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unguent Tweet Definition of unguent Like Definition of unguent on Facebook
noun 
  1. any cream containing medicinal ingredients applied to the skin for therapeutic purposes
     
up Tweet Definition of up Like Definition of up on Facebook
noun 
  1. The direction away from the center of the Earth, opposed to the pull of gravity.
    • Up is a good way to go.
verb (up, p, ing)
  1. (context, transitive, colloquial, ) To increase or raise.
    • If we the volume, we'll be able to make out the details.
      1. (context, transitive, US, colloquial) To promote.
    • It wasn"t long before they upped him to Vice President.
adjective 
  1. awake, Awake.
    • I can"t believe it"s 3 a.m. and you"re still .
      1. finished, Finished, to an end
    • Time is !
      1. In a good mood.
    • I"m feeling today.
      1. willing, Willing; ready.
    • If you are for a trip, let"s go.
      1. Next in a sequence.
    • Smith is next to bat.
      1. face, Facing upwards; facing toward the top.
    • Put the notebook face on the table.
      1. stand, Standing.
    • Get and give her your seat.
      1. On a higher level.
    • 1925, Walter Anthony and Tom Reed (titles), w:Rupert Julian, Rupert Julian (director), w:The Phantom of the Opera, The Phantom of the Opera, silent movie
    • "The Phantom! The Phantom is from the cellars again!"
      1. available, Available; made public.
    • The new notices are as of last Tuesday.
      1. Of a person, informed about; abreast of; current.
    • I"m not on the latest news. What"s going on?
      1. (computing) Functional; working.
    • Is the server back ?
      1. (context, of a railway line or train) Traveling towards a major terminus.
    • The London train is on the line.
adverb 
  1. away, Away from the center of the earth; in opposite direction to the downward pull of gravity.
    • I looked and saw the airplane overhead.
      1. Into pieces.
    • tear
    • chop
      1. An abstract adverb of motion or change.
    • mess
    • take
      1. Used for intensity or emphasis.
    • speak
    • type
      1. (context, rail transport) Traditional term for the direction leading to the principal terminus, towards milepost zero.
      2. (cricket) relatively, Relatively close to the batsman.
    • The bowler pitched the ball .
     
user Tweet Definition of user Like Definition of user on Facebook
noun 
  1. One who uses or makes use of something, a consumer.
  2. A person who uses drugs, especially illegal drugs.
  3. (context, computing) A person who uses a computer or a computing network, especially a person who has received a user account.
  4. (pejorative) An exploiter, an abusive user (a person who uses something or someone unfairly, selfishly and/or unethically).
     
usnic acid Tweet Definition of usnic acid Like Definition of usnic acid on Facebook
noun 
  1. (chemistry) an antibacterial agent obtained from lichens of the genus Usnea
     
ustulation Tweet Definition of ustulation Like Definition of ustulation on Facebook
noun 
  1. the action or fact of burning, especially roasting
     

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