Dictionary: UH – UMB

► U-HAUL n. a lesbian who falls in love at first sight and moves in right away with a new lover → 1990 US homosexual sl.
► UH-HUH n. 1. copulation → E20 US sl.
n. 2. love → 1942 Amer. sl. (Bk.)
► THE UH-HUH n. copulation → E20 US sl.
► UH-OH! int. used in recognition of trouble → 2001 US sl.
► UH-UH! int. no → 1924 US sl.
► U.I. adj. under the influence; drunk → 2009 sl. (Bk.)
► UIC SKI TEAM n. unemployed water skiers (Unemployment Insurance Clinic) → 1989 Can. sl.
► U-IE n. a U-turn → 1960 sl., orig. Aust.
► UIK vb. to retch, to vomit → 1929 Sc.
► UIKNAME n. a nickname → 1887 Sc.
► UIMATER n. a weakling → 1929 Sc.
► UIR vb. to hum a tune → 1929 Sc.
► UIRN vb. to turn sick, to feel squeamish → 1929 Sc.
► UIRRY adj. small, trifling, insignificant → 1929 Sc.
► UIRS n. small particles or remnants, frequently used of small potatoes → 1929 Sc.
► UITANNION adj. unusual, extraordinary → 1929 Sc.
► UITANY n. a great mass, swarm, multitude, esp. of small objects → 1929 Sc.
► UITER-ALD adj. extremely old → 1929 Sc.
► UITLANDER n. a foreigner, esp. other Whites → 1892 S. Afr. sl.
► UIZ n. a bright, blazing fire → 1929 Sc.
► UIZER n. a bright, blazing fire → 1929 Sc.
► (THE) UJINCTUM n. hell → 1919 Amer. dial.
► UKE n. a ukulele → 1915 sl., orig. US
► UKELELE n. 1. the bullet-drum of a Thompson submachine gun; the gun itself → 1929 US criminals’ sl.
n. 2. a short-handled shovel → 1930 Amer. dial.
► UKRAINER n. a native of the Ukraine → 1815 obs.
► UKRAINIAN PEANUT n. a sunflower seed → 1987 Can. sl.
► UKULELE n. a short-handled shovel → 1930 Amer. dial.
► ULE n. a sultry heat, warm vapour, esp. mist rising from the ground or the sea on a warm day; heat from a fire → 1866 Sc.
► ULIGINOSE adj. of soil: soaked with water; swampy → 1440
► ULIGINOUS adj. 1. of a watery, oozy, or slimy nature → 1576 
adj. 2.  of places: soaked with water or moisture; water-logged; swampy → 1610
adj. 3. of air: damp, moist → 1661 obs.
► ULLAGE n. 1.  the amount of wine or other liquor by which a cask or bottle falls short of being quite full → 1444
n. 2. wine left in the bottoms of glasses at a public dinner → 1874 sl.
► ULLAGED adj. 1.  of a cask or bottle: short of contents → 1549
adj. 2.  of inferior quality; refuse → 1892
► ULLAGONE int. an exclamation or cry of sorrow → 1828 Anglo-Irish
n. a cry of lamentation; a wail; a funeral lament → 1828 Anglo-Irish
vb. to wail or lament loudly → 1828 Anglo-Irish
► ULLAPSE! int. an exclamation uttered when anything goes wrong → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ULLYA-PLUCK n. wool, hair, or feathers as remains of the carcass of an animal or bird → 1897 Sc.
► ULME n. an elm tree → 1567 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► ULM-TREE n. an elm tree → 1000 obs.
► ULSTER n. a coat → 1891 sl. (Bk.)
► ULTAGH n. an Ulsterman → 1649 Anglo-Irish obs.
► ULTIM adj. ultimate, final → 1626 obs.
► ULTIMATE n. 1. cocaine → 1980 drug culture sl.
n. 2. crack cocaine → 1994 US sl.
n. 3. in the coded terminology used in advertising for sexual contact: full sexual intercourse → 2006 UK sl.
► THE ULTIMATE FAVOR n. copulation → L17 Brit. sl.
► ULTIMATE XPHORIA n. MDMA, ecstasy → 2003 UK sl.
