upside downturned so that the part that is usually at the top is now at the bottom
upstairs/ʌpstérz/adv. on or to a higher level of a building
upward/ʌ'pwərd/adv. towards a higher place or level
upward ofif a number, value, etc. is upward of something, it is at least that amount or more
urban/ə':rbən/adj. belonging or relating to a town
urge/ə':rʤ/n. a strong wish or need
v. [~ sb to do sth] to try to persuade someone to do something
urgent/ə':rʤənt/adj. very important and needing you to take action immediately
use/jú:s/n1. the act of using something, or the state of something being used
n2. a purpose for which something is used
n3. one of the meanings of a word, or the way that a particular word is used
use/jú:z/v1. If you use something, you do something with it for a particular purpose.
v2. to take an amount from a supply of something
used/ju:st/adj1. [be ~ to sth/doing sth] If you are used to something, you have done it or had it many times before.
adj2. [get ~ to sth/doing sth] to become familiar with something or someone
used/juːzd/adj. owned by someone else before you
used to do/be sthIf something used to happen, it happened often or existed in the past but it does not happen now.
useful/jú:sfəl/adj. helping you to do or get something
user-friendly/jù:zərfréndli/adj. easy to use or understand
usher/ʌ'ʃər/n. a man who shows people where they should sit, especially at a formal event such as a wedding or at a theatre or cinema
v. to show someone where they should go, or to make someone go where you want them to go
usual/jú:ʒuəl/adj. normal and happening most often
usually/jú:ʒuəli/adv. in the way that most often happens
utensil/ju:ténsəl/n. a tool that you use for doing jobs in the house, especially cooking
utility/ju:tíləti/n1. the usefulness of something
n2. a service that is used by the public, such as an electricity or gas supply
utilize/jú:t(ə)làiz/v. to use something in an effective way
utmost/ʌ'tmòust/adj. greatest or most or farthest
n. the most or best that is possible