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Upstarts
- noun - a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
- a person who has suddenly risen to a higher economic status but has not gained social acceptance of others in that class
- an arrogant or presumptuous person
Upsterte
- - imp. & p. p. of Upstart.
Upstream
- adjective - in the direction against a stream's current
- toward the source or against the current
Upstreet
- - Toward the higher part of a street; as, to walk upstreet.
Upstroke
- noun - a stroke normally made in an upward direction
Upsurges
- noun - a sudden forceful flow
- a sudden or abrupt strong increase; "stimulated a surge of speculation"; "an upsurge of emotion"; "an upsurge in violent crime"
Upswings
- unknown - marked increases or improvements:
Ursiform
- - Having the shape of a bear.
Ursuline
- - One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to education.
USS Cole
- noun - a United States destroyer; "17 sailors died as the result of a terrorist attack while the USS Cole was anchored in Aden"