Archive for the ‘U’ Category

Unwieldy

July 31, 2008

un·wield·y play_w2(“U0126500″) (n-wld)

adj. un·wield·i·er, un·wield·i·est

Difficult to carry or manage because of size, shape, weight, or complexity: an unwieldy parcel; an unwieldy bureaucracy.

un·wieldi·ly adv.
un·wieldi·ness n.

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unwieldy

Adjective
too heavy, large, or awkward to be easily handled

Unbridled

April 4, 2008

un·bri·dled play_w(“U0031200″)

 (n-brdld)

adj.

1. Unrestrained; uncontrolled: unbridled anger.
2. Not wearing or being fitted with a bridle: an unbridled pony.

Ubiquitous

August 29, 2007

u·biq·ui·tous play_w(“U0001600″)

 (y-bkw-ts)adj. Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent

eg:- as ubiquitously as the World Wide Web

Usurp

August 24, 2007

u·surp play_w(“U0159400″)

 (y-sûrp, -zûrp)

v. u·surped, u·surp·ing, u·surps

v.tr.

1. To seize and hold (the power or rights of another, for example) by force and without legal authority. See Synonyms at appropriate.

2. To take over or occupy without right