useful or designed for use
- public utility
- a service (as light, power, or water) provided by a public utility
- equipment or a piece of equipment to provide such service or a comparable service
- a program or routine designed to perform or facilitate esp. routine operations (as copying files or editing text) on a computer
utility -adj
- capable of serving as a substitute in various roles or positions
- kept to provide a useful product or service rather than for show or as a pet
- being of a usable but inferior grade
- serving primarily for utility rather than beauty : utilitarian
- designed or adapted for general use
- of or relating to a utility
utility knife -n
- a knife designed for general use
- a cutting tool having a sharp replaceable blade that can be retracted into a usu. metal handle
utilization review -n
- a critical evaluation (as by a physician or nurse) of health-care services provided to patients that is made esp. for the purpose of controlling costs and monitoring quality of care
uti·lize ['yü-tə-,līz] -vt, adj, n
- to make use of : turn to practical use or account
- I'm a great person for utilizing waste power -- Robert Frost
ut·most ['ət-,mōst, esp Southern -məst] -adj
- situated at the farthest or most distant point : extreme
- the utmost point of the earth -- John Hunt
- of the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number, or amount
- a matter of utmost concern
utmost -n
- the most possible : the extreme limit : the highest attainable point or degree
- the utmost in reliability
- the highest, greatest, or best of one's abilities, powers, and resources
- will do our utmost to help
UtoAz·tec·an [,yü-tō-'az-,te-kən] -n, adj
- a family of American Indian languages spoken by peoples from the U.S. Great Basin south to Central America
uto·pia [yu̇-'tō-pē-ə] -n
- an imaginary and indefinitely remote place
- a place of ideal perfection esp. in laws, government, and social conditions
- an impractical scheme for social improvement
uto·pi·an [-pē-ən] -adj
- of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a utopia
- having impossibly ideal conditions esp. of social organization
- proposing or advocating impractically ideal social and political schemes
- impossibly ideal : visionary
- recognised the utopian nature of his hopes -- C. S. Kilby
- believing in, advocating, or having the characteristics of utopian socialism
utopian -n
- one who believes in the perfectibility of human society
- one who proposes or advocates utopian schemes
uto·pi·an·ism [-pē-ə-,ni-zəm] -n
- a utopian idea or theory
- the body of ideas, views, or aims of a utopian
utopian socialism -n
- socialism based on a belief that social ownership of the means of production can be achieved by voluntary and peaceful surrender of their holdings by propertied groups
uto·pism ['yü-tə-,pi-zəm, yu̇-'tō-] -n, adj
- utopianism
utri·cle ['yü-tri-kəl] -n, adj
- : any of various small pouches or saccate parts of an animal or plant: as
- the part of the membranous labyrinth of the inner ear into which the semicircular canals open
- a small usu. indehiscent one-seeded fruit with thin membranous pericarp
utric·u·lus [yu̇-'tri-kyə-ləs] -n
- utricle
ut·ter ['ə-tər] -adj, adv
- carried to the utmost point or highest degree : absolute, total
utter ['ə-tə-rə-bəl] -vb, adj, n
- to offer for sale
- to send forth as a sound
- to give utterance to : pronounce, speak
- refused to utter his name
- to give public expression to : express in words
- to put (as currency) into circulation
- to circulate (as a counterfeit note) as if legal or genuine
- to put forth or out : discharge
- to make a statement or sound
ut·ter·ance ['ə-tə-rən(t)s, 'ə-trən(t)s] -n
- the last extremity : bitter end
- something uttered
- an oral or written statement : a stated or published expression
- vocal expression : speech
- power, style, or manner of speaking
ut·ter·most ['ə-tər-,mōst] -adj
- outermost
- extreme, utmost
uttermost -n
- utmost
- to the uttermost of our capacity -- H. S. Truman
Uturn ['yü-,tərn] -n
- a turn resembling the letter U
- a 180-degree turn made by a vehicle in a road
- something (as a reversal of policy) resembling a U-turn