u

Examples

• All

• A, e, i, o, u.

  Invaders from Mars (1986)

• He marked the u on the paper to show where to write the answers.

• During the warm-up, have the choir sing a variety of closed and open vowels - u and a, for example.

  Academic text (2007)

• The fireplace was already there, flat stones piled into a U shape.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I climbed in, made a U-turn, and headed south through the empty streets toward Navy Pier.

  Fiction book (1990)

• In reference to this history, here the letterform appears to launch from a 'U' sculpture in 'univers'.

  Blog text (22)

• Gimme a "U."

  A Walk on the Moon (1999)

• Marino made a lazy U-turn in the street, and we headed northeast.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Tommy and Henry are seated on the outside of a U-shaped banquette with their two girls, Diane and Karen, seated inside.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Positive gradient (general health, disability, smoking); reverse gradient (alcohol consumption); some U-shaped associations with education.

  Academic text (2012)

Idioms

E

to execute a U-turn

• Literature

5.3

Change a plan or decision so the opposite happens

Compounds

N

non-U humor

• Archaic

9.8

A style of comedy that people see as middle-class or working-class and less formal

S

Slavkov u Brna

9.9

A town in the Czech Republic known for the Battle of Austerlitz

U

u-drive

8.9

A car you rent and drive yourself for a short time

U

U-Haul lesbian

• Slur

9.9

A woman who moves in with another woman very soon after they start dating

U

u-turn

3.2

A complete turn to go the opposite way, like a car on the road

Surface Forms

Etymology