Words that start with U

Uis forUpdate

Update means to add new features or corrections to an existing product, such as a computer, phone, or website.

Uis forUproot

A tree is uprooted when it falls down with its roots attached, like in the picture. Trees are usually uprooted by storms.

Verbs

Bridget Coila / CC BY-SA

You upset something when you disturb it. You can upset your stomach by eating bad food, or you can upset a pile of something by knocking it over. But when most people say upset they mean to disturb someone's emotions, which often makes them sad and agitated. The child in the picture is upset.

Emotions

Photo of a girl hanging upside down on a swing

Johnny Jet / CC BY-SA

Uis forUpside down

You are upside-down when your head is lower than your feet. You can go upside-down hanging from play equipment like monkey bars, or if an adult holds you up by your feet. The world looks different when you are upside-down. When you turn anything else the wrong way up you say it is upside-down. Cats often lie upside-down with their legs in the air.

Directions

David Wan / CC BY-SA

Uis forUpturn

You upturn something when you flip it upside down. Once you upturn something, it is upturned.

Adjectives, Verbs

NASA image and video library / Public domain

Uis forUranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. It takes 84 years to travel around the sun. Uranus is 2,870,972,200km from the Sun. Its radius is 25,559km.

Planets

Toshihiro Oimatsu / CC BY-SA

Uis forUrban

Something is urban if it relates to city or town living. The opposite of urban is rural.

Adjectives

Derrick Coetzee / CC BY-SA

Uis forUrinal

A urinal is a toilet that is only used for urinating in. Urinals are usually found in men's bathrooms, and are designed for use by men. Men, of course, can urinate standing up. Women sit down.

List of bathroom items

David J / CC BY-SA

Uis forUrn

An urn is a large vase. Urns are often seen outside in gardens as an ornament. Sometimes people grow plants in urns. Smaller urns are used to store ashes of people after they have been cremated. This kind of urn is often stored on people's mantelpieces.

Containers

cacophonyx / CC BY-SA

Uis forUseless

Something is useless if there is no purpose for it. Something may become useless because it is broken and no longer does what it is supposed to do, or it might have never done anything to begin with.