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Upheaving
- verb - lift forcefully from beneath
Upper Jaw
- noun - the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium
- the upper jawbone in vertebrates; it is fused to the cranium
Uppercase
- adjective - one of the large alphabetic characters used as the first letter in writing or printing proper names and sometimes for emphasis; "printers once kept the type for capitals and for small letters in separate cases; capitals were kept in the upper half of the type case and so became known as upper-case letters"
- relating to capital letters which were kept in the top half of a compositor's type case; "uppercase letters; X and Y and Z etc"
Uppercuts
- noun - a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin)
Uppermost
- adjective - at or nearest to the top; "the uppermost book in the pile"; "on the topmost step"
- in or into the highest position; "the blade turned uppermost"
- in or into the most prominent position, as in the mind; "say what comes uppermost"
Upsetters
- noun - an unexpected winner; someone who defeats the favorite competitor
Upsetting
- verb - cause to lose one's composure
- cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
- causing an emotional disturbance; "his disconcerting habit of greeting friends ferociously and strangers charmingly"- Herb Caen; "an upsetting experience"
- defeat suddenly and unexpectedly; "The foreign team upset the local team"
- disturb the balance or stability of; "The hostile talks upset the peaceful relations between the two countries"
- form metals with a swage
- move deeply; "This book upset me"; "A troubling thought"
Upwelling
- unknown - Replacement by deep water moving upwards of surface water driven offshore by wind
Urceolate
- adjective - urn-shaped; large below and contracted toward the mouth
Urgencies
- noun - an urgent situation calling for prompt action; "I'll be there, barring any urgencies"; "they departed hurriedly because of some great urgency in their affairs"
- insistent solicitation and entreaty; "his importunity left me no alternative but to agree"
- pressing importance requiring speedy action; "the urgency of his need"
- the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity