5-letter words starting with U

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1. ULTRA/ˈʌltɹə/(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
2. UNCLE/ˈʌŋkəl/the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
3. UNDER/ˈʌndɚ/down to defeat, death, or ruin
4. UNION/ˈjunjən/an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
5. UNITS/ˈjunəts/(UNIT) any division of quantity accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
6. UNITY/ˈjunəti/an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting
7. UNTIL/əˈntɪl/To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects
8. UPPER/ˈʌpɚ/the topmost one of two
9. UPSET/əˈpsɛt/disturb the balance or stability of
10. URBAN/ˈɝbən/relating to or concerned with a city or densely populated area
11. USAGE/ˈjusədʒ/the act of using
12. USERS/ˈjuzɚz/(USER) a person who makes use of a thing; someone who uses or employs something
13. USING/ˈjuzɪŋ/an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
14. USUAL/ˈjuʒəwəl/occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or…
15. UBYKH/ˈʌbɪk/an extinct Caucasian language spoken exclusively in Turkey
16. UDALS/jˈudəlz/(UDAL) In Shetland and Orkney, a freehold; property held by udal, or allodial, right
17. UDDER/ˈʌdɚɹ/mammary gland of bovids (cows and sheep and goats)
18. UGLIS/ˈʌɡliz/(UGLI) large sweet juicy hybrid between tangerine and grapefruit having a thick wrinkled skin
19. UGRIC/ˈjuɡɹɪk/one of the two branches of the Finno-Ugric family of languages; spoken in Hungary and northwestern Siberia
20. UHLAN/ˈulən/One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars
21. UIGUR/jˈuɪɡɚɹ/a member of a people who speak Uighur and live in Xinjiang and adjacent areas
22. UKASE/ˈjuˌkeɪz/an edict of the Russian tsar
23. ULAMA/ulˈɑmə/the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's…
24. ULANS/ˈulænz/(ULAN) See Uhlan
25. ULCER/ˈʌlsɚ/a circumscribed inflammatory and often suppurating lesion on the skin or an internal mucous surface…
26. ULEMA/ˈuləmə/the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law) who are the interpreters of Islam's…
27. ULLER/ˈʌlɚɹ/(ULL) (Norse mythology) one of the Aesir known for his beauty and skill with bow and skis; son of Sif and stepson…
28. ULMIC/ˈʌlmɪk/Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin
29. ULMIN/ˈʌlmɪn/A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation
30. ULMUS/ˈʌlməs/type genus of family Ulmaceae; deciduous trees having simple serrate leaves; widely distributed in temperate…
31. ULNAE/ˈʌlni/(ULNA) the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
32. ULNAR/ˈʌlnɑɹ/relating to or near the ulna
33. ULNAS/ˈʌlnəz/(ULNA) the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
34. ULOID/ˈulɔɪd/Resembling a scar; scarlike
35. ULVAS/ˈʌlvəz/(ULVA) type genus of the family Ulvaceae; green seaweed having a thallus two cells thick: sea lettuce
36. UMBEL/ˈʌmbəl/flat-topped or rounded inflorescence characteristic of the family Umbelliferae in which the individual…
37. UMBER/ˈʌmbɚɹ/an earth pigment
38. UMBOS/ˈʌmboʊz/(UMBO) a slight rounded elevation where the malleus attaches to the eardrum
39. UMBRA/ˈʌmbɹə/a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
40. UMBRE/ˈʌmbɚɹ/variant of UMBER — an earth pigment
41. UMMAH/ˈʌmə/the Muslim community or people, considered to extend from Mauritania to Pakistan
42. UMPED/ʌmpt/(UMP) an official at a baseball game
43. UNAIS/ʌnˈaɪz/(UNAI) a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
