v. (-pp-) unfasten the zip of.

v. Set or rise up on end.

case n. Capital letters.

- crust n. Colloq. (prec. By the) the aristocracy.

- hand n. (prec. By the) dominance, control.

- house n. Higher house in a legislature, esp. The house of lords.

- —attrib. Adj. - higher in place; situated above another part.

- higher in rank etc. (upper class). —n. Part of a boot or shoe above the sole. on one's uppers colloq. Very short of money.

- n. Slang amphetamine or other stimulant.

—v. (-tt-; past and past part. Upset) 1 overturn.

- disturb the composure or digestion of.

- disrupt. —n. - emotional or physical disturbance.

- surprising result. —adj. Disturbed (upset stomach).

adj. Of, living in, or situated in a town or city. [latin urbs city]

- guerrilla n. Terrorist operating in an urban area.

n. Waste fluid secreted by the kidneys and discharged from the bladder. [latin urina]

in sense 1, unique cannot be qualified by adverbs such as absolutely, most, and quite. The use of unique in sense 2 is regarded as incorrect by some people.

- in the last two examples of sense 2 whom is correct, but who is common in less formal contexts.

- more fanciful phrase-based combinations, such as employment-wise (= as regards employment) are restricted to informal contexts.

- n. - use, treatment (damaged by rough usage).

- customary practice, esp. In the use of a language or as creating a precedent in law.

- see note at exceptionable.

- see note at exceptionable.

- see note at un-1.

- see note at unsocial.

- see note at while.

- see note at zoology.

- some people reject sense 2 of verbal as illogical, and prefer oral. However, verbal is the usual term in expressions such as verbal communication, verbal contract, and verbal evidence.

- the number of words that can be formed with this prefix (and with un-2) is virtually unlimited; consequently only a selection can be given here.

- the second pronunciation given for zoology, zoological, and zoologist, with the first syllable pronounced as in zoo, although extremely common, is considered incorrect by some people.

- the use of from whence rather than simply whence (as in the place from whence they came), though common, is generally considered incorrect.

- the use of this term, and social restrictions accompanying it, were declared illegal under the indian constitution in 1949.

- this symbol was superseded in the uk in 1983 by 18, but it is still used in the us.

- unsocial is sometimes confused with unsociable.

- until, as opposed to till, is used esp. At the beginning of a sentence and in formal style, e.g. Until you told me, i had no idea; he resided there until his decease.

- upon is sometimes more formal than on, but is standard in once upon a time and upon my word.

- various (unlike several) cannot be used with of, as (wrongly) in various of the guests arrived late.

- venal is sometimes confused with venial, which means ‘pardonable’.

- venial is sometimes confused with venal, which means ‘corrupt’.

- worth while (two words) is used only predicatively, as in thought it worth while to ring the police, whereas worthwhile is used both predicatively and attributively.

—n. - person who shows people to their seats in a cinema, church, etc.

- doorkeeper at a court etc. —v. - act as usher to.

- (usu. Foll. By in) announce, herald, or show in. [latin ostium door]

adj. - customary, habitual (the usual time).

- (absol., prec. By the, my, etc.) Colloq. Person's usual drink etc. as usual as (or was) usual. usually adv. [latin: related to *use]

v. Seize (a throne or power etc.) Wrongfully. usurpation n. Usurper n. [french from latin]