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“U” Words

Happening or done most of the time; typical or expected.

The quality or state of being usual.

Under normal conditions; most of the time.

The quality or state of being usual.

A person who loans money to others and charges interest, particularly at an exorbitant, exploitative, or illegal rate.

To seize power, a position, or a right that belongs to someone else, without any legal right to it.

The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority.

Someone who seizes power or a position illegitimately.

The practice of lending money at an unfairly high, often illegal, rate of interest.

An old name for the first note of the musical scale, later replaced by "do" in solfège.

A short traditional Japanese poem, especially a waka.

A state in the western United States, whose capital is Salt Lake City.

A small vehicle, common in Australia and New Zealand, with an enclosed cab and an open cargo tray at the back, similar to a pickup truck.

A tool or implement used for a practical purpose, especially in cooking or eating.

Relating to the uterus (womb).

The organ in the female reproductive system where a fetus develops before birth.

A masculine given name from Arthurian legend, borne by Uther Pendragon, the father of King Arthur.

An ancient Phoenician city on the coast of North Africa, near Carthage.

A theoretical unit of measure of utility, for indicating a supposed quantity of satisfaction derived from an economic transaction.

The act of using something.

To make use of; to use.

Of or relating to utility.

The ethical theory that the right action is the one producing the greatest overall happiness or wellbeing for the greatest number of people, judged by its consequences rather than by rules or intentions.

The quality of being useful or practical.

US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilisation.

To make practical use of something.

Put to use; employed for a purpose.

The greatest or most extreme possible.

An imagined place or state of affairs in which everything is perfect.

Relating to or resembling a utopia; ideal but unrealistic.

Complete and total; absolute.

An act of, or the process of, uttering.

Something spoken; an act of speaking.

Completely; totally; to the fullest extent.

Extreme; utmost; of the farthest, greatest, or highest degree.

An emoticon made from the letters u, w and u, representing a happy or contented face with closed eyes, used online to express cuteness, affection or delight.

The overall experience a person has when using a product, website or app, including how easy it is to understand, how quickly it lets them finish what they came to do, and how it makes them feel.

A landlocked country in Central Asia, whose capital is Tashkent.

A type of compact, 9mm submachine gun with its magazine housed in the pistol grip.