44. UNAPT/ʌnˈæpt/Inapt; slow; dull. Bacon
45. UNARM/əˈnɑɹm/take away the weapons from; render harmless
46. UNARY/jˈunɚɹi/consisting of or involving a single element or component
47. UNAUS/ʌnˌoʊz/(UNAU) a sloth of Central America that has two long claws on each forefoot and three long claws on each hindfoot
48. UNBAG/ʌnbˈæɡ/To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or bags
49. UNBAR/ʌnbˈɑɹ/remove a bar from (a door)
50. UNBAY/ʌnbˈeɪ/To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or incloses; to let loose; to open
51. UNBED/ʌnbd/To raise or rouse from bed
52. UNBID/ʌnbˈɪd/Not bidden; not commanded
53. UNBIT/ʌnbˈɪt/To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as, to unbit a cable
54. UNBOW/ʌnbˈoʊ/To unbend. [R.] Fuller
55. UNBOX/əˈnbɔks/remove from a box
56. UNBOY/ʌnbˈɔɪ/To divest of the traits of a boy
57. UNCAP/ʌŋkˈæp/To remove a cap or cover from
58. UNCES/ʌnsˈɛɪz/(UNCE) A claw. [Obs.] An ounce; a small portion
59. UNCIA/ʌnsˈiə/A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an ounce
60. UNCOS/ʌŋkˈɑs/(UNCO) to a remarkable degree or extent
61. UNCUS/ʌŋkˈʌs/(biology) any hook-shaped process or part
62. UNCUT/ˌʌˈnkʌt/not trimmed
63. UNDAM/ʌndˈæm/To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction
64. UNDID/ˌʌˈndɪd/(UNDO) cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
65. UNDUE/əˈndu/not yet payable
66. UNETH/jˈunəθ/With difficulty; scarcely
67. UNFED/ʌnfˈɛd/not fed
68. UNFIT/əˈnfɪt/below the required standards for a purpose
69. UNFIX/ʌnfˈɪks/To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to…
70. UNGET/ʌŋɡˈɛt/To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or unborn
71. UNGKA/ʌŋɡkˈɑ/The siamang; -- called also ungka ape
72. UNGOD/ʌŋɡˈɑd/To deprive of divinity; to undeify
73. UNGOT/ʌŋɡˈɑt/Not gotten; not acquired
74. UNHAP/ʌnhˈæp/Ill luck; misfortune. [Obs.] "The cause of her unhap." Sir P
75. UNHAT/ʌnhˈæt/To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a mark of respect
76. UNIAT/jˈunɪˌæt/a member of the Uniat Church
77. UNIFY/ˈjunəˌfaɪ/become one
78. UNITE/ˈjuˌnaɪt/become one
79. UNKED/ʌŋkt/Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth
80. UNLAP/ʌnlˈæp/To unfold. [Obs.] Wyclif
81. UNLAW/ʌnlˈɔ/To deprive of the authority or character of law
82. UNLAX/ʌnlˈæks/cause to feel relaxed
83. UNLAY/ʌnlˈeɪ/To untwist; as, to unlay a rope
84. UNLIT/ʌnlˈɪt/not set afire or burning
85. UNMAN/ʌnmˈæn/cause to lose one's nerve
86. UNMEW/ʌnmjˈu/To release from confinement or restraint
87. UNOIL/ʌnˈɔɪl/To remove the oil from. Dryden
88. UNPAY/ʌnpˈeɪ/To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment
89. UNPEG/ʌnpˈɛɡ/To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open
90. UNPEN/ʌnpˈɛn/To release from a pen or from confinement
91. UNPIN/ʌnpˈɪn/remove the pins from; unfasten the pins of
92. UNRIG/ʌnɹˈɪɡ/To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship
93. UNRIP/ʌnɹˈɪp/To rip; to cut open. Bacon
94. UNSAD/ʌnsˈæd/Unsteady; fickle. [Obs.] O, stormy people, unsad and ever untrue
95. UNSAY/ʌnsˈeɪ/take back what one has said
96. UNSET/əˈnsɛt/Not set; not fixed or appointed
97. UNSEW/ʌnsˈoʊ/To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by sewing; to rip apart; to take out the stitches of
98. UNSEX/ʌnsˈɛks/deprive of sex or sexual powers
99. UNSIN/ʌnsˈɪn/To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make sinless
100. UNTIE/əˈntaɪ/undo the ties of