► ULTIMATION n. the act or process of brining to an ultimate result; final issue or development → 1791
► ULTIMATIVE adj. tending to produce some final result → 1885
► ULTIMATUM n. 1. the hinder parts, the buttocks → 1823 sl. obs. 
n. 2. final lot or destiny → 1861
► ULTIME adj. ultimate, final → 1626 obs.
► ULTIMITY n. the final point or ultimate development of an action or thing; the last stage → 1613
► ULTIMO adj. of last month → 1616
adv. on the last of a month → 1582 obs.
n.  the final point or limit → 1622 obs.
► ULTIMOGENITURE n. the mode of succession by which the right of inheritance pertains to the youngest of a family → 1882
► ULTIMUM n. the final point or limit → 1649 obs.
► ULTION n. vengeance, revenge, avengement → 1575 obs.
► ULTONIAN adj. belonging to Ulster → 1766
n. 1781 – an inhabitant or native of Ulster → 1781 
► ULTRA int.  excellent! first-rate! wonderful! → 1980 sl.
n. 1. one who goes to the extreme of fashion → 1819 
n. 2. one who holds extreme opinions, particularly in religion or politics → 1826 
prep. lying beyond → 1883 
► ULTRACOOL adj. extremely sophisticated → 1960 sl., orig. US
► ULTRA-CREPIDARIAN adj. going beyond one’s proper province; giving opinions on matters beyond one’s knowledge → 1822 
n. one who ventures beyond his scope; an ignorant or presumptuous critic → 1825 
► ULTRACREPIDAST n. one who ventures beyond his scope; an ignorant or presumptuous critic → 1640 obs.
► ULTRA-CREPIDATE vb. to criticize beyond one’s sphere of knowledge → 1800
► ULTRACREPIDATION n. the act or fact of criticizing ignorantly → 1800
► ULTRAFIDIAN adj. going beyond mere faith; blindly credulous → 1825
► ULTRAGEOUS adj. violently extreme → 1823
► ULTRAISM n. the principles or tenets of one who holds extreme opinions on any question; the fact of holding such opinions → 1821
► ULTRAIST n. one who holds extreme opinions; an extremist → 1842
► ULTRAISTIC adj. tending to extremes in opinion or practice → 1840
► ULTRAMARINE adj. 1. situated beyond the sea → 1652
adj. 2. coming from beyond the sea, foreign → 1656 
adj. 3. obscene, smutty → L19 sl.
► ULTRAMONTANE adj. 1. belonging to the countries or peoples lying to the north of the Alps → 1618 
adj. 2. situated beyond, belonging to the other side of the mountains → 1618
n. an inhabitant or native of a country north of the Alps → 1618 
► ULTRAMUNDANE adj.  lying beyond or outside of the world; belonging to things beyond the limits of the solar system → 1656 
► ULTRASWOOPY adj. 1. very fast → 1970 US sl. 
adj. 2. very stylish, streamlined → 2000 US sl.
► ULTRICE n. a female avenger → 1490 obs.
► ULTRONEOUS adj. made, offered, etc., of one’s own accord; spontaneous, voluntary → 1637
► ULTRONEOUSLY adv. of one’s own accord; spontaneously, voluntarily → 1627
► ULTRONEOUSNESS n. voluntary action; spontaneity → 1623
► ULULABLE adj. howling, yelling → 1721 obs.
► ULULANT adj. howling → 1896
► ULULATE vb. to howl or wail; to lament loudly → 1623
► ULULATION n. 1. a howl or wail; a cry of lamentation → 1599 
n. 2. the act of howling or wailing → 1799
► ULULATIVE adj. wailing, lamenting → 1490 obs.
► ULULATORY adj. howling, wailing → 1831
► ULULU n. a wailing cry; a wail of lamentation → 1854
► ULVOSE adj. full of reeds or weeds → 1727 obs.
► ULYSSEAN adj. characteristic of or resembling Ulysses in craft or deceit, or in extensive wanderings; deceitful, cunning, false → 1639
► ULYSSES n. a U-turn → 1968 US sl.
► ULZIE n. oil → 1787 Sc.
► UMAC n. a young man about town → 1960 S. Afr. Black usage
► UM AND AH vb. to hesitate, to be uncertain → 2000 UK sl.
► UMBARELLA n. an umbrella → 1892 Amer. dial.
► UM-BAY n. a bum; a worthless oaf → E20 US Pig Latin for ‘bum’
► UMBCAST vb. to surround → 1400 obs.
► UMBCLOSE vb. to enclose → 1330 obs.
► UMBE adv. about, round → 1300 obs.
prep. 1. about, concerning, of → 900 obs.
prep. 2. around, about → 971 obs.
prep. 3. after (in time) → 1000 obs.
► UMBEBRAID vb. to turn round → 1300 obs.
► UMBECARVE vb. to circumcise → 1240 obs.
► UMBECAST vb. 1.  to surround, to encircle → 1350 obs.
vb. 2. to consider, to meditate → 1375 obs.
vb. 3. to enclose, to confine → 1440 obs.
► UMBECHEW vb. to avoid, to shun → 1456 Sc. obs.
► UMBECLAP vb. to embrace → 1400 obs.
► UMBECLEAD vb. to clothe, to wrap up → 1400 obs.
► UMBECLIP vb. 1. to circumcise → 1200 obs.
vb. 2. to surround, to encircle → 1300 obs.
► UMBECLOSE vb. to enclose, to enwrap → 1400 obs.
► UMBEDELVE vb. to dig round → 1440 obs.
► UMBEDRAW vb. to withdraw → 1456 obs.
► UMBEFOLD vb. to surround, to embrace → 1400 obs.
► UMBEGANG vb. to go round, to surround → 1200 obs.
► UMBEGIVE vb. to surround → 1440 obs.
► UMBEGO vb. to go around, to encircle; to surround with something → 1300 obs.
► UMBEGRIP vb. to grasp → 1400
► UMBEGROW vb. to grow round, to overgrow → 1300 obs.
► UMBEHOLD vb. to look about → 1400 obs.
► UMBELAP vb. to encompass, to surround → 1350 obs.
► UMBELAY vb. to beset, to surround, to encompass → 1300 obs.
► UMBELIE vb. to surround → 1300 obs.
► UMBELOOK vb. to look about → 1300 obs.
► UMBELOUK vb. to include, to comprehend → 1357 obs.
► UMBEPITCH vb. to surround → 1300 obs.
► UMBER n. 1. shade, shadow → 1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
n. 2. the shadow of the pointer on a sundial → 1382 obs.
n. 3. the visor of a helmet → 1400 obs.
n. 4. number → 1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial. 
n. 5. reflection → 1407 obs.
vb. 1. to shade, to protect → 1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
vb. 2.  to number → 1400 obs.
► UMBERCHUTE n. an umbrella → 2002 Amer. dial.
► UMBEREACH vb. to surround → 1513 obs.
► UMBEREL n. an umbrella → 1893 Amer. dial.
► UMBERELL n. an umbrella → 1854 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► UMBERELLA n.  an umbrella → 1927 Sc.
► UMBERELLER n. an umbrella → 1848 Amer. dial.
► UMBERELLY n. an umbrella → 1855 Amer. dial.
► UMBERILL n. an umbrella → 1965 Amer. dial.
► UMBERILLO n. umbrella → 1837 Amer. dial.
► UMBERMENT n. number, multitude → 1550 obs. 
► UMBEROW vb.  to row about → 1205 obs.
► UMBERSHOOT n. an umbrella → 1910 Amer. dial.
► UMBERSOL ► UMBERSOLL n. an umbrella → 1879 Amer. dial.
► UMBERSORROW adj. 1. hardy; resisting disease or the effects of severe weather → 1808 Sc. obs.
adj. 2. rough, rude, uncultivated; of a rugged or surly disposition → 1808 Sc. obs.
adj. 3. weakly, delicate → 1825 Sc. obs.
► UMBERST adj. ? most numerous → 1599 obs.
► UMBERSTICK n. an umbrella → 20C Ulster sl. 
► UMBERTY n. abundance → 1575 obs.
► UMBERUN vb. to surround → 1440 obs.
► UMBESCHEW vb. to avoid, to shun → 1456 Sc. obs.
