U. the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels and consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon, was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in wood, answering to the French ou in tour. Etymologically U is most closely related to o, y (vowel), w, and v; as in two, duet, dyad, twice; top, tuft; sop, sup; auspice, aviary. See V, also O and Y. U-shapeda. Having the form of the letter U; U-shapeda. of valleys, resembling a broad U in cross profile. Uakarin. Same as Ouakari. Uberousa. Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. Ubertyn. Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty. Ubethadv. Alt. of Unethes Ubicationn. Alt. of Ubiety Ubietyn. The quality or state of being in a place; local relation; position or location; whereness. Ubiquariana. Ubiquitous. Ubiquitariann. One of a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body of Christ is present everywhere, and especially in the eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence. Called also ubiquitist, and ubiquitary. Ubiquitariespl. of Ubiquitary Ubiquitarinessn. Quality or state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous. Ubiquitarya. Ubiquitous. Ubiquitaryn. One who exists everywhere.
Based on The Online Plain Text English Dictionary (OPTED) produced by Ralph S. Sutherland from the 1913 edition of Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
