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Words that start with U

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U is for Up

Up is a direction. You go up when you go higher. The person in the picture has just climbed up the ladder and is now sitting at the top. The opposite of up is down.

U is for Update

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

U is for Uproot

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

U is for Upset

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.

U is for Upside 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.

U is for Upturn

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

U is for Uranus

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.

U is for Urban

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

U is for Urinal

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.

U is for Urn

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.

U is for Useless

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.

U is for Usual

Usual is another word for normal. When something is going along the way it always does, it is usual. For example, "his day was progressing as usual".

The opposite of usual is unusual.

U is for Utah

Utah, abbreviated to UT, is a state in the west of the United States of America. The capital of Utah is Salt Lake City.