► UMBESET vb. to surround, to encompass, to beset → 1300 obs. 
► UMBESHADOW vb.  to shade about → 1400 obs.
► UMBESHEAR vb. to circumcise → 1200 obs.
► UMBESHINE vb. to shine about → 1300 obs.
► UMBESIEGE vb. to besiege, to environ → 1422 obs.
► UMBESPREAD vb. to spread about → 1400 obs.
► UMBESSY n. etcetera → 1897 Eng. dial.
► UMBESTAND vb. to stand round, to surround → 1300 obs.
► UMBESTOUND adv. at times; sometimes; after a short time → 1205 obs.
► UMBESWEY vb. to encircle → 1300 obs. 
► UMBETHINK vb. 1. to think about, to consider; to remember → 1175 obs. exc. Sc.
vb. 2. to bethink oneself; to call to mind → 1300 obs. exc. Sc.
► UMBETHINKING n. a reminder; a sudden act of reminding; often used of a reproof or sudden punishment → 1855 Eng. dial.
► UMBETHONRE vb. to encompass, to surround → 1400 obs.
► UMBETIGH vb. to encircle, to surround → 1300 obs.
► UMBEVIRON vb. to environ → 1375 obs.
► UMBEWALT vb. to surround → 1300 obs.
► UMBEWEAVE vb. to enwrap → 1300 obs.
► UMBEWEND vb. to imbed, to enclose → 1440 obs.
► UMBEWET vb. to wet about → 1440 obs.
► UMBEWHILE adv. 1. after a time → 971 obs.
adv. 2. at times; sometimes → 1230 obs.
► UMBFOLD vb. to embrace → 1400 obs.
► UMBILIC adj. belonging to the navel → 1681 obs.
n. the centre; the middle point or part → 1607 obs.
► UMBILICAL adj. 1. occupying a central point or position → 1742
adj. 2. related on the female side → 1888
► UMBILICALITY n. 1. a close or intimate connection → 1646 obs.
n. 2. an umbilical cord → 1658 obs.
► UMBILICUS n. the central point → 1897
► UMBLAY vb. to wrap round → 1300 obs.
► UMBLE-CUM-STUMBLE vb. to understand comprehensively, to detect, to suspect → L19 sl.
► UMBLEMENT n. average quantity; a quantity only just sufficient → 1887 Eng. dial.
► UMBLES n. the edible inward parts of an animal, usually of a deer → 1400
► UMBLETE n. humility → 1377 obs.
► UMBLOOK vb. to look round → 1375 obs.
► UMBRA n. 1. the shade of a deceased person; a phantom or ghost → 1599
n. 2. a mere shadow of something → 1634
n. 3. shade; shadow → 1638
n. 4. an uninvited guest accompanying one who is invited → 1696
► UMBRACE vb. to surround; to obtain → 1350 obs.
► UMBRACIOUS adj. forming or abounding in shade; shady → 1839
► UMBRACIOUSNESS n. the quality of giving shade → 1661
► UMBRACLE n. shade or shadow; a shady place → 1500 obs.
► UMBRAGE n. 1. shade, shadow → 1426 obs.
n. 2. shade or shadow cast by trees or the like → 1540
n. 3. a shadowy appearance or indication; a semblance, outline, or faint representation; a glimmering or trace of something → 1604
n. 4. shelter, protection, screen → 1607 obs.
n. 5. a feeling of suspicion or doubt → 1624 obs.
n. 6. a pretext or pretense; a false show → 1634 obs.
n. 7. a suspicion, hint, inkling, or slight idea of a matter → 1654 obs.
n. 8. displeasure, annoyance, offense, resentment → 1724
vb. 1. to shade or shadow; to overshadow, put in the shade → 1647
vb. 2. to colour over, to disguise → 1675 obs.
vb. 3. to give a pretext or ground for → 1689 obs.
vb. 4. to offend, to displease → 1894
► UMBRAGEOUS adj. 1. affording shade; shady → 1587
adj. 2. of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense → 1601
adj. 3. abounding in shade; shaded by trees or the like → 1612
adj. 4. obscure; dubious → 1635 obs.
