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unitisation |
Noun
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(psychology) the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units |
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urban planning |
Noun
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determining and drawing up plans for the future physical arrangement and condition of a community |
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urban planning |
Noun
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the branch of architecture dealing with the design and organization of urban space and activities |
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utilization |
Noun
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the act of using |
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utilization |
Noun
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the state of having been made use of |
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utilisation |
Noun
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the act of using |
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uprising |
Noun
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organized opposition to authority |
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unobserved fire |
Noun
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fire for which the point of impact (the bursts) cannot be observed |
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unction |
Noun
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anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual |
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unction |
Noun
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semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation |
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unction |
Noun
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smug self-serving earnestness |
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unction |
Noun
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excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm |
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unselfishness |
Noun
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acting generously |
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unselfishness |
Noun
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the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others |
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unemployment compensation |
Noun
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payment by a United States agency to unemployed people |
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uptick |
Noun
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a transaction in the stock market at a price above the price of the preceding transaction |
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usury |
Noun
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the act of lending money at an exorbitant rate of interest |
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usury |
Noun
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an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest |
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upholstery |
Noun
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the craft of upholstering |
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upholstery |
Noun
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covering on a piece of furniture, including padding, springs, webbing and fabric |
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upbringing |
Noun
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helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community |
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upbringing |
Noun
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properties acquired during a person's formative years |
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underpayment |
Noun
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the act of paying less than required |
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underpayment |
Noun
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a payment smaller than needed or expected |
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uppercut |
Noun
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a swinging blow directed upward (especially at an opponent's chin) |
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urging |
Noun
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the act of earnestly supporting or encouraging |
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urging |
Noun
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insistent solicitation and entreaty |
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urging |
Noun
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a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something |
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umpirage |
Noun
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the act of umpiring |
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umpirage |
Noun
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mediation by an umpire |
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unsnarling |
Noun
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the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition |
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untangling |
Noun
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the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition |
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upgrade |
Noun
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the act of improving something (especially machinery) by raising it to a higher grade (as by adding or replacing components) |
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upgrade |
Noun
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hardware that provides better performance than an earlier version did |
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upgrade |
Noun
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the property possessed by a slope or surface that rises |
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upgrade |
Noun
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a reservation that is improved |
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upgrade |
Noun
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software that provides better performance than an earlier version did |
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upgrade |
Noun
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an upward slope or grade (as in a road) |
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upgrade |
Verb
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to improve what was old or outdated |
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upgrade |
Verb
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give better travel conditions to |
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upgrade |
Verb
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get better travel conditions |
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upgrade |
Verb
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rate higher |
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upgrade |
Verb
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give a promotion to or assign to a higher position |
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umbilical vesicle |
Noun
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membranous structure that functions as the circulatory system in mammalian embryos until the heart becomes functional |
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urochord |
Noun
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a notochord of a larval tunicate typically confined to the caudal region |
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urochord |
Noun
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primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva |
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urochordate |
Noun
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primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva |
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umbrella bird |
Noun
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black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle |
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urodele |
Noun
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amphibians that resemble lizards |
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utahraptor |
Noun
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large (20-ft) and swift carnivorous dinosaur having an upright slashing claw 15 inches long on each hind foot |