| AHURU | • AHURU n. (Maori) a small pink cod of SW Pacific waters, also AHURUHURU. |
| AUGUR | • augur n. A diviner who foretells events by the behaviour of birds or other animals, or by signs derived from… • augur n. (Ancient Rome) An official who interpreted omens before the start of public events. • augur v. To foretell events; to exhibit signs of future events; to indicate a favorable or an unfavorable outcome. |
| AURUM | • aurum n. (Chemistry) gold, used in the names of various substances (see Derived terms). • aurum n. An Italian liqueur. • Aurum prop.n. A sweet Italian liqueur, having a golden-yellow colour, manufactured from brandy, oranges and saffron. |
| DURUM | • durum n. (Often used attributively) Ellipsis of durum wheat. • DURUM n. (Latin) a strain of wheat, aka macaroni wheat. |
| GURUS | • gurus n. Plural of guru. • GURU n. (Hindi) a Hindu spiritual teacher, also GOOROO. |
| KAURU | • KAURU n. (Maori) the edible stem of the New Zealand cabbage tree. |
| KURUS | • kurus n. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira. • KURU n. a disease of the nervous system, occurring in New Guinea. |
| RUBUS | • rubus n. (Botany) Any of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry. • Rubus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – brambles, including raspberry and blackberry. • RUBUS n. (Latin) a genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry. |
| RURUS | • rurus n. Plural of ruru. • RURU n. (Maori) a New Zealand owl, aka boobook. |
| SUHUR | • suhur n. (Islam) A pre-dawn breakfast during the Ramadan fasting. • SUHUR n. a meal eaten before sunrise by those fasting during Ramadan, also SEHRI, SOHUR. |
| UHURU | • UHURU n. (Swahili) freedom, national independence. |
| UPRUN | • uprun v. (Transitive) To run up; ascend. • UPRUN v. to run up. |
| URUBU | • urubu n. A vulture of South America. • URUBU n. (Tupi) the American black vulture. |
| USURE | • usure v. (Intransitive, obsolete) To commit usury. • USURE v. (obsolete) to practise usuring. |
| USURP | • usurp v. To seize power from another, usually by illegitimate means. • usurp v. To use and assume the coat of arms of another person. • usurp v. To take the place rightfully belonging to someone or something else. |
| USURY | • usury n. (Countable) An exorbitant rate of interest, in excess of any legal rates or at least immorally. • usury n. (Uncountable) The practice of lending money at such rates. • usury n. (Uncountable, archaic or historical) The practice of lending money at interest. |