► UMBRAGIOUS adj. 1. affording shade; shady → 1587
adj. 2. of persons: suspicious, jealous; apt to disposed to take offense → 1601 
adj. 3. abounding in shade; shaded by trees or the like → 1612
adj. 4. obscure; dubious → 1635 obs.
► UMBRAID n. upbraiding, reproach → 1330 obs.
vb. to upbraid, to reproach → 1330 obs.
► UMBRARY n. a visor → 1443 obs.
► UMBRATE adj. shady, umbrageous → 1501 obs.
vb. 1. to shadow → 1623 obs.
vb. 2. to adumbrate, to indicate → 1675 obs.
► UMBRATIC adj. 1. shadowy, foreshadowing → 1677
adj. 2. confined to the shade or to retirement; retired, secluded → 1839
► UMBRATICAL adj. 1. serving as a shadow or imperfect representation of something → 1633 obs.
adj. 2. remaining in retirement or seclusion → 1636 obs.
adj. 3. serving as a disguise or cloak → 1662 obs.
► UMBRATILE adj. 1. spent within doors → 1592 obs.
adj. 2. belonging to or resembling a shadow → 1632
adj. 3. carried on in retirement or seclusion; not public or practical → 1640
adj. 4. of a shadowy nature; unsubstantial; unreal → 1647 obs.
adj. 5. giving shade, shady → 1659
adj. 6. of colour: shaded, dark → 1678 obs.
adj. 7. staying or living in the shade or within-doors; recluse, retiring → 1850
n. one who spends their time in retirement or seclusion → 1888
► UMBRATILOUS adj. shadowy, unreal; faint → 1637 obs.
► UMBRATION n. a shadowy indication or faint representation of something → 1706 obs. rare
► UMBRATIOUS adj. suspicious; captious; apt to take umbrage; tetchy → 1639 obs.
► UMBREL n. 1. the visor of a helmet → 1470 obs.
n. 2. an umbrella → 1603 obs. exc. Amer. dial.
► UMBRELL n. an umbrella → 1816 Eng. & Amer. dial.
► UMBRELLA n. 1. a broad-brimmed hat → 1803
n. 2. cowardice → 1930 sl.
n. 3. a cowardly boxer; one who cannot take the punches → 1930 sl.
n. 4. a parachute → 1933 US sl.
n. 5. police protection, obtained through bribery → 1960 US sl.
n. 6. in the television and film industries: a reflector used to bounce light onto a subject → 1990 US sl.
n. 7. a fellow, usually a husband, boyfriend, or lover → 1998 rhyming sl.
► UMBRELLA-RAIN n. rain which comes straight down → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► UMBRELLAS n. an honour paid to a person by drinking his health and then inverting the glasses → 1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► UMBRELLIAN adj. serving the purpose of an umbrella → 1721 obs.
► UMBRELLS n. a tribute paid to a person by drinking a toast and then inverting the glasses, so that they resembled opened umbrellas → 1838 Sc.
► UMBRERE n. the visor of a helmet → 1400 obs.
► UMBRIACCO adj. drunk → 2009 sl. (Bk.)
► UMBRIAGO adj. drunk → 2009 sl. (Bk.)
► UMBRIER n. the visor of a helmet → 1400 obs.
► UMBRIFEROUS adj. giving shade; umbrageous → 1616
► UMBRIL n. 1. a sun-shade, a parasol, an umbrella → 1610 obs.
n. 2. a centre → 1630 obs.
n. 3. a part of a helmet projecting above the eyes; a visor → 1824
► UMBRIPHILOUS adj. shade-loving; growing in the shade → 1592 obs.
► UMBROSE adj. shady; giving shade → 1425
► UMBROSITY n. the state or condition of being shady → 1646 obs.
► UMBROSOUS adj. full of shadow; shady → 1623 obs.
► UMBROUS adj. 1. lying in the shade; shady, shadowed → 1480 
adj. 2. without emotion; cold, lacking warm feeling → 1483 obs.
► UMBSET vb. to surround → 1400 obs.
► UMBSTEAD vb. to surround → 1450 obs.
► UMBTHINK vb. to bethink → 1300 obs.
► UMBWHILE adv. at times, sometimes → 1393